I am so excited! Thanks to the wonderful people at Wildlands Inc. I have arranged for 10 lucky people to attend an elderberry harvesting field trip on one of their mitigation sites. “Wildlands is a habitat development,land management,and environmental planning company with projects throughout the Western and Southeastern United States. Established in 1991,[...]
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   | 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 [...] 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 [...] Well as some of you may know,I am a firm believer in the power of essential oils. I use them for every think from calming stomach aches to cleaning the kitchen counters. I always keep the following on hand: Lavender (natural antiseptic,antifungal,calming,pain relief,increase blood circulation) Tea Tree/Eucalyptus (natural antiviral,antibacterial,[...] |  
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