tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80550317727823388452024-03-05T15:07:07.477-08:00Geo's Joy - Cultivating LifeRegistered Clinical Herbalist | Master of Science in Herbal Medicine | Nutrition and Health Coach Educator | Speaker | Organic GardenerGeo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-73900978310971574132012-10-13T11:29:00.000-07:002012-10-13T11:29:00.137-07:00Turmeric Chai Tea...Yum!As promised, here is the recipe for the Turmeric Chai Tea that we offered at the Edible Pharmacopoeia classes recently. This one combines many of the spices we discussed, plus coconut milk. You can use any type of milk, but I like coconut for its many health benefits, including heart health, thyroid nourishment, and protection from Dementia & Alzheimer's disease. It is rich in lauric acid, which is also found in human breast milk and protects babies from viral and bacterial infections.<br />
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Turmeric Chai Tea (serves 4)<br />
3 TBSP turmeric powder<br />
4 tsp. cinnamon powder<br />
2 tsp. ginger powder<br />
1 tsp. cardamom powder<br />
1-2 tsp. cayenne powder (optional and I used one)<br />
1/8 tsp clove powder<br />
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Mix it all up and store it in a glass jar.<br />
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For each serving, use 4 tsp of the chai powder.<br />
Pour 1 cup of boiling water over the powder and steep for 10-30 minutes.<br />
Strain through a fine mesh sieve or cheese cloth into a sauce pan, and add 1/2-1 Cup of milk.<br />
Heat but do not boil.<br />
Sweeten with honey or maple syrup to taste.<br />
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This tea is a wonderful after dinner as a dessert or before bed to help you sleep through the night. It will support liver detoxification & blood sugar regulation, plus quench the days inflammation during your good nights sleep. Enjoy!<br />
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Usnea is a lichen that looks like Spanish moss, growing on
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Isatis tinctoria is a member of the Brassicacea (Cabbage)
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(reducing fevers).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is specific
for fighting pharyngitis, laryngitis, encephalitis, mononucleosis,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tonsillitis, scarlet fever, typhoid,
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Baptisia tinctoria (Wild Indigo) belongs to the Fabacea
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especially involving the lymph and glandular systems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is one of my favorites for throat, tonsil and nasal
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All 3 of these are a part of the broad spectrum formula
called “Liquid Gold”, named by a grateful client.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having suffered sinus and bronchial infections for 4 years,
with a constant round of antibiotics serving to deplete her immune system, this
has been her saving grace, allowing her to be antibiotic free for the past 3
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may read about it and
order it at <a href="http://www.geosjoy.com/">www.geosjoy.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Educators, moms, employers and child care providers find it
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May this cold and flu season be one of wellness for you and
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<i>SS: "</i>Our food becomes us; it becomes the bodies of my children: their muscles, blood, and brain tissue. I put a high premium on that."<br />
Q: You've said that organic food is a bargain, even when it costs more than conventional produce. How so?<br />
SS: Because the price represents what the food really costs to grow. Chemical-intensive -agriculture products cost a lot more than the dollars you hand over in the check-out lane. When I pay less for food produced on industrial farms, I am really passing along to society the expense of higher insurance premiums, increased healthcare expenditures and more environmental clean-ups. Other hidden costs of chemical-intensive agriculture include the death of pollinators, polluted waterways, poisoned farm workers, eroded topsoil, and a dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico from runoff into the Mississippi River. We are just handing these problems over to future generations to deal with."<br />
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"The old idea that you can't feed the world with organic farming is no longer true. New evidence shows that organic farming yields are on par with those of conventional farming. Today's organic farming is not like farming before the advent of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. It's not just letting the pests have their way with crops. It's much more sophisticated. Organic agriculture substitutes biological control mechanisms for the chemical control mechanisms that emerged out of World War II and the cold war."<br />
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"I think what will really win the day with organics isn't so much the pesticide issue but the local issue. The amount of fossil fuel expended just to get a fifty calorie piece of lettuce on your plate is irrational. The need for local food security also will drive the the U.S. towards organic local agriculture."<br />
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Eat Fresh. Buy Local. Choose Organic for the sake of all of us.Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-72408288276789049302012-07-07T13:03:00.000-07:002012-07-07T13:03:24.324-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Beet Kvass recipe </b>using a starter:<br />
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In a 2 quart jar, add 3 medium or 2 large red beets, peeled and chopped coarsely.<br />
Optional: add some coarsely chopped carrots, onions, cabbage, kale, garlic, or ginger<br />
Add 1/4 C. of whey plus 1/4 C. of starter OR 1/2 C. of starter (the Kvass that you have)<br />
Add 1-2 TBSP sea salt<br />
Fill with clean or filtered water. Stir well. Cover securely. ( I use a 1/2 gal wide mouth ball jar)<br />
Allow it to sit at room temperature for 2 days.<br />
Refrigerate.<br />
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Enjoy the vegetables right from the jar, or on salads. Drink 1/2 C. before lunch and dinner for optimal digestive support.<br />
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Use in place of vinegar in salad dressings, and add to soups.<br />
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Note: Do not use grated beets, as they exude too much juice and ferment too quickly, favoring alcohol production rather than lactic acid.<br />
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A traditional Ukranian beverage, it is a rich blood building probiotic valued for its medicinal and digestive support. It is an excellent blood tonic, promotes regularity, aids digestion, alkalinizes the blood, cleanses the liver and is a good treatment kidney stones and other ailments.<br />
-excerpted from "Nourishing Traditions" <i>The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D. <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"> Bless them!</span></b></i><br />
