Life on an 1800s Farm in Effingham New Hampshire
You wander out to the garden to pick some fresh tomatoes. You find small black droppings on the leaves of your tomato plant. The leaves are gone, but the stem remains. Looks like you probably have tomato worms. Tomato worms feast on the leaves of your tomato plants, which will lead to the plant dying. The tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) is a large caterpillar that … [Read more...]
Natural pectin comes from the skin of apples. Crap apples contain a higher amount than store bought apples. Other fruits such as quince, citrus fruits and blackberries, also contain a natural pectin. When cooked out, you can freeze it for later use in pies, puddings and even canning. What You Will Need 2 pounds of sliced apples (one pound if using crab apples. Crab apples are … [Read more...]
Herbs, and herbal supplements are a popular choice for people who are looking for a more natural approach to healing illness and injury. Although herbs and natural healing have made a comeback over the last few years, they are not the least bit new to the medical world. They have been used since the dawn of time, and in many parts of the world today, indigenous people still use … [Read more...]
First, Do No Harm Back in the 1800's many doctors knew how to treat ailments with herbs and other natural remedies. The problem today is that doctors don't know much, if anything about herbs. Yes, they have heard things in the media, or perhaps read an article about some of them, but you will never see them telling you to take them. Why? Mostly because they are not taught to … [Read more...]
If your house is like ours, right about now, you are loaded with cucumbers from the garden. What shall you do? While pickles are wonderful, I am about pickled out right now. I've made dill, spicy dill, and bread and butter pickles. Jars and jars of them, to be exact. I've made cucumber salad, cucumber salad dressing, and anything I else I cold think of. I wanted something … [Read more...]
A Bad Rap For A Great Healing Herb Goldenrod has gotten a bad reputation over the years for causing allergies, and hay fever, however, it has been shown that it's pollen does not go airborne. Rather, it is pollinated by bees and other pollinating insects. It seems that ragweed, which blooms at the same time of year is actually the culprit for those allergies. Ragweed has … [Read more...]
Yogurt cheese is delicious and simple to make. Even the kids can do it. You can make it a savory cheese for chips and dips, or a sweet cheese for dessert toppings or to spread on toast and muffins. It's up to you. Below is a pictorial step by step on how to make Yogurt Cheese followed by Yogurt Cheese Recipes. Step One Get out all your equipment. You'll need one at least … [Read more...]
Did you know that each flower has a meaning? Did you know that during the Victorian Era flowers had a certain meaning to them? People wore tussie mussies, and also gave them away as gifts. Tussy mussies were flowers delicately folded into a lace handkerchief or inserted into a metal vase. They were also used to make themselves smell better, as they did not wear … [Read more...]
What is a scratch and sniff bee and butterfly garden you ask? A scratch and sniff bee and butterfly garden is a garden full of aromatic plants that you can walk by, touch and fill the air with pleasurable aromas. It is a garden that not only pleases our senses, but pleases the bees', butterflies' and hummingbirds' senses as well. It is filled with colors that attract bees … [Read more...]
Many people think that growing organically is some sort of newfangled idea or fad, but that is far from the truth. It is neither newfangled, or a hot new fad. Our ancestors and forefathers farmed organically for generations, upon generations. They knew how to use crop rotation and other natural methods of farming to help keep bugs at bay. Crop rotation also helped feed … [Read more...]
