Each night before I go to bed,I have a cup of Chamomile Tea. I was lucky enough to receive a generous bag of organic chamomile flowers from my friend Jardel and have been using them ever since. Most people are aware that chamomile is a gentle and effective sleep aid,but it has several [...]
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   | Sorry for the delay,but I have finally downloaded the pictures from the elderberry field trip and experimented with some elderberry-cherry jelly! Here are the photos from our trip to the River Ranch owned by Wildlands Inc. We pretty much caravaned down the levee picking berries as we went. Or I should say Bill (from [...] As many of you know,I am very concerned about where our family’s food come from. We try to purchase local,seasonal,chemical free,and organic. But I place organic last because that’s my default mode. I like to know more about where my food is coming from than just the “organic”label. HERE (Why I’m [...] For those of you who made it to the Natural Spring Cleaning Workshop at ArtBeast,thank you for coming. I really enjoyed meeting you. For those who could not make it I decided I would provide the basic information we went over in the workshop. Basic Ingredients Baking Soda:Baking Soda is slightly alkaline. It [...] It is definitely Spring at the Stillman House. The garden has taken off,the hens are laying,and our butterflies have emerged! And with Spring comes pollen and LOTS of it. It is literally raining pollen in our yard. I came across this article in Mother Earth News that has a good summary of allergy triggers [...] As I have written before,Claire has been struggling with congestion,cough,and an ear infection for the last 2.5 weeks. When she first got sick,she seemed to get better in 4 days,went back to school with a little shallow cough. After a few more days,she seemed well so I let her [...] So I am calling the last Family Meal a success. We ended up having it on Monday because my parents were in town over the weekend. I think it looks like Sundays are going to be the best nights in the future. So Ross,Mark,and I all likes the meal and Claire took her [...] So it is mandarin season here in California and Placer County is famous for their mandarins. Ross LOVES them and eats 2-4 per day. I love them because they are seedless,easy to peel and separate,and easy to take to go. The common health benefits of mandarins are like oranges:vitamins C,calcium,and [...] Elderflower and Elderberry I have been getting a lot of questions about elderberry over the last few weeks,and came across this great article in The Herb Companion magazine. It provides good information on the historic medical use,how to grow them,and some fun recipes for elderflower. I really don’t have much to add [...] |  
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