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Happy Easter Sunday!
He is Risen! It is a beautiful sunny day here today with actual spring temperatures starting again tomorrow. Maple tapping season will be upon us in zone 3 shortly! It is a good day.
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Medicinal Shrubs and Woody Vines: Salix, Willow
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Roasted Dandelion Root Coffee Ice Cream
The season is getting closer:
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Mini Indoor Garden Ideas
I like to play with indoor garden ideas. I'd certainly do more if my space was larger. Recently, I bought some lanterns that were on clearance. My sole purpose was not to put candles in them, but instead, plants! I keep wanting to set up an aquarium/animal terrarium with plants. I'd like to create a welcoming little…
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Greenhouse heating
Here is an interesting way to heat, and it shouldn't burn anything down, which is always one of those things I tend to think about. 🤔
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Show 178: Ramps, Redbud, Forsythia and Cow Parsnip
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Morel caution
Here is an article I ran across today. As mushroom season comes upon us, it is a good time for reminders to be given. The top part gives a story, but the "Morel of the Story" gives more specific points to remember. Now, it could have been the morels that were to blame, and it is also very likely that other factors came…
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Free Seminar: Synergizing Herbs & Nutraceuticals, David Crow
Optimize the potency of supplements,vitamins & herbal remedies. Single date replay available.
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Spruce Tip Ice Cream
Yet another recipe. Gather your spruce tips!
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Show 177: Bull Thistle and English Ivy
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Medicinal Shrubs: Sabal Palmetto, Palmetto and Salicornia, Glasswort
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Oat milk caution
I got this caution about oat milk in my email today from https://drbenkim.com/ and thought it prudent to pass it on. I can't find it uploaded to the blog just yet, so I am pasting the email content. Dr. Ben Kim's Newsletter February 12, 2024 In regularly reviewing blood work for many longtime contacts, some who use…
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No electricity-How Prepared are you?
Yes, I had food and had boiled water ahead of time-3 days worth but we had no electricity for 4 days almost to the minute. I didn't have enough blankets or winter clothing and after 2 days was able to buy some. I live in an apartment and didn't have an alternative way to cook or boil water. The devastation from trees,…
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Andean-Style Chuno Potato Preservation
This is interesting, but sounds like a lot of work! But, it could make for an interesting experiment next winter. My only question is how to store them so that they stay dehydrated. We have so very many potatoes left in 4 large burlap bags. It is amazing, actually. I wondered if there was a good way to preserve so many. I…
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Teaberry/Wintergreen Extract & Ice Cream
Where to put this because there are two recipes here...
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Pine Needle & Raspberry Soda
Late winter/early spring is an ideal time to gather your pine needles. Remember that you can freeze them for later use.
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Greenhouse & cold frame ideas
Here are a few ideas for you. Some can be focal points, some are just practical, & some can be used in small spaces or urban settings. Do you have a cold frame or greenhouse? What materials did you use? Do you have pictures of your creation? Please share with other members to inspire them & maybe spark a new idea!
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FREE Courses: Wild Rose Herbs 1. Spring Herbs 2. Medicine Garden
I am going to list what came into my inbox today. 1st link: Urban Medicine Garden 2nd link: Culinary & Medicinal Benefits of Spring Herbs https://wildrosecollege.com/product/urban-medicine-garden-tour/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=lm_umg_mar_2024…
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Best Type of "Ground" for Outdoor Chicken Coop Run?
Hello Everyone! So grateful to be here!:) I'm enrolled in the Academy and making my way through the courses. I recently bought a house that already had an outdoor chicken coop with an attached run/outdoor fenced in space for them but the ground is currently all dirt and in pretty rough shape. In the chicken course the host…
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Coolest plant tag ever! Easy to make - and from recycled cans
If you are like me, you are absolutely certain you will remember that plants name as you are putting it in the ground. And then two weeks later. Or it might even be the next day.... Uh, what was that again? A friend, Joe Jarvis who is a writer for Sovereign Man, came by the other day with some gift trees. And oh yes, I…
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Watch out for scammers
Here is a message from Juliet Blankespoor of chestnutherbs.com. She says how herbalist (and wellness) impersonation as well as AI books claiming correct information possibly "written" by herbalists is on the rise. I would think "deepfakes" would also be as well. She also mentioned that the book titles mimic reputable books…
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Medicinal Shrubs: Rubus, Blackberry and Raspberry
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Galangal-raspberry water for flu or flu prevention
I have just found an interesting recipe (Natur&Heilen 2/2024) for flu for children (and adults). It comes from the recipes from Hildegard von Bingen a famous herbalist from the Middle Ages. “Hildegard von Bingen's galangal-raspberry water is prepared from about two to four pinches of galangal (alpinia officinarum) powder,…
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SRA Survivor Speaks Out: VERY DARK INTERVIEW
So if you recall I was in Mexico last month at Anarchapulco. There were some very interesting... fascinating... poeple there. There was an astonishing amount of information that I had never been exposed to before. And hey, I like to keep up with all the consipracy theories. I got to spend some time with Max Lowen who has a…
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Show 176: Announcing Plant Walks in Pinehurst, Bugleweed and Rabbit Tobacco
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DO you have a very light/fluffy dinner roll recipe?
Does anyone have a super light dinner roll recipe they could share with me? I want to copycat White Castle sliders and my rolls are unfortunately heavy no matter how much butter and sugar I use! Is there a secret flour or technique?
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So Chat GPT has experienced a "mental breakdown"
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Succulent Scams
This site has a good rundown of how this works. I would like to add that it isn't just succulents either. Be aware, do your research, and be very careful who you hand your credit card number over to. You might not just run into bird seed/ paprika being sent your way. You may also lose a lot more once they have your credit…
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Botanical Ice Lanterns
I have no idea if this link will work. It is off Instagram. It was posted by ueno_farm https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2XEtEISPgD/?igsh=MTR4cnFyemRhNWM0bA== Essentially, you put some water in round balloons, swirl the water around so it covers all parts inside and hang it from something to freeze a bit. The creators of the…
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Logging Remedies Book (by a member, recommended by members)
Hi all, I got tired of not being able to remember or find stuff when I needed it and my total disorganization (along with an aging brain) so I made a 300 page log book to record everything about herbal medicine - plants, recipes, ailments, patients, wild crafting/growing patterns etc... I was apprehensive to share it here…