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To our collective radiant health!Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-87579544735437230182012-04-21T07:57:00.000-07:002012-04-21T07:57:52.171-07:00Sassafras Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sassafras leaves, blossoms and branches reach upward each spring, promising all that is uplifting. These young leaves are edible (delicate and lemony in flavor). They are dried and used as the thickener called file, used in cajun gumbo dishes, and when eaten fresh, they are a demulcent, which soothes and heals our digestive tracts. As they mature, they develop into 3 distinct shapes: an oval, a mitten and a 3 lobed hand.</div>
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It is the reddish root & root bark however, which we use most often for that most delicious root beer and sassafras tea. Traditionally it has been used as a spring tonic in the Appalachians and Ozarks where it is native and abundant. It improves circulation, deters infections, destroys pathogens, and stimulates the release of toxins through diaphoresis (sweating).</div>
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Sassafras was one of the first exports from Colonial America to England as a marketable crop, and was included in the US Pharmacopoeia from 1820-1926. It is used in the treatment of acne, arthritis, boils, carbuncles, catarrh, colds, digestive issues, eczema, fevers, flu, gout, herpes, hypertension, measles, menstrual cramps, nephritis, psoriasis, rheumatism, shingles, skin and stomach problems, and STD's of all types.</div>
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Topically it is applied as a poultice to relief inflamed eyes, or as a liniment to treat bruises, sciatica, sore muscles, and swellings. As a skin wash, it is used to relieve poison ivy/oak and nettles skin rashes. The essential oil is used for toothaches and to rid surface parasites, such as head lice.</div>
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Sassafras is not recommended for use during pregnancy and lactation, however. It serves to decrease lactation. However, it is quite safe for children, so no worries there!</div>
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The Super Sassafras Tea that is available from Geo's Joy is made with children in mind. It is sweetened with licorice root (which prevents cavities while being a healing agent) and is "spiked" with nourishing nettles, a flavorless green plant rich in minerals and vitamins. It makes a root beer flavored tea that can be frozen into popsicles. This is a sweet but sugarless treat that will sneak a "vegetable product" into the most finicky eaters.</div>
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This season brings the promise of an abundant sassafras crop and a blessing from the Appalachian spring. Enjoy it's great flavor and good health!</div>
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continuous friends, who, like scallions and cucumbers, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">keep
reminding us that we've had them;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
crotchety friends, sour as rhubarb and as indestructible;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
handsome friends, who are as gorgeous as eggplants and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">as
elegant as a row of corn, and the others, as plain as <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">potatoes
and so good for you;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
funny friends, who are as silly as Brussels sprouts and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">as
amusing as Jerusalem artichokes;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">And
serious friends as unpretentious as cabbages, as subtle <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">as
summer squash, as persistent as parsley, as delightful as <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">dill,
as endless as zucchini and who, like parsnips, can be <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">counted
on to see you through the winter;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
old friends, nodding like sunflowers in the evening-time, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">and
young friends coming on as fast as radishes;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
loving friends, who wind around us like tendrils and hold <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">us,
despite our blights, wilts and witherings;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 5;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">And
finally, for those friends now gone, like gardens past <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">that
have been harvested, but who fed us in their times that <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">we
might have life thereafter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">For
all these we give thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 16.0pt;">I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">n honor of my dear gardening friend Jen, now in the spirit world. She pretty much covered the variety of friendship crops, depending on the season.</span></span></div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-25450650537525269342012-01-01T12:08:00.000-08:002012-01-01T12:14:37.310-08:00Top 10 Immune Boosting Foods<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPMVzEZLdo-owmKDf6Kf0ydZRwZiJqHeUbteJ62rRIg2FjnUPICXxk84ihQK1VIV3HwmIrEzcLAMn2_7STXRrp8h4AasItqBe0bhy0ydhSUg_H1i5WnlLvUcElmd3rw9QPxapFcaujbA/s1600/elderberries.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPMVzEZLdo-owmKDf6Kf0ydZRwZiJqHeUbteJ62rRIg2FjnUPICXxk84ihQK1VIV3HwmIrEzcLAMn2_7STXRrp8h4AasItqBe0bhy0ydhSUg_H1i5WnlLvUcElmd3rw9QPxapFcaujbA/s400/elderberries.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692759204241879778" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Ripe Juicy Elderberries....<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUtkOFJrTuhVqzGIcVK5opQjB7ECjwexqkwR57sK3uoTB_cAR77iMaJMRsygsM7tcDZkl0mYX-uljdtwsP-l8IIA-XBgUUSN7CGWsOefRMo6z1EH_-hiMQWT5GGzizEiuKvb9pen5kdMc/s1600/echinacea.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">What you eat has a huge impact on how well your immune system is able to function. Eating whole, nutrient-dense foods offers your body the building blocks it needs for optimal immunity—and optimal health—in any season.