Garlic Honey Infusion Recipe
My favorite way to use garlic when you need a strong medicinal preparation.
Herbal Plant Preparartion
Plant: Nettles
In honor of St. John-St. John’s Wort
Actually I am a day late, St. John’s Day is June 23rd. St. John’s wort is everywhere this year and looking very healthy. Its time to make St. John’s wort oil. For best results pick the open flowers and buds…
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Planting a Medicinal Garden Video Presentation
Cleansing * De-Tox
Less is More when you are embarking on a De-Tox program or as I like to call it a Cleansing program. It can be short or long term. Our bodies have a built in cleansing system, the plants help us…
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Don’t forget Garlic
If you haven’t figured it out yet by reading this blog or my book, I like honey a lot. I like making herbal preparations with honey. This simple honey/garlic infusion preparation packs a mighty antimicrobial punch. When nothing else seemed…
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Elderberry Syrup Recipe
I like making syrups because once you do the prep work you have a herbal mixture that you can take everyday for weeks. Syrups are a great preparation for kids. Actually the same holds true for adults. I use honey…
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Still Digging Roots
Its been so warm lately so a couple of weeks ago I dug some more roots out of the garden. It was a little tricky because the ground was wet, the soil is clay and it can be a little…
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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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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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