Herbal tinctures, glycerites, and infusions are a great way to get the medicinal properties of herbs into a usable form. Your herbal medicine cabinet is probably already full of different herbs in each of these forms. Â You will get some of the best qualities from each herb, depending on how you use them. So, what
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All the flavors of fall in one delicious treat! Try these fall spiced pumpkin scones today! Fall is in the air, and with it comes apples, peaches, pears and all things pumpkin. I love baking with pumpkin, as it adds such a delicious flavor to foods and creates a moist texture that’s just amazing. Pumpkin scones
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A tincture is an herbal extract that uses an alcohol menstruum to extract the medicinal qualities. To make a good quality tincture, the highest alcohol by volume (80%) is most often used. This may be brandy, vodka, or everclear. The cheapest, bottom shelf alcohol is fine for this. The alcohol does the job of pulling
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Gardening and digging in the dirt is one of the most enjoyable activities I’ve ever known. However, the constant dirt and subsequent washing of my hands can dry them out in no time. Even with gloves, my hands get so dry after gardening. This gardener salve is soothing to the skin and can ease rough,
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We planted purple eggplant in our garden this year. It was our first time, as a matter of fact. A friend of mine blessed me with 4 eggplant starts and I figured, “why not?”. The eggplants took over. Seriously. There was no room left to run or hide. Â I had made all the eggplant recipes
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We love to plant tomatoes in our garden in the spring. We always underestimate how many tomatoes each plant will give us, so we end up with so many ripe globes of goodness! Fortunately, there are salsas to be made, chilies to be eaten, and pizzas to be baked. There is also pasta. Oodles and oodles of
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When the seasons change, colds and sickness can occur. Even if you eat a real foods diet, get proper rest and fluids, you can still get sick. One way to combat those symptoms is by making fire cider. What is fire cider? It’s a spicy hot, deliciously sweet vinegar tonic. First concocted in the kitchen
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This is our first year harvesting honey from our bees. While we had bees last year, the colony split and swarmed so many times that we did not feel like we could gather the honey they made. So, I was really excited when we harvested just 4 of the 10 frames and reaped just under
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Fresh peach pie–with flaky crust, bubbling with golden goodness and dripping with sweet syrup? Is there anything better? Well, maybe if you consider adding coconut ice cream. But, what if you can’t eat sugar, or gluten in regular crust? No worries, my friends, I have the perfect peach pie. It’s paleo, gluten, and dairy free
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When peaches are in season, this peach jelly recipe is one you’ll want to keep nearby! We make this peach jelly from peelings to avoid waste. This peach jelly is a great way to use up all the “scraps” of the peaches, and it’s so delicious! My kids will eat through a jar of peach
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