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Garlic</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—antimicrobial and stimulates the immune system<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Fish oil</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—omega-3’s increase phagocytic activity and strengthen cell membranes<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Leafy greens</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—high in B vitamins, minerals, and beta-carotene<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Berries</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—packed with antioxidants to deal with the aftermath of immune battles<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Citrus</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—high in vitamin C and other bioflavonoids<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Chicken Soup</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—delicious, digestible, and familiar; it’s also nutrient-rich<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Ginger</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—antioxidant, antimicrobial, and warming to fend off colds<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Elderberry</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—loaded with antioxidants and helps your cells hide from viruses<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Carrots, winter squash, sweet potatoes</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—packed with beta-carotene and other phytonutrients<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.5in;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:11.0pt .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;"><b>Mushrooms</b></span><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">—high in immune-boosting polysaccharides<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:20.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TrebuchetMS;color:#181512;">Besides keeping yourself well-nourished, get outside for sunshine and a walk every day, allow for plenty of rest, and spend some time in good company—all activities that will support excellent immunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-86394019887063333902012-01-01T09:41:00.000-08:002012-01-01T14:02:04.875-08:00Simple Solutions for Good Health<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVByscXmhJcjLO7GZGLStYy73dRwi5Npm1dt95WWAxOVRcj_9c57Ul_R5lCBu6IDQvh7164gmJ5MOMtoHUsZpQ9WuVfM_h3sc5ZGQAWKJ4-eMXeQAzrcNz-CZcgMSLtP40UggUNizBHI/s1600/sunflowers+field+blue+sky.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 168px; height: 113px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVByscXmhJcjLO7GZGLStYy73dRwi5Npm1dt95WWAxOVRcj_9c57Ul_R5lCBu6IDQvh7164gmJ5MOMtoHUsZpQ9WuVfM_h3sc5ZGQAWKJ4-eMXeQAzrcNz-CZcgMSLtP40UggUNizBHI/s400/sunflowers+field+blue+sky.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692722501394209602" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQCQh6mGqRiAWMEN_iqaCv_buDnbqC92leoVB3wwsAxiOCynYGMr_ucvKd45_o32bT4EugXvkfjw7DsAZllUoKUJwXwNwKeGek3cf3oZxXdQ4fcrEHApUDrFNfBsvnmQmRBRnuCbnYfw/s1600/sunflowers+field+blue+sky.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Seek balance.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Revere all Life.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Breathe fresh air.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Drink clean water.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Eat natural colors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Mostly green, mostly leaves.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Walk often.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Give thanks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Meditate</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Laugh.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Love.<o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-31745595925566138762011-11-30T14:12:00.000-08:002011-11-30T14:28:20.298-08:00Honey: Sweet Cough ReliefIf you want to quiet a nighttime cough, honey has been found to work more effectively than over the counter cough syrups and suppressants. A Pennsylvania study of more than 100 children authored by Ian Paul, M.D. confirmed that it is also effective for older adults coughing when associated with a cold.<div><br /></div><div>It coats and soothes an irritated throat to interrupt and calm repeated coughing, It is generally safe and can be used as often as needed. When using raw honey, you can also enjoy its anti-microbial effects to help fight infections. A recommended dose is 2 tsp for an adult per dose; 1 tsp for children. It is not recommended for children under 15 months, due to potential botulism spores introduced to an immature immune system. If you are diabetic, it may be too high in sugar for your use...sorry! Try some licorice root and wild cherry tea or syrup instead!</div><div><br /></div><div>If a cough is persistent or severe, and is accompanied by breathing difficulty, increased breathing rate, blueness of skin, blood in mucous, loss of weight, or has lasted longer than 2 weeks, seek prompt medical attention.</div><div><br /></div><div>Otherwise, enjoy the sweet relief!</div>Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-84344583771798351672011-11-27T14:35:00.000-08:002011-11-27T14:39:02.920-08:00The Perfect Partner for the Holiday Feast: Digestive Bitters<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf5aXP02NKmeJ74wIrI9TxR__b3srJLhR2QM2to5YWzfoCBlKcVaAbcDyqUNvXt008u20lwVlPmr9E5BoOg9on0I1nRZA6w_uMX5K51jzhiiF3HqGDh9UUqVgUWjzBGOi6ljCSBzOMYo/s1600/Tgivingtable.11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEf5aXP02NKmeJ74wIrI9TxR__b3srJLhR2QM2to5YWzfoCBlKcVaAbcDyqUNvXt008u20lwVlPmr9E5BoOg9on0I1nRZA6w_uMX5K51jzhiiF3HqGDh9UUqVgUWjzBGOi6ljCSBzOMYo/s320/Tgivingtable.11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679808686230319618" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I never dreamed I would hear these words, and especially from teenagers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As an herbalist, it is music to my ears.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“These bitters are awesome.” “Your bitters have changed my life!” “Can you please pass the bitters?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Say what?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">All over the world, people recognize the value of bitter substances to enhance digestive function and general health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In America, we have given up most bitters (with the exception of coffee and dark chocolate) in exchange for salt and sweet flavors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In correlation, we lead the world in diabetes, heart disease, and chronic illnesses.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> In Holland, older people enjoy “the bitter hour” or cocktail hour as we call it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They partake of bitter foods and drinks to stimulate their waning digestive powers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Vermouth is made from Wormwood, which is what Vermouth translates as in German.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In Africa, the medicinal value of bitter herbs is commonly recognized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In India, they say that those with liver problems commonly seek bitter tasting substances.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Scientific research has shown that bitters applied to the tongue before a meal have a priming effect on upper digestive function, likely mediated by the vagus nerve reflex.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We know that vagal stimulation causes an increase in gastric acid secretion (necessary to digest our foods); and rise in gastrin, an increase in pepsin secretion, a slight increase in gallbladder motility and a priming of the pancreas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is also known that the reflex involves contraction of the digestive sphincters and downward peristalsis of the intestines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So bitters are now known to strengthen the esophageal and duodenal sphincters, which helps normalize Gastric Reflux or GERD.