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Friday, August 24, 2012

To fix things, or not

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I spend a lot of time thinking about how connected everyone is these days.  Not necessarily to each other, but to devices of communication. ...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Mid-Autumn Fruit Splurge

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This year, the fig tree has grown large enough to be supplying me with a bounty that is finally pushing me to try different things with th...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

The Essential Herbal Sept/Oct '12

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  We've been a little absent on the blog lately, but it isn't for lack of activity!  All kinds of busy here on the farm, with harve...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Drying Elderberries

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Right now, we only have a small quantity of berries ready for drying.  Later, we'll have huge flats of screens out, but for now this is ...
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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Treasure from the Storm

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We had a gully-washer last night, and a lot of branches broke.  We didn't notice any problem on any of our trees around the house, and I...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

From the Vault

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Something old, something new... A few months ago, we received an extraordinary gift from The Rosemary House ! Any herbie worth their salt ha...
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Summer "Salad"

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So far, this summer has been an interesting one here on the farm.  For the most part, we are pretty well insulated from the very serious n...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Yarrow Bath Tea and Compress

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In the Jul/Aug '12 issue of The Essential Herbal , Alicia Grosso provides a glorious bouquet of ways to use yarrow for the relief of s...
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Sunday, July 08, 2012

Reality of Herbal Fanaticism

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The climate and landscape of alternative care has been changing rapidly over the last couple of decades.  In herbs, we've gone from a ti...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Neck Coolers–for keeping cool…

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These neck coolers are one of the easiest ways to keep cool in really hot weather when you need to be outside, or just need to cool down qui...
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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Fruit popsicles

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We eat a wide variety of fruits here, but lately the addition of our own berries in the yard and those from our CSA share have challenged ev...
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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Yarrow, Achillea millefolium

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During the past week, we’ve been noticing the yarrow popping up and blooming.  It isn’t quite in full swing yet, so in preparation, I though...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Essential Herbal July/August '12

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The newest issue is on the way to subscribers - filled with all the summertime herbal goodness you've come to expect from The Essential ...
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Friday, June 08, 2012

Change of pace - sigh...

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  I consider myself very fortunate for a lot of reasons.  Usually they are counted on this blog in measures of the ways I love the natura...
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Monday, June 04, 2012

Happy Birthday Susanna Reppert Brill :-)

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I have a friend who is having one of those landmark birthdays today.  I'm out of town and so.... We've been friends for about 20 ...
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Friday, June 01, 2012

The Lazy Gardener

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I've been whining about weeding a lot lately, but a new rechargeable battery powered (lightweight!) weed whacker has really solved that ...
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Monday, May 21, 2012

Poison Ivy Remedy–Easy!

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In the early 90’s we listened to Bertha Reppert, founder of The Rosemary House talking about some simple home remedies, and within a few day...
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