Healthy Hippie Habits

Healthy Hippie Habits Your guide to living a healthy, self-sustaining life! Home gardening tips, preserving food, cooking plant-based meals, herbal medicine, and more. Hello friends!

My name is Erin and I'm 29 years old with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Oregon. I started this blog with the hopes of building a community centered around healthy habits like growing your own food, harvesting it, preserving it, and turning it into delicious, plant-based meals. I have a deep passion for gardening, cooking, and nature in general so I hope to inspire others and share what I have learned over the years to guide you along your health journey!

Everything I've made with Sally (my sourdough starter) lately 🍞🥖🥯
02/16/2026

Everything I've made with Sally (my sourdough starter) lately 🍞🥖🥯

02/13/2026

Are you ready to dive in to the 2026 garden season!? Here's a list of all the seeds you can start indoors this month 🌱

We're in Zone 8b here in southwestern Oregon, but this list shouldn't differ too much from the rest of the US. Just head to the Old Farmer's Almanac website and type in your zip code to get a list of the specific planting dates for your area, or check the website for your local extension office!

Happy gardening, friends 💚

02/11/2026

This eczema salve has been working absolute wonders on my skin 🌿🌼

During these dry winter months, I always suffer from a flare-up of eczema on my hand. I've always turned to a topical steroid cream, but after learning about the effects of topical steroid withdrawal, I knew it was not something I wanted to be using long term.

I've been playing around with herbal medicine for years now, but this was my first time making a homemade salve and it was so easy to do! I just did a little research to figure out which herbs were most effective for eczema and it turns out I had everything I needed, grown right in my own backyard.

I can truly say that for me, this salve has worked just as well, if not better than the steroid cream and now I don't have to worry about any side effects or withdrawals.

Disclosure: I am not a medical professional. Everything stated in this video and caption is just my personal opinion so please do your own research before taking my advice.

Dinners I made for my husband and me last week 🥣🥟🍕
02/10/2026

Dinners I made for my husband and me last week 🥣🥟🍕

02/03/2026

Time to restock some pantry staples! I always try to buy in bulk and make whatever I can from scratch, which ends up saving me a whole lotta money in the long run.

Let me know if you want any tips or recipes and I'll be happy to share!

Here's everything I made using my sourdough starter last week 🍞🥯🧇 I always try to prep a bunch and freeze all the extras...
01/20/2026

Here's everything I made using my sourdough starter last week 🍞🥯🧇 I always try to prep a bunch and freeze all the extras so we never run out!

What are some of your favorite sourdough recipes?

01/06/2026

Where are my people at??

10 spices I stopped buying and started making at home 🧂There's really no comparison to the taste of homemade spices vers...
12/19/2025

10 spices I stopped buying and started making at home 🧂

There's really no comparison to the taste of homemade spices versus storebought. Plus, you don't have to worry about any added ingredients or preservatives, and you can save quite a bit of money!


12/15/2025

Homemade Holiday Gifts Part 1: Soy Candles 🕯

Supplies Needed:
- glass jars
- large metal can
- soy pellets
- coconut oil (1-2 tsp per pound of wax)
- fragrance oil
- wooden chop sticks for stirring
- wicks (I get mine from Amazon)
- hot glue gun
- clothespins or popsicle sticks with a hole the size of your wick

Instructions:
- Make a double broiler by putting your metal can in a pot with a couple inches of water. Set to medium low heat.
- Pour soy pellets into the metal can. Use your wooden chopsticks to stir it as it melts down.
- While the wax is melting, prepare your jars. Hot glue the wicks to the bottom and hold them in place using clothespins or popsicle sticks.
- Once soy wax is melted, add a scoop of coconut oil and once that's melted, remove from heat and add fragrance oil of choice until you're happy with the smell.
- Slowly pour the melted wax into your jars and allow them to set completely before removing clothespins.
- Cut the wicks down to about 1/4" to 1/2"

⚠️Important Notes:
- Use paper bags or some other type of barrier underneath your jars. It is a massive pain to try to clean wax off of anything it gets onto.
- DON'T set your burner any higher than medium low. Any hotter and my water starts to boil and jump out at me.
- Use 1 wick per every inch or two of space so that the candle melts evenly and is less likely to tunnel.
- Trying to balance the clothespins to keep the wicks in place after pouring the hot wax in is where I run into the most trouble. I always end up having a couple of them fall and leave me with a messy looking candle so just maintain patience and do your best here!
- Don't use too much coconut oil or fragrance oil or it will mess up the ratio and might lead to issues with the melting of your candles.
- Make sure you're using heat-resistant jars

I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have so leave a comment below if there's anything else you'd like to know!

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