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> When we dine on a smorgasboard of foods, the volume and mixture of food types causes our digestion to halt.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For example, when eating fruits and starches together, the enzymes secreted to digest each, actually nullify each other’s actions, and our foods just sit still in our stomachs, making us feel bloated and gassy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bitters jump start that halted digestion and alleviate that congested feeling by moving the food on its way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Traditionally bitters have been used to keep poisons from snake & scorpion bites moving through and out of our system quickly, they are that powerful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And as a medicine they have been effective for relieving migraines, hiccups, depression and vision problems associated with liver toxicity.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>In 1698,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a Treatise on Asthma written by Floyer noted that digestive bitters mitigated the cause of Asthma.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Modern research has found that allergic asthma was associated with a reduction in histamine-stimulated peak acid output from the gastric mucosa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There is a known depression of gastric H2-histamine receptor function in asthma.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is likely too much information, but suffice it to say that digestive bitters <b>can </b><span style="font-weight:normal">change a persons life, when digestive malfunction leads to chronic problems, including allergies, arthritis and some auto-immune disorders.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">After many years of trial and error, I have made a formula that only requires 3-5 drops on the tongue (rather than a teaspoon at a time) to be effective, that has a complex flavor that is somewhat pleasant, and that both warms and cools digestive function due the variety of herbs involved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you would like to try a little bottle, just send me an e-mail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They are listed on my blog spot under herbs and products.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is one thing we were all grateful for this Thanksgiving Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some of us won’t leave home without it!<o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-38993544351339177192011-10-01T12:05:00.000-07:002011-10-01T12:06:46.790-07:00Of Stink Bugs and Dandelions<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Blog Interruption:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Of Stink Bugs and Dandelions <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Last entry began the weeklong stink bug invasion, that diverts countless waking hours to soapy water<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>drownings and the vacuuming of thousands of these curious creatures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is both sad and satisfying, managing the hoards of shelter seeking bugs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I find myself pondering if they might hold the cure for cancer or some other miracle we’ve been seeking.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Like the much maligned dandelion that we just cant’ get rid of, try as we might, the stink bugs seem to multiply after each attempt to clear them from our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We have devised various poisons for dandelion extinction,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>chemicals which have proven to be carcinogens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And current research now shows that the dandelion is, in fact anti-tumorigenic, as well as a blood sugar regulator, a digestive aid, support for the upper respiratory system, and a potassium enhancing diuretic useful for hypertension.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was considered blood medicine by native peoples, and is used in treating obstructions of the gall bladder,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>liver,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>kidneys, pancreas and spleen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is used for literally dozens of disorders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Most of the plant is edible, and it is considered to be one of the 5 most nourishing vegetables !<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>We would do well to harvest this free and prolific plant for its gifts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I use dandelion root as a foundation for nearly every medicinal tea I make,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>including my soon to be famous Super Sassafras Tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It lives up to it’s Greek name Taraxacum:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Taraxos “disorder” and akos “remedy”, a remedy for disorders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As we now scramble to decimate the stinkbug population, we might consider searching for their usefulness and begin harvesting them for something good, rather than introducing new poisons to get rid of them. Doesn’t everything that lives on earth have an inherent value? Perhaps someone will commit research to discovering what special qualities and possibilities may come from the autumn stinkbug gatherings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>When something is as prolific and persistent in getting our attention as the stinkbug and the dandelion, perhaps we would do well to listen.<o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-64223858977265969732011-10-01T11:45:00.000-07:002011-10-01T11:48:53.612-07:00Of Collars and Cats<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Of Collars and Cats <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Last weekend, while walking my cats down our country lane, we encountered<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a “ferrel cat” with black goggles as her markings, that sat quietly in the treeline, licking it’s paws while I sang “The Sparrow and the Tree” to it.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Why I started singing, I cannot tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Since my own cats were curious yet unthreatened<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>by its presence, I conjectured<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>that it was a female, possibly pregnant.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Next morning, I saw the cat entering the tree line in our yard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Later that afternoon, it was in our backyard, and both Roadie and Belly Jones approached it,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>then turned around to leave it alone with worried looks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I sang to it again.