Monthly Archives: May 2013

Iced Nettle Tea Recipe

So a few folks contacted me and asked for amounts on my Nettle Tea, now I should be clear that I like hot nettle tea as well but this is my current standard Cold Nettle Tea. I had to make … Continue reading

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Pork Liver with Peppers and Greens

When I butchered out my last Large Black Gilt, I was so pleased to see that she had a lovely perfect looking liver, no signs of worms or ill health, but wow was it big considering her size, I cut … Continue reading

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Getting Personal – The lump

I most likely would not have written about this if I had not seen Angelina talking about her surgery’s, I know, I know, everyone comes down hard on both sides of this issue, but the bottom line is, it was … Continue reading

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“Hair of the Dog” – A Beer and Egg Soap

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Quick Pickled Fresh Spring Baby Garlic, horseradish greens and Grated Root..

This one is a true farmgal style, I didn’t measure my brine.. it got some regular vinager, some red wine vinager, some jerk seasoning, some sugar, some pepper corns, some dill seed and a good simmer.. it is sharp, sweet … Continue reading

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Pickled Dandelion Flower Buds Recipe

Tiny tight dandelion flower buds, black berry leaves, fresh young grape leaves, along with salt, sugar, vinager, black peppercorns an a single clove bud form the recipe that will make Pickled Dandelion Flower Buds. Now when I say, tiny and … Continue reading

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Hair of the Dog Soap-Wet -Freshly Made

Well, I finally felt that my beer was as flat as it was going to get in that fridge, I followed all the rules, I popped the top, and poured all the beer into a steel pan, and whisked it … Continue reading

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Homemade Soap Report.. Spring 2013

Well, I can’t keep showing you only wet soap and not the finished results, plus I have been playing around with recipes and would like to report on how they turned out. This is the Baby Sheep Milk Soap.. this … Continue reading

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Sally’s first litter coming on two weeks old now..

They say, first there is five of us, not six, three browns, one black and one flash little trimmed white baby.. our eyes are open, our fur is fully in and we are growing well, the white trimmed and the … Continue reading

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Healing Salves-Yeast or Heat Skin Rash Blend.

Ok, so let me do the little blub first.. this is advice only, try a small amount yourself to make sure you don’t have a reaction and if anything gets worse etc discontinue use.. Now on with the show.. its … Continue reading

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