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Congratulations! I used to live in a Mediterranean type climate (Central California coast) where Olives, Lemons and Grapes all grow; it was where I learned to garden. Now I live in a slightly colder region, and have to pamper my 2 little potted lemon trees, and keep them warm in the winter...

If kefir doesn't work for you, because of the milk, and you want to get more beneficial bacteria for your gut, you might try fermenting some veggies. There are quick ferments that only take a few days. I will hunt up some of the recipes I have bookmarked, and post them later...

~gd - Thanks for that information. I wasn't aware that aluminum is so much better in this regard :)

Heather, I don't remember, and haven't read again, the whole thread, but have you tried any sort of elimination diet? Other than just eliminating junk food, I mean. I have been eating low carb for the last little while, and have been reading about all the issues that many people have with...

Kefir, to my mind (or tongue) doesn't taste anything like yogurt. I like yogurt, but ... try as I will ... I cannot like kefir. I really want to, because I know it has more healthful bacteria, etc. ... but I can't. It just tastes horrid to me, so I, for one, could never substitute the one for...

Make sure you know what you have before eating the seeds. It seems that what is called Golden Rain tree - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koelreuteria_paniculata - does indeed have edible seeds. But what is called Gold Rain in Germany (though apparently not in English) -...

:frow moolie! It does make it easier to keep the water confined in jars, doesn't it? mrscoyote, moolie has given good directions; its how I have done it for years. One thing to remember though ... sometimes it just doesn't work! For some reason, barametric pressure, the phase of the moon...

Thanks for the responses. I suggested that she might want to change brand. I can see her concerns though; she sells her eggs through her CSA and the farmers' market, and now is the busy season. I'm sure she doesn't want to experiment, and take the chance of having all her eggs taste like...

I had a conversation with someone about eggshells getting thinner as chickens age. Her hens are 3 now, and the shells aren't as strong as they were. I suggested oyster shell, and she said she uses that sometimes, and the hens love it, but she finds that the eggs taste fishy. I've never...

This thread is 5 months old. And apparently the young person who upset people so much has been scared off, as he has not posted since.

I made a note of this site when my horehound needed cutting back. I have dried the leaves, but so far have not made the drops. http://frugallysustainable.com/2011/12/horehound-lozenges-homemade-remedy-for/

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Horehound seems to be the herb most often used for candies; I know I have seen directions for making them. You might try googling horehound candies, or cough drops, and follow the directions just using your pine.

I just recently dried some comfrey and horehound - specifically medicinal herbs - as well as catnip and rosemary, both of which are used medicinally as well as for cat toys or cooking. On a side note (maybe I should start a new thread?), what do you treat with homeopathy, and what are your...

Oh my! $100!? That must have hurt. My fellow was hatched by a broody last June, from an egg that was given me by a friend - she had a rooster, but not many hens, so she traded me several of her fertile eggs to hatch, and I gave her eating eggs in return. The broody pushed most of the eggs...

How sad! I am so sorry. That might have been what happened to the hen last year. She was in the coop when I found her; though the roosts aren't very high, and the litter deep. With the rooster I just can't imagine it could have been anything other than a wonky heart, or other physical...

That is exactly what happened with my two - confined to a totally enclosed run. I'm so sorry about your Willow. Don't live in fear though; that will limit the enjoyment you get out of the rest of them. Over the years I have had to remember with my cats: they never live long enough, and it...

I'm sorry about your hen. The second one that the neighbour's dog got (before we were able to determine just what it was getting the chickens) was my favorite EE. She would run to meet me, and hop and down in front of me like a little child - "Me!, Me!" - and eat out of my hand. (The first...

That is very sad about your chicken, especially knowing that things might have been different if she had been kept isolated for awhile longer. I must admit that when I got my first lot I was thinking "eggs", and not much beyond that. My intention was, of course, to treat them well, and feed...

I have several hens that spent most of their time in the coop, on the roost, rather than come down and "do their duty". I think all the girls in his coop will be more relaxed now that he isn't there any longer. I am not planning on replacing him soon. I know I am soft hearted, but all my...