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Next morning, about 4 am,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I was checking the whereabouts<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>of my cats in our little place, and startled the little kitty from its comfy place on our sofa, right next to Belly Jones, Mr. Shy Himself!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This was definitely oddly tolerant & accepting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>behavior for my cats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I was pretty sure she must be a pregnant young mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Later that evening she came to the bottom of our stairs, through our perpetually opened cat doors, and cried a mournful quack, more like a duck than a cat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I promptly prepared her some food and milk and delivered<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>these to her in the garage.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">She let me stay near her while she ate, when I noticed the collar around her neck in an odd angle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then I knew she was in trouble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She had been fitted with a plastic flea collar,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>and somehow got her right leg through it, serving to cripple her right leg while choking her voice box.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I tried to help her, but she hissed and ran.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Each day has been full of constant concern and bearing up under her imagined suffering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Many sleepless nights of worry; even images of her face appearing under my eyelids in the dark hours.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">First we tried luring her into a cat carrier with food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She went in, but backed out hissing and ran at the first sign of closing the door.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After calling the local shelter, they offered a cat trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So that was the next step in the adventure<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>of capturing a ferrel pregnant cat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I was now calling her Goggles, as she is a black & white cat,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>with those black goggles above her white<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>face & chest.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The first trap didn’t trip closed when she went in to dine, and 2 days later, we tried another more sensitive trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It worked like a charm, so on Friday morning I took off in search of a shelter that could take her and help her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>My first shelter was full, taking no more animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They were willing to spay her however,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>but they couldn’t sedate and remove her collar legally, so they sent me up the road to a vet who would take their 1/2 price voucher for the spaying, and off we went.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The vet convinced<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>me to have her tested for HIV/leukemia also, so a shelter would be more likely to take her (if I could find one that wasn’t full!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No cat rooms left at any shelter in their county, I was told.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So I signed the papers and left her for the morning.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">As I arrived home I got a call from the Vet’s assistant informing me that Goggles was a HE and he was already neutered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They noted a deep wound from the collar embedded under his right leg, and said they would surgically fix it for the same price I paid for spaying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And for extra they would inject an anti-biotic that would time release for 6 days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And He had neither<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>feline HIV nor leukemia.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">After hearing this, I let the owner of the local health food store know the results, as I shared my cat adventures with her the day before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>She promptly offered to adopt this kitty, much to my relief and delight.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>She is a loyal advocate<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>for pets, and has 5 cats and 2-3 retrievers already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here is her report from the first night with Goggles.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">“He is doing great. He is so affectionate! I decided to put him in the spare bathroom instead of a dog crate last night. He used his litter box and settled down on a little bed of towels. When I visited with him he was all over me. He stood on my feet and when I sat down he crawled right up on my lap. I had to disengage myself from him when it was time for me to leave <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">This morning I decided to leave the bathroom door open so he could go into the room with the other cats. They are not sure what to make of him but he just walked right in, ate breakfast, and layed down on a cat bed. He's a hungry little fellow and really likes the Rad Cat raw food. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">Once I got a good look at his surgery site it looks like that collar was really doing some damage. Was it embedded in his skin? One area has quite a hole.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:Tahoma">But I think he will make a full recover pretty quickly. He's got a great personality and seems like he will go with the flow rather easily. “</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">He is one lucky fellow, and if he gets another collar, it will be the quick release type.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">The other was a vinyl flea collar, and he is one of many cats who are injured by these non-stretch, non-releasable types.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>So please never use such a thing on your animals.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Many people helped me to help Goggles, and that shared effort gives me hope for our own species of two –leggeds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Today I am grateful for his suffering being relieved and for that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>life saved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here is the song I sang upon our first meeting and many times during that difficult week.