goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • last monthDandelion time!Here's another foraging post to hep folks make their food and medicine budgets stretch a little further. This ongoldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 5 months agoA classic tea for colds and flu symptoms - Yarrow, Elder Flower and Peppermint.Of late, I've been so busy writing about individual herbs and how to prepare different types of remedies from them thgoldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 8 months ago'Oils ain't oils'. Part one on making herbal infused oils.Oil is a useful way to extract the properties of some herbs. It is gentle, non-alcoholic and well suited to external applications. It is also very, very simple to make.…goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 8 months agoFully worked weight to volume tincture making.Some folks can find the maths in tincturing a little daunting but once you get used to it, it’s easy. I’ve prepared this fully worked example of making a ratio tincture…goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 10 months agoAdvanced remedy making - using the moisture in herbs.Apology: I'm sorry I posted this twice. We were having all kinds of internet problems and broadcast errors amd the original post kept failing. I tried again after some time and…goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 10 months agoMaking your own wine vinegarsAs I look for cheaper and more convenient ways to make herbal remedies, I am slowly shifting to [vinegar extracts](goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-140635 • 11 months agoHow to make a pain relieving Prickly Lettuce decoctionAt this time of year, Prickly Lettuce ( Lactuca serriola ) takes over roadsides and some gardens around Gawler and probably the gardens of many @hivegarden and…goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-120078 • 11 months agoWhat's that goo in my herbal remedy?Some of you may have seen that I've been writing a series of posts about making herbal remedies at home. I want to share what I know of this topic so that, as the world gets…goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-140635 • last yearMaking potent herbal vinegars (acetae)Some of you may have seen that I've been writing a series of posts about making herbal remedies at home. I want to share what I know of this topic so that, as the world gets…goldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-140635 • last yearSuccessful Succi - an alternative to tincturesSome of you may have seen that I've been writing a series of posts about making herbal remedies at home. I want to share what Igoldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-140635 • last yearTinctures - why alcohol concentration is important to herbalistsFolk tinctures are easy to make from the plants in your @hivegarden but you can figoldenoakfarm rebloggedligayagardener in #hive-123046 • last yearThe easiest herbalism - teas and infusionsThere’s little better than taking some time out of your day for agoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoThe Floor is Done! - February 27, 2023 @goldenoakfarmThe contractor arrived mid afternoon and got the piece in for the doorway. We decided to not screw down the fgoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoWe Won! - February 24, 2023 @goldenoakfarmOn Friday the contractor got there before I got back, so he got the rest of the wire shelves finished for the rootgoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoIt’s Almost Finished! - February 22, 2023 @goldenoakfarmThe contractor arrived at 3PM and wanted to finish the shelves in the root cellar. What was left was cutting the wirgoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoShelf Supports Finished - February 20, 2023 @goldenoakfarmWhen I got back from the ride on Monday afternoon, the contractor had put the floor outlet back into the bambogoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoMore Work on the Dining Room Floor - February 17, 2023 @goldenoakfarmOn Friday afternoon the contractor arrived at 3PM and had made a bunch more of the tiny flooring jacks. We spent agoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoIt Starts to Close - February 14, 2023 @goldenoakfarmWe started several weeks ago trying to close up the cracks in the bamboo floor in the dining room. Theregoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoSlow, But Surely - February 11, 2023 @goldenoakfarmOn Saturday afternoon the contractor arrived at 3PM and set to work finishing the 1st sgoldenoakfarm in #hive-129017 • 2 years agoMore Root Cellar - February 9, 2023 @goldenoakfarmThe contractor arrived around 3PM after getting a few more 2” x 4”s for the root cellar. Mostly we’ve been scaveng
