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Calendula

  Calendula is a favorite, hardy annual with bright yellow or orange flowers which hold strong medicinal qualities. If picked regularly, they will bloom throughout the entire summer. The more you pick, the more they bloom. When picked, the blossoms leave a sticky resin in your hand. Frequently used as a culinary … Read More

St. John's Wort

St. John’s Wort

St. John’s Wort is a sun loving, hardy, easily spreading, perennial with cheery yellow flowers that leave a resin with a purple-red stain on the hand when picked. If you look closely at the leaves and they are held up to the sunlight, you will notice little glands containing the resin that look like perforations the size … Read More

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Live Cultured or Fermented Foods

What are Live Cultured or Probiotic Foods? Cultured foods are part of every traditional diet around the globe. These foods are naturally fermented, like yogurt or sauerkraut. The fermentation process causes the production lactic acid bacteria which are good for us. Eating traditional lacto-fermented foods regularly as part … Read More

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Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is quite likely one of the best nutritional powerhouses available, bar none. What’s even more, it is affordable, easily accessed, and been proven to be used effectively  throughout history. Records of is use for its powerful healing qualities go all the way back to 400 BC with Hippocrates, … Read More

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St. John's Wort

St. John’s Wort

St. John’s Wort is a sun loving, hardy, easily spreading, perennial with cheery yellow flowers that leave a resin with a purple-red stain on the hand when picked. If you look closely at the leaves and they are held up to the sunlight, you will notice little glands containing the resin that look … Read More

Recipes

Nourishing Chicken Broth

There may be no other food more healing than a nourishing homemade bone broth.  This recipe is simmered for at least 12 hours and incorporates some wonderful healing herbs. One important key is to add the vinegar in the beginning after filling your stock pot and let everything sit for 30 minutes to … Read More...

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