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-layout-alt:fixed;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <tbody><tr> <td width="1302" style="width:1302.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">THE SPARROW AND THE TREE<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">"Oh, I love you," said the sparrow to the tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">"I would always let you be what you would be.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">In the autumn in the spring<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">I will give you songs to sing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">"Will you take me underneath your haloed light<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">And protect me even through the winter's night?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">In the autumn in the spring<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">I will give you songs to sing.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">"Oh, I love you," said the sparrow to the tree.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">"I would always let you be what you would be.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">In the autumn in the spring,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">I will give you songs to sing."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Times-Roman">-Hedge & Donna<o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-19238557313160789432011-09-20T17:17:00.001-07:002011-09-20T17:24:31.249-07:00Got Thyme?Here is a quick hint for the swift help of something in your pantry, when a sore throat or cold and flu symptoms strike. <div><br /></div><div>Pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 tsp of dried thyme, and steep for 15-20 minutes. </div><div>Add lemon juice, cinnamon and honey and drink hot or warm. (I recommend making 4 cups at a thyme, to have more on hand when you feel the downward slide taking you with it. Some folks like to add a bit of brandy to the brew, to add to the sleep/antimicrobial/enjoyment factor.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Note: You may even gargle with this for an effective sore throat antidote.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any thyme is good thyme!</div>Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-49433404017048018352011-09-19T07:11:00.000-07:002011-09-19T07:12:13.108-07:00Good Ideas for a Small Planet<!--StartFragment--> <h1>Buy Fresh, Buy Local<o:p></o:p></h1> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Have you found yourself perusing a local farmer’s market in recent years, delighting in the variety of fragrances, colors, shapes and tastes? Do you seek out restaurants that serve up local seasonal foods from your area farms?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Are you happy to find fresh brown eggs from free-range chickens, sweet basil by the fistfuls and newly pressed cider from just-picked apples?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Then you are part of the growing movement of citizens making sustainable choices as “Locavore s”.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All over the world, people shop for daily meals in local bazaars and markets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Today American’s are awakening to this ancient and sustainable practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here are just a few good reasons to Buy Fresh, Buy Local.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">You will conserve our precious resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The typical item in a grocery store travels 1500 miles to its place on your plate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On average,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>each of us consumes 400 gallons of oil per year for our grocery-store foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Modern Agri-business uses about 17% of our nation’s energy use.)*<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">For food –related fuel economy, consider this:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If each of us ate just <b>one meal a</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> </span><b>week (any meal) of foods from local and organically raised meats and produce</b><span style="font-weight:normal">, we would </span><b>save 1.1 million barrels of oil each week!</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> *<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Fresh sun-ripened fruit tastes much better!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Vegetables contain sugars that begin turning to starch & nutrients that begin to degrade immediately after being picked from the plant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Freshly picked = more flavor & more nourishment.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">You will strengthen your local economy and support endangered family farms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Each dollar you spend locally circulates in your community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Of each dollar spent at the grocery store, 15 cents goes to the farmer, and 85 cents goes to the middlemen.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Getting to know your farmers helps build understanding and trust, the foundation for a strong community. <o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">You will have better chance for good health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Local farmers are less likely to use chemicals, growth hormones, antibiotics,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>& genetically modified foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Buy food from local farmers you can trust.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">You will protect the environment and your own backyard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Less fossil fuel & chemical pollution, less local development.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Small farms that remain profitable are less likely to sell to developers.<o:p></o:p></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">When you vote for local, fresh food with each dollar you spend, you assure that healthy, flavorful food will be available for future generations.<o:p></o:p></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">How to find a farmer’s market or local direct farm to consumer:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.localharvest.org/">www.localharvest.org</a>; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.csacenter.org/">www.csacenter.org</a>;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.buylocal.org/">www.buylocal.org</a>;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><a href="http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets">www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets</a>. <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for choosing to Buy Fresh and Buy Local.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">* excerpted from <i>Animal, Vegetable,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Miracle</i></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">; Barbara Kingsolver </span><!