Using sound judgment to be more self-reliant.
Wine out of dandelions? You bet! Making homemade dandelion wine is a longstanding family tradition. We don’t make it every year, but I do like to keep a few bottles on hand for company.
The taste of this dandelion wine is rich, golden and warming – more like a good brandy than a wine. I’ve had friends who don’t normally like wine comment that they do enjoy this “spring tonic”.
Most homemade lotion recipes involve quite a few ingredients, blenders and more mess than I’d prefer to clean up. In contrast, all you need for these hard lotion bars is three ingredients, one pot, and molds – that’s it!
You can even use muffin tins if you don’t have other molds, since the bars use all natural ingredients.
Herbal antibiotics have long been used to fight infections and speed wound healing. Now, they are gaining interest as treatments for bacteria that have become resistant to synthetic antibiotics. Many antibiotic herbs also fight viruses, like colds and flu.
This post is based on the book “Herbal Antibiotics” by Stephen Harrod Buhner, and related materials. Mr. Buhner has a first and second edition of this book. The first is out of print, but easier for the layperson to follow.
We’ll start with some background information and then discuss antibiotic herbs and their use.
…Do probiotics for colds and flu really work? We’ll share five ways probiotics help, what they are, how they work to boost your immune system, and which ones are best.
Note: It takes time to build up the numbers of protective organisms in your digestive track. For best results, start taking live culture foods before cold and flu season gets into full swing.
…Milkweed is a “must have” for butterfly gardening, but the right milkweed plants are good for people, too. We’ll share answers to some of the most common questions about growing and using these beautiful native plants.
