You don't really need specific recipes to make your herbal salves. Just choose herbs to suit your purposes and follow the directions. Equipment Needed Choices of Herbs Choice of Oil Carrier Jar for the Infusion Cheesecloth Storage bottles and/or tins Ingredients to Put Together 3 tbsp dried Oxeye Daisy flower 3 tbsp dried Mullein leaves [...]
You don't really need specific recipes to make your herbal salves. Just choose herbs to suit your purposes and follow the directions. Equipment Needed Choices of Herbs Choice of Oil Carrier Jar for the Infusion Cheesecloth Storage bottles and/or tins Ingredients to Put Together 2 tbsp chopped Garlic cloves 2 tbsp dried Mullein leaves Choice [...]
I am often asked... "Why do any of this?" Often enough someone asks me that question and I usually give the standard answer of my desire to bring back to the forefront of our community's minds the habits and practices our predecessors used to make life better for the living. For each one of us [...]
What on earth are herbal extracts? There are certain health promoting compounds that can be found in the plants around us, whether they be wild or cultivated. Herbal extraction is the process of drawing out the therapeutic components of a chosen herb or plant. In many cases, the beneficial compounds we want are tucked away [...]
It can send your head spinning when you think about taking on the task of Food Storage for you and your loved ones. With all of the varying complexities of personally doing your own food storage and even buying from food storage companies, it may be difficult to sort through and prioritize what is important [...]
When you are looking to keep you and yours Self Reliant you have to look to those who had to be or else. Those that it didn't matter what you thought, how you were brought up, or current station in life it was a matter of life or death. In the times where if you [...]
You can turn your syrups in to a more portable form than just a jar in the fridge Here's how you do gummy bears with your herbal concoctions! Equipment Gummy bear molds - 8.5x5.5x1 inches Suction Baster to fill the trays Ingredients to Put Together 2/3 of your chosen syrup 1/3 cup water 4 tbsp [...]
What on earth are herbal extracts? There are certain health promoting compounds that can be found in the plants around us, whether they be wild or cultivated. Herbal extraction is the process of drawing out the therapeutic components of a chosen herb or plant. In many cases, the beneficial compounds we want are tucked away [...]
Sometimes we need something to quell the mind and give us a sense of relaxation to get that good night sleep, adult or child alike. This is a gentle way to quiet the brain for the rest that is needed. Ingredients to Put Together 3/4 cup dried chamomile flower petals 1/4 cup dried spearmint leaves [...]
The Elderberry has long been used for avoiding sicknesses or healing more quickly from an illness an herb that helps the body to regain the health it seeks. Ingredients to Put Together 1/2 cup dried elderberries 1/2 cup dried plantain leaf crushed 1 Stick of cinnamon crushed (optional) 2 cups of water 1 cup of [...]
