What’s Coming up this March?

 Hyssop is coming up nicely. I’ll use some for respiratory health and some gets sold to make absinth. Crocuses are a true sign of spring. I need to plant more of them. Mullein is coming up; too much, it needs pulling.Salad Burnett always reseeds...

Fire Cider Day 2014

Fire Cider VinegarFire Cider is a generic name for a concoction I typically make at the end of the summer. It contains all the good herbs to help deal with winter illnesses. Probably the name was first coined by Rosemary Gladstar in her books, but the concept is as...

Rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that results in reddening of the skin on the face, particularly on the cheeks, nose chin or forehead. Its not clear what the cause of rosacea is but there is probably a hereditary component since it is experienced...

Thanksgiving Weekend Hikes – Hall Ranch and Rabbit Mountain

Hall Ranch west of LyonsAlong with eating too much on Thanksgiving comes doing exercise. During the summer I am doing a farmer’s market most weekends so I haven’t gotten out for hikes as much as I’d like to. Thankfully this weekend provided us with warm and...