Latest project off the loom, a lovely table runner in alpaca and mung silk, very classy and has a lovely feel and weight.
#handwoven #madebyhand
that is gorgeous work!
Here are some herbal considerations to boost your broths for immune and digestive support this upcoming colder and wetter season (some are contraindicated for some health issues so pls read up on them more to make sure they're good for you, personally):
ASTRAGALUS ROOT: a tonic and immunomodulator, used especially to combat frequent colds and flu.
BEE BALM DRIED HERB: in the mint and oregano family, fights infection and supports the respiratory system
BONESET DRIED HERB: bitter tonic, respiratory conditions
CHAGA: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anti tumor actions
CODONOPSIS ROOT: adaptogen, supports the immune system and digestion
DANDELION LEAF AND ROOT: alterative, detoxifying, anti-tumor
EURYALE SEED: tonic, digestive, in TCM relieves dampness
LOTUS SEED: antioxidant used to support the immune system
LYCII BERRY: tonic, nutritive
NETTLE LEAF: nutritive, helps with allergies and adrenal stress
PARSLEY LEAF: drying and helpful for expelling gas
PORIA COCOS: immune supportive mushroom, improves the gut lining
RED CLOVER BLOSSOMS: alterative, nutritive, lymphatic health
REISHI: immunomodulator, helpful to resist infections, digestive health
SCHISANDRA BERRY: adaptogen, adrenal and respiratory health
SEAWEEDS: benefits are numerous! Use kelp, kombu, wakame, and more
TURMERIC RHIZOME: alterative, anti-inflammatory, digestive
#grownostr #herbalist
Another baby blanket done. Maybe this will become the weaving channel 😅
Would love to find more #herbalist #fiber #weaving #knitting #garden folk to follow
Indoor sports: weaving a blanket, this one for one of my wee grandchildren ❤️
Summer's winding down, at least the intense harvesting part (other than allll the apples). Think I'm done with cherry tomatoes in general, need to find a nice medium sized red next year. Nice first year harvest of skullcap and hops and just enough green beans left for my lunch. In the garden for fall: Italian dandelion greens, bok choi, arugula, purslane, mizuna, miner's, carrots, collards, beets, snow peas....
Y'all are so kind! Thx for the zaps (woohooo I *finally* figured it out!) and good thoughts!
Since you asked, and if you're willing to be the guinea pig for my selling something with zaps (I can't promise I won't screw it up 😅) how about just handling the priority mail box shipping plus a donation towards my BTC learning curve?
Boo boo salve for the year, made with calendula, plantain, and yarrow with lemongrass and lavender essential oils. Such a rich green color and scent!
And yeah last year I named it "wound salve" to make it more man-friendly 😅 but females seem to use, appreciate, and set the healthy living tone in my area and they and their kids love the "boo boo" 😁
My recipe is simple:
1 cup infused herbal oil to 1 oz beeswax (and 6-10 drops of eo per ounce so it's light enough for the littles among us).
And. I added (I hope) a different wallet so IF I did things right I should be zappable and zappalotable. I guess we'll find out!
#herbalist
Thank you, Maria
That looks yummy!
Ha! I was thinking the same thing today. Love all of the summer harvesting but it is relentless!
yeah I read somewhere that half the internet is now bots. It was fun while it lasted I guess
Garlic is cured and in. Next stop: separating cloves and beginning the drying and powdering process. I find making homegrown garlic powder so rewarding!
In other news, Alby won't (yet) work for me here; I can't swing the monthly fees.
Is anyone using a non-fee, self-custodial wallet to zap on Nostr with? Please share!
#asknostr
#homesteading
Finished my scrappy sweater! All done with leftover random yarns I didn't know what else to do with, including plenty of handspuns. Haven't washed it yet but just so happy to finish! It's perfectly funky for my 13yo 😅
Good reading and finishing up a wee baby blanket. Got the first garden bed turned over for fall planting. This year, drip irrigation went in; hopefully next year we can fence out the deer (currently I cover everything at dusk). First look at the bioreactor compost after a year and it's not bad but definitely not fine yet (still useable). Oh, and here's another look at why it's better to grow/raise your own food/medicine. On the left is chamomile I buy from a very respected and reputable herb source...on the right is my own, dehydrated. Which would you prefer?
P.S. Chatting with Alby tomorrow--we'll see if I can get everything sorted out 🤷♀️
#grownostr
#garden
#herbalist
Thanks! It was handmade by a man in Michigan (Etsy). I currently have a sweet little Gilmore but have used a larger Macomber in the past. Both are beautiful and sturdy American made work horses.
Harvest, dry, store, repeat...
Soon I'll work on the preps: tinctures, salves, infusion blends...
Currently I try to get a little weaving in when I can, too.