--EndFragment-->Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-61907320201622965482011-09-15T12:47:00.000-07:002011-09-15T12:51:04.367-07:00Market offerings 9/17/2011<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">Market offerings 9/17/11<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b><i>Changing with the seasons & Honoring requests<o:p></o:p></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Since you asked...</i></b><b><i>A new batch of Comfrey Salve is now available. </i></b><span style="font-family:Times-Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal">Excellent tissue repair for preventing scars, healing wounds, fractures, broken bones, torn tendons, carpal tunnel, arthritis, hemorrhoids, swellings, varicosities, bruises, burns, sunburn, eczema, psoriasis, wrinkles, pregnant bellies, diaper rash, sore nipples, etc.</span><b><i> </i></b> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Just in time for Cold & Flu season….<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Flu-less In Berryville: </b><span style="font-weight:normal">A child –friendly liquid formula that is sweet yet powerful, to prevent the flu and colds with anti-viral,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>anti-bacterial,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>immune boosting herbs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Breathe Easy:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b><span style="font-weight:normal">A child’s yummy formula for helping with stuffy noses, itchy eyes and annoying coughs.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b>Liquid Gold:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b><span style="font-weight:normal">The adult version for preventing the flu, colds, sore throats and upper respiratory infections, named by one of Geo’s clients who can’t live without it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>New Herbal Teas are on the way…</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Apres Dinner Digesteaf </b><span style="font-weight:normal">= a</span><b> </b><span style="font-weight:normal">full bodied after dinner tea, to aid in digestion and relaxation, spicy, rich and warming for autumn and winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b>Flu-less in Berryville = </b><span style="font-weight:normal">The tea version of the child’s formula, </span><b>this is serious tea</b><span style="font-weight:normal">…. “no namby pamby, isn’t this pleasant?” Rather this is a medicinal tea that has notes of elderberries, lemon, peppermint and thyme. Very potent when you need it most!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Geo’s soon to be famous <b>Super Sassafras Tea</b><span style="font-weight:normal">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Makes great </span><b>root beer- flavored popsicles</b><span style="font-weight:normal">! </span><b><i>Free tastings….with a smile.</i></b><span style="font-weight:normal;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <b>We now have “The Rejuvenator for Her”:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b><span style="font-weight:normal">A sweet-tart flavored adaptogen that enhances energy, mood, metabolism, memory, immunity, weight loss, stamina & sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Also supports thyroid, kidney & liver function,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>+ respiratory and nervous systems.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Geo is Still Jammin!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b><span style="font-weight:normal">Again we have a variety of Organic Fruit & Herb Jams sweetened with Honey & White Grape Juice! </span>Varieties include:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><b>Peach Pie</b><span style="font-weight:normal">, </span><b>Ginger-Peach</b><span style="font-weight:normal">, </span><b>Green Pepper Jelly, Red </b><span style="font-weight:normal">& </span><b>Green Hot Pepper Jelly (made with sugar).</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Organic Produce: <b>Autumn Delicata Squash, great for stuffing and easy to cook, plus Yellow sweet bell peppers, Kung Pao Red Hot peppers,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Suyo Asian Burpless Cucumbers, Heirloom Tomatoes, Heirloom Green & Dragon Tongue beans, Malabar spinach.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> Back by popular demand:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Itches, Ouches & Stings all purpose salve</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> for all summer skin injuries.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i> </i></b><b>As requested, we have a new batch of </b><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><b>“The Rejuvenator for Men”:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></b><span style="font-weight:normal">A sweet tonic used to enhance strength, endurance, adaptation to stress; offers protection and repair of liver/endocrine organs, cooling emotional reactions,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>enhances overall vitality and vigor!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span><b><i>Free tasting samples….</i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Herbal Salves & Digestive Bitters,</b><span style="font-weight:normal"> which make believers out of skeptics of natural medicines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span><b>Kid-friendly natural medicines.</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><b>Now taking special orders </b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">at market for natural medicines!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>For those of you who have placed them, I will bring them along this Saturday.</span></p>Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-48947824738893019482011-09-08T11:23:00.000-07:002011-09-08T11:55:02.395-07:00Market offerings 9/10/11 - Changing with the seasons<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl6leKWlFzne_D_BWgp-D_r4JckYefcnoLDFLmH9NtNc-X-UQZsSmbmL6x-A1ZR5NrcjKUfLEv4P9J5yso9nLlRYXQ7VaphgORvagg3Uzs7NnN6euFcV5DAbvWwNwTcm2tn4Lss9d8nk/s1600/sambucus-racemosa.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl6leKWlFzne_D_BWgp-D_r4JckYefcnoLDFLmH9NtNc-X-UQZsSmbmL6x-A1ZR5NrcjKUfLEv4P9J5yso9nLlRYXQ7VaphgORvagg3Uzs7NnN6euFcV5DAbvWwNwTcm2tn4Lss9d8nk/s320/sambucus-racemosa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650059781082391938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><b><i><span style=";font-family:";" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></i></b><div style="text-align: left;"><span style=";font-family:";" >"Elderberry - Sambucus Nigra"</span><b><i><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></i></b></div><b><i><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >If raining, Geo will stay home.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Special orders can be picked up here, or dropped off at Midas Touch, FYI.</span></i></b> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Just in time for Cold & Flu season….</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Flu-less In Berryville: </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >A child –friendly liquid formula that is sweet yet powerful, to prevent the flu and colds with anti-viral,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>anti-bacterial,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>immune boosting herbs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Breathe Easy:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >A child’s yummy formula for helping with stuffy noses, itchy eyes and annoying coughs.