Sauerkraut
I got one big a** cabbage for my birthday. It was over 5 pounds. So I figured it would be best to make sauerkraut. This is the world of fermented foods. Basically fermented food is a marriage of salt and…
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Gardening
Digging Roots
The Fall is the time to dig roots. The energy of the plant is no longer at the top making flowers and seeds. It is in the roots storing the nutrients for next years growth. Most herbal plants are perennials….
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Garbling and Storing Dried Herbal Plants
Garbling is the term that describes stripping the dried leaves and flowers from the unwanted stems and crumbing the leaves/ flowers to make them fit in jars for optimal storage. Garbling is the process of separating the parts of the…
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Sweet Annie * Artemisia annua
Sweet Annie, sometimes called Sweet wormwood, is used as an anti malarial herb plant throughout the world. I have known about this plant for decades, although it is considered a weed in other areas I have seen it grow rarely…
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Butterfly Gardens
Butterfly Garden at Rockhill Bakery in Glens Falls, New York. A awesome private Garden devoted to Butterflys
Elderberries Harvesting: Two Methods
Its a little early this year but the elderberries are ready to harvest. Pick the ripe berries. The bushes are heavy with the berries. I dry the berries in my electric dehydrator . I have a large dehydrator that has…
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Bug Bite Be Gone Liniment
This liniment works great for poison ivy, bug bites, tick bites and pimples. I have used this liniment for over 30 years because I spend a lot of time outside in the spring and I am highly allergic to black…
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Drying Herbal Plants
Several options for drying the herbal plants are available in the Northeast. I have my favorites. Even though I have a very big electric dehydrator I don’t use it as much as I do my car and paper bag method….
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Time to make Echinacea Tincture
Echinacea has a long history of use for colds, flu, and infections of the skin. Acts as a preventative, taken at the first signs of an imbalance, it will stimulant the body’s defense mechanism and prevent the illness. Echinacea preparations…
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Adirondack Bug Bite and Tick Oil
Adirondack All Purpose Bug Repellent2 parts Wormwood 1 part Rosemary 1 part Rue 1 part Thyme 1 part Southernwood 1 part Sage Olive Oil Lemon Eucalyptus Essential Oil Gather the fresh plants, chop plants into very small pieces. Pour…
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