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Meet the Nitty Gritty Mama, Devon!

I am an herbalist, farmer, cook, and forager. I get my hands dirty and am not afraid to do things the "hard way". Sharing my Nitty Gritty Life with you! Read More

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  • I am going to let you in on a little secret... With holiday baking ahead, I am finding myself a little, ummm, wider than I used to be. While I am generally enjoying the benefits of low carb for the time being, I didn't want to go through the holiday forgoing dessert entirely... So I played around and came up with this rose hip and cranberry curd tart in a nutty gluten free tart shell crust! It can be sweetened with all-natural, organic erythritol (with none of that yucky artificial aftertaste) or with real cane sugar for naughty or nice versions! Tap link in bio for link to recipe. #wildfood #wildfoodlove #cranberries #rosehips #holidaybaking #baking #homemade #cranberrycurd #sugarfree #erythritol #glutenfree #glutenfreerecipes https://nittygrittylife.com/rose-hip-cranberry-curd-tart/
  • This golden golden milk spiced chai is the perfect delivery system for anti-inflammatory benefits of turmeric. And it tastes DIVINE. Folks, herbal medicine can be as easy as treating yourself to a warming chai tea latte on a chilly fall morning. It doesn't get much more pleasant than that. Also, din't you love it when your latte wears seasonally correct colors? 😜🤣😘 Tap link in bio for link to recipe. #goldenmilk #chai #turmeric #curcuma #curcumalonga #curcumin #herbs #herbalist #herbalmedicine #medicinalherbs #foodismedicine https://nittygrittylife.com/golden-milk-spiced-chai/
  • Fire cider is the PERFECT example of the concept of food as medicine! These EASY to find ingredients are in your kitchen (or any average grocery store) right now. Now you can whip up this pungent, spicy health tonic easily and have this excellent home remedy on hand when the first signs of cold and flu hit! Your stuffy nose doesn't stand a chance when you have prepared a batch of this amazing stuff! Psst... Rumor is that it might be a delicious to a Bloody Mary too. ;) Tap link in bio for link to post and recipe. Photo used with permission, Page Street Publishing 2019. #firecider #herbs #herbalist #herbalism #herbalmedicine #medicinalherbs #homeremedy #naturalremedy #naturalliving #foodasmedicine #foodismedicine https://nittygrittylife.com/benefits-of-fire-cider/
  • For the record -- I am not a hater of pumpkin spice lovers. REALLY. I swear. I just don't love the too sweet variations on the theme -- in everything from lattes to candles to candy. And the "pumpkin spice bread" in the grocery store right now? Doesn't even taste like pumpkin... Let's put the pumpkin and the spice back in bread -- and add a little streusel topping. ☺️ Tap link in bio for link to recipe. #pumpkin #pumpkinbread #baking #bread #pumpkinspice #homestead #homesteader #homesteading https://nittygrittylife.com/perfect-spiced-pumpkin-bread/
  • Ummm, is it time to start preparing holiday presents? Are you going handmade this year? Try this rose scented, cold processed, super fatted, luxurious soap! (Was that enough adjectives?) Make this now at it will be prefectly cured for holiday giving and stocking stuffing. Tap the link in bio for link to post. #handmade #handmadesoap #homemadesoap #soap #coldprocessed #herbs #herbalist #herbalism https://nittygrittylife.com/rose-cold-process-soap/
  • I am simply at a place and time right now where I am thinking of all matters of the heart -- and hawthorn is a cardinal herb for such matters. This delicious herbal tea, with rose, tulsi, hawthorn, and chai spices will calm and protect your heart when the world feels like too much. Tap link in bio for link to recipe. #tulsi #holybasil #rose #hawthorn #hawthornberry #hawthornberries #herbs #herbalist #herbalism #herbmedicinal #medicinalherbs https://nittygrittylife.com/tulsi-rose-hawthorn-chai/
  • I made this hawthorn infused cider for the first time a couple of years ago, after the passing of a friend. This fall, I am tending to a broken heart once again -- this time mourning the passing of my grandmother -- and the crimson berries of the hawthorn are calling to me once more. Herbs like hawthorn are a wonderful aid during times of grief, but so is the power of friendship, family and love. Please gather up you community and share love abundantly. Tap link in bio for link to recipe. #cider #mulledcider #hawthorn #medicinalherbs #herbalist #herbs #herbalmedicine https://nittygrittylife.com/hawthorn-mulled-apple-cider/
  • 💕Still finding my footing after losing the best friend anybody could ever ask for. My dear beloved grandmother passed from this world last Friday. I had the great honor to be at her bedside, to feel the last hummingbird-like flutter of her pulse, to observe her final wishes as she flew from this world to the next - undoubtedly with the same compassion, dignity and boundless optimism that she blessed our world with. This picture of hers, mine, and my youngest daughter’s hands was taken a couple weeks ago now... a treasure of time spent together before renal failure claimed her ability to speak, while she could still nibble on a cookie and enjoy her beloved black coffee. After this picture, we entered the strange yet surprising dignified “hospice time.” For those of you who have taken part in the hospice care of a loved one - you know this indescribable separation of hospice time and “real time.” There is a fixed end point, yet nobody knows when it is - and so you live each moment, hoping that it is, in fact, not your last, while also wishing that your loved one would pass peacefully and painlessly from these earthly bounds. I do not post this looking for an outpouring of sympathy - those that know me well know that I rather bristle at the attention. I write this post to thank all of the dedicated hospice care workers and as a knowing hug to all those loved ones left behind who have felt the mixed emotions that this time of great grief. Sending love out into the world tonight. 💕 #grief #hospice #hospicecare
  • During these early fall days when the first freeze is never far off, I scurry to put up the last bits of the garden. This fermented hot sauce two ways are a perfect pair of recipes for the last remaining peppers and the nasturtiums that are usually abundant at this time. Tap link in bio for link to recipe. #hotsauce #peppers #nasturtiums #fermentation #lactofermentation #preservation #foodpreservation #edibleflowers https://nittygrittylife.com/lacto-fermented-hot-sauce-nasturtiums/

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