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Liquid Gold:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >The adult version for preventing the flu, colds, sore throats and upper respiratory infections, named by one of Geo’s clients who can’t live without it!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >New Herbal Teas are on the way…</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Apres Dinner Digesteaf </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >= a<b> </b>full bodied after dinner tea, to aid in digestion and relaxation, spicy, rich and warming for autumn and winter. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Flu-less in Berryville = </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >The tea version of the child’s formula, <b>this is serious tea</b>…. “no namby pamby, isn’t this pleasant?” Rather this is a medicinal tea that has notes of elderberries, lemon, peppermint and thyme. Very potent when you need it most!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Geo’s soon to be famous <b>Super Sassafras Tea</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Makes great <b>root beer- flavored popsicles</b>! <b><i>Free tastings….with a smile.</i></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >We now have “The Rejuvenator for Her”:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >A sweet-tart flavored adaptogen that enhances energy, mood, metabolism, memory, immunity, weight loss, stamina & sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Also supports thyroid, kidney & liver function,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>+ respiratory and nervous systems.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Geo is Still Jammin!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Again we have a variety of Organic Fruit & Herb Jams sweetened with Honey & White Grape Juice!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Varieties include:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Peach Pie</b>, Blueberry-Peach, Ginger-Peach, Blackberry-Peach with Basil<b>, </b>& <b>Green Pepper Jelly (slightly hot!).</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Autumn Delicata Squash, great for stuffing and easy to cook, plus Yellow sweet bell peppers, Kung Pao Red Hot peppers,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Suyo Asian Burpless Cucumbers, Heirloom Tomatoes, Heirloom green beans, Malabar spinach.</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Back by popular demand:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Itches, Ouches & Stings all purpose salve</b> for all summer skin injuries.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >As requested, we have a new batch of </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" ><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>“The Rejuvenator for Men”:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>A sweet tonic used to enhance strength, endurance, adaptation to stress; offers protection and repair of liver/endocrine organs, cooling emotional reactions,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>enhances overall vitality and vigor!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b><i>Free tasting samples….</i></b></span><b><i><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" > </span></i></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" ></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Herbal Salves & Digestive Bitters,</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" > which make believers out of skeptics of natural medicines.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Kid-friendly natural medicines.</b> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Now taking special orders </span></b><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >at market for natural medicines!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>For those of you who have placed them, I will bring them along this Saturday.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-Times New Roman"font-family:";" >Hope to see you Saturday!</span></p>Geo Derick - Geo's Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07210010987446628655noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8055031772782338845.post-37856367857350615832011-06-28T14:13:00.000-07:002011-06-28T14:15:44.882-07:00June 25 Offerings Berryville Market<!--[if gte mso 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week for cool weather crops!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Come early for <b>the last of the Asparagus</b>!</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">The native red raspberries</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> locally known as <b>wine berries or thimbleberries</b> are just beginning….like <b>juicy Rubies</b> in salads and on cereals, desserts, make great jelly and wine!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Freshly-picked <b>Organic Produce including Black Raspberries, Day-Lily Buds(lovely with asparagus), Mammoth Melting Snow peas</b>, Sweet & Crisp <b>Sugar Snap Peas</b>, Heirloom Leafy greens (Various <b>Kales, Swiss chard, Spinach</b>), <b>Lettuces w/</b> <b>Edible flowers,</b> fresh & dried herbs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Come early, as they sell out quickly.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Herbal tea blends, including Geo’s soon to be famous <b>Super Sassafras Tea</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>This week’s tea features <b>Be Cool</b> (unsweetened minty thirst quencher ) and<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Be Light</b> which is a diabetic and dieter’s delight!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It is sweet without sugar or calories, aiding in healthy blood sugar regulation, detoxification and weight management with metabolic support.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b><i>Free tastings….with a smile.</i></b></span></p><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">There are a few bottles available of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>“The Rejuvenator” for Men</b>….A sweet tonic used to enhance strength, endurance, adaptation to stress; offers protection and repair of liver/endocrine organs, cooling emotional reactions,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>enhances overall vitality and vigor!</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Free tasting samples….</span></i></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Herbal Salves & Digestive Bitters,</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman""> which make believers out of skeptics of natural medicines.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b>Kid-friendly natural medicines. </b></span><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Now taking special orders at market for natural medicinals!</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Green Blessings - Geo</span></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></p>Geo Derick - Geo's 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