Simple Summer Herbal Remedies to Make Now to Be Ready for Summer
Simple Summer Herbal Remedies to Make Now to Be Ready for Summer  
Podcast: Pantry Chat - Homesteading Family
Published On: Sat May 31 2025
Description: With summer comes scrapes, burns, stings and bites. Let's prepare our herbal medicine cabinets now so we're armed and ready for the season! In this episode, I'm sharing three of my go-to remedies for the summer, including a calendula sunburn salve, plantain bug bite balm and a peppermint lemon cooling spray. For the printable, step-by-step recipes, visit the blog post here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-start-using-medicinal-herbs/Thanks to Azure Standard for sponsoring this podcast. If you're a first-time customer, use code "HomesteadingFamily15" on orders of $100 or more: https://homesteadingfamily.com/main-azure-standard-bTime Stamps:0:00 - Introduction1:12 - Chit Chat4:09 - Azure Standard6:49 - Making a Roux10:35 - Main Topic~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MORE ABOUT US!WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our eleven children, we are The Homesteading Family where we’re living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideoGrow, Preserve & Thrive with us!Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.comFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamilyInstagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamilyRumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamilyFREE PDF DOWNLOADS:- Carolyn’s Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn’s favorite herbs for growing at home.https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT- Fermenting Tomatoes - Easiest and fastest tomato preservation: https://homesteadingfamily.com/FT_YT- Preserving Culinary Herbs - Downloadable, step-by-step directions to drying, freezing, and salting culinary herbs. https://homesteadingfamily.com/PCH_YTAnd hey, don't forget to download this episode, like and subscribe, then share with your friends so more people can hear reliable homesteading advice.