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Welcome to My Ramblings

Some of you know me well, and others not at all. This first blog post is simply an introduction to me, my lifestyle, and the values that guide our home. It’s the first blog I’ve ever written, so bear with me if it’s not exactly what blogs are “supposed” to be. Some of this will be familiar if you’ve read the About page on the website, but it felt important to start here.

I’m Emily, also known as Bumble, to a very select few. I am a wife, a mother (to three kids), a gardener, a learning herbalist, a skincare formulator, and a lover of all things that grow. My husband and I own 23 acres of mostly wooded land, where over the past 6 years we’ve worked hard to build a homestead from the ground up.

We grow and preserve enough produce to feed our family throughout the year and raise chickens, pigs, turkeys, and rabbits for meat. We also have laying hens, ducks and a token goose and an amazing Great Pyrenees who keeps watch over it all. My husband hunts whenever he can, and with spring on the way, there will be many more adventures to come.

I’m incredibly blessed to stay home with our children and care for both our family and our land, alongside my mother and stepfather who live here with us. We truly work as a team to keep everything running. We cloth diaper, plan to home-school, and strive for a level of sustainability that is realistic, not perfect, but intentional. We deeply value the freedom to care for ourselves and our family as we see fit, and to make informed decisions rooted in research, experience, and intuition.

I make as much as I can from scratch, and I have for many years. I never intended to start a small business. I simply wanted full control over what went in and on my body, and the bodies of those I love. After some persistent encouragement from friends and family, I eventually took the leap. After years of work and learning, the business is finally finding its footing. We’ve surpassed 600 total sales (6300 as of 12/2025!). I am deeply thankful to every single person who has made that possible.

I’m naturally introverted and extremely self-critical, so putting myself and my work out there has been a challenge. A good challenge. Many of you have trusted me with very personal stories and health concerns, and allowed me to help where I can. For that, I am endlessly grateful, and I promise to continue earning that trust. I also live with my own chronic issues, and if you’d like, I’ll share those experiences here too. What I’ve tried, what’s helped, and what I’m still learning.

I won’t be bombarding you with blog posts every day (unless you want that… though keeping up might be questionable 😅). I’ll likely write about projects around the homestead, dive deeply into specific herbs and ingredients, share recipes and how-tos, and tell stories that feel worth telling. I always welcome requests. If there’s something you’d like to see or read about, just ask.

I think that’s enough rambling for now.

With love,
from our home to yours.