A friend of mine and I discussed having a day where we learn how to make herbal remedies, salves and such. We had our first lesson yesterday and it went over really well.We started out easy and used something that I already knew how to do.Elderberry SyrupI printed out some facts … [Read more...] about Our First Homeschool How-To Class
Natural Remedies
Chicken Stock-Canned!
I am so excited... This morning I canned up my first chicken stock!I was able to get some all natural, antibiotic free, hormone free, free-range chicken! Yay!I roasted it first and picked the meat for some of our meals.Then I took the bones, some onions and carrots and water and … [Read more...] about Chicken Stock-Canned!
Yarrow
A couple of weeks ago, we were given a bouquet of Yarrow at the Farmer's Market from some of our farmer friends. I *believed* that yarrow was a flower that was used for many different things, one being a natural dye.Through the magic of google and a nifty phone, my farmer friend … [Read more...] about Yarrow
Kombucha Tea: Part 3
Alrighty... by the magic of blog-a-vision we are now a week later and ready to bottle up our Kombucha!I brought my jars out of my closet and snapped a pic of the mushrooms floating in the tea. They almost look like a Jellyfish! They can float, they can sink, they can … [Read more...] about Kombucha Tea: Part 3
Kombucha Tea: Part 2
Well, here we are at part 2! How to make Kombucha Tea!!!Oh I also wanted to let you know Kombucha is said Kom-boo-chaWe used to say it differently so I thought you might not know either! Step 1You have to start with a HEALTHY shroom. You can order these from different … [Read more...] about Kombucha Tea: Part 2
