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 [...]
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   | 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 [...] Claire is finally getting better,but still not “well.”On Tuesday night she woke up with an ear ache. I took her to the Dr. Wed. morning and her said her inner ear was pink,but there was no fluid and no fever. Since Claire does not react well to antibiotics,I asked if there [...] Ross has been sick since we returned from vacation. With a stick regiment of elderberry syrup and vitamins,he is recovering quickly. But while he was sick he did ask for “soup,”which is his term for ramen. He was introduced to it when Mark or I were sick and had a craving. But it [...] 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 [...] Many of you may have read a recent study written up in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that ”scientists from the world famous Karolinska Institute report that multivitamin supplements had no effect on the incidence of asthma,allergic rhinitis,eczema,or atopic sensitization in 2,423 eight-year olds. However,when the scientists limited their analysis to children [...] Well,the kids are just getting over their first cold of the rainy season. Every time the weather changes significantly my kids get sick. So basically that means Fall (about the time for Feast of Tabernacles or Halloween) and Spring (in time for Passover and Easter). They had very typical symptoms of stuffy nose,low [...] A few weeks ago I was able to go elderberry harvesting with my friend Shula and our kids. It was a really fun day! We only hit three trees before my kids began to melt down,but it was enough for both of us to have two plastic grocery bags full of berries. Elderberry shrubs [...] |  
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