Ol' Jon's Homestead

06/21/2026

06/20/2026

Discovering wild passion flower

06/20/2026

Wonderful surprises come just when you need them to.
Wild passion flower vines growing in the pasture.

Besides being a beautiful flower with a mild sweet scent, passion flower is a notable ingredient in calming teas. It was already on our list to cultivate in the future.

It’s hard not to take this as yet another sign that we’re following the right path. ❤️

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Those that know me know I’m a huge foodie.
Love to cook and love a variety of different culinary styles.
A bit of a long video but my discovery that I’m not sure if I’ve ever had truly fresh unadulterated black pepper.
Definitely will be trying one of the sources at the end and definitely will be tossing several spices we currently have.
Perhaps a bit of a rant but a journey to healthy living has several fronts and isn’t always easy.
Sharing is caring. ❤️

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06/12/2026

The only place we trust with our knives.
Highly recommended!

06/12/2026

Going granular!
Although a finer grind is usually for teabags, which we won’t offer for a bit, we did grind some of the chamomile, lavender and lemon balm.

Why?
To fine tune flavor versus weight.
Once the favor is fine tuned, simply weighing the ground ingredients separately will tell us the equivalent in standard loose leaf form.

We’re doing this for us but, we really look forward to sharing our labor of love with you all soon. ❤️

06/12/2026

Still playing/tasting.
Calming blend: 1/1/1 ratio of chamomile/lavender/lemon balm.
Sleep blend: 2/1/1 ratio of chamomile/lavender/lemon balm.
This one is a 1/1/1.

Might make both available.
Thoughts?
Make both available to suit daily evening moods?

We have bulk so we can make whatever suits us from day to day for our evening tea.

This post is more about what YOU might be interested in. ❤️☕️

06/09/2026

Coming very soon we will have our first organic tea available.

Homestead Calm
All organic, the loose leaf ingredients will be:
-Chamomile
-Lavender
-Lemon Balm
That’s it, nothing else, the way it’s supposed to be.

If you’ve ever tasted a warm cup of this combination then you already can taste and smell the flavors just reading this. There’s nothing we’ve found quite like a soothing cup this blend of nature before bed.

Yes, even men can have a cup in the evening and it’ll be OK. You won’t loose your man card. 🤣

We blend it, we package it.
From our homestead to yours with love. ❤️

05/30/2026

Seldom captured not doing something productive.
Pre-grilling wind down.
Can’t always be burning the candle at both ends.
Enjoy your weekend good people. ✌🏻❤️