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Moontime Tea Blend for Painful Periods
The ebb and flow The moon is rising huge and silver in the sky this evening, full and bright. We are pushed and pulled along by...
Recipe Box: Oatmeal Applesauce Cookies with Maple Drizzle
Sometimes you just need a bit of warm, sweet comfort food. These cookies are perfect for when the wind is cold and howling outside your...
Make your own Fire Vinegar (aka Fire Cider)
The weather in western North Carolina can be a tease. We had our first freeze in early October and since then the temperatures have been...
Honey (and Cider!) around Asheville – 2013
Beekeepers from places as diverse as the Fynbos region of the Western Cape of South Africa, Brazil, Turkey, and Vancouver Island in Canada are sending jars...
Let’s Talk About: Goldenrod Recipes and Remedies
Goldenrod, Solidago, Golden Dagger! Many people take one look at goldenrod and run in the other direction, sneezing and coughing, but goldenrod is NOT the...
Ticks and Lyme Disease: Western Medicine
Chapter 1: The Bite Chapter 2: The Next Steps Chapter 3: The Basics of Lyme Chapter 4: Antibiotics Chapter 5: ALL DONE (Western Medicine) So...it...
Raspberry Allergy?
Aww, drat! After a few in-home experiments, I've got a strong suspicion that I have developed a mild raspberry allergy! I got some lovely fresh...
How to Can Tomatoes
July and August are prime tomato time here in Western North Carolina! The farm markets are crowing about the lovely boxes of heirloom tomatoes available for purchase,...
A Poltergeist in my Booze Cabinet!
just a portion of the selection... I just don't know what happened, y'all... One minute, the booze cabinet was all happy...
Book To Buy: 21st Century Herbalists by Jesse Wolf Hardin
21st Century Herbalists by Jesse Wolf Hardin "Read the stories of "rock star" herbalists in this eclectic collection of interviews. Jesse Wolf Hardin presents intimate...
Earl Grey Cordial Recipe
I love hot tea! When I was a child, my Nana would make herself a cup each day in her beautiful gilt-edged china cup with...
Let’s Talk About: The No-Shampoo Method
Every now and then, my sensitive skin gets the better of me, and I can't use scented soaps or store-bought shampoos without breaking out all...
Ticks and Lyme Disease: Antibiotics
Chapter 1: The Bite Chapter 2: The Next Steps Chapter 3: The Basics of Lyme Chapter 4: Antibiotics Antibiotics are a mixed blessing. Properly applied,...
Ticks and Lyme Disease: The Basics of Lyme
In this picture, there are three ticks under my bodice that I don't know about yet. Image by AnimazeGuy Chapter 1: The...
Ticks and Lyme Disease: The Next Steps
Chapter 1: The Bite Chapter 2: The Next Steps The days between getting the bite and seeing the doctor were not idly spent. I turned...