Raw Food Thanksgiving 2015

Happy Thanksgiving!

Raw vegan turkey pie - walnuts, raising,   fruits.

Raw vegan rolls

Raw mushroom burgers

Sweet potatoes and vegetable salad, almost eaten.

 Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!

Growing Tanacetum, or common tansy

Tansies are mainly perennial herbs, ones you plant them and the next years you will treat them as weeds.

I planted mine a year ago, in front of the garden
(my mistake), yes, it is invasive, but beautiful and very good for bees.
And  yes, it smells! "Shoo-Fly"! More than 6 feet, very strong, health plant, no matter how much I pruned it.

I am going to make a strong anti-parasitic tea, also using wormwood, black walnut hulls, and cloves.

I have  enough to make a tincture too. It can be used while fasting to expel worms, especially round and thread. It is also valuable for treating hysteria and kidney weakness. It has also been used to promote menstruation. Tansy has shown to be helpful in treating gout and epilepsy. It has been thought to relieve the pain of sprains, bruises, blemishes, scabies, and pain of rheumatic joints. Tansy is very effective for relieving the pain and inflammation associated with arthritis.
I have  arthritis problem so I will try this tincture this fall.

Remember, tansy is a very strong herb and may be poisons.

Harvest Monday 8/17/2015

Very slowly this year my tomatoes are getting red!

 A 700 gram eggplant.

Please visit : Daphne’s Dandelions “Harvest Monday” where everyone can share links to their harvest or how they are using their harvests for the week.

Harvest Monday 6/15/2015 - Chive blossom vinegar

This week is a chive blossom vinegar !

 Chives in full bloom.


Chives flowers













 Chives and white grain vinegar.

Vinegar after a week in a dark place.

Bonus- my first peony in the same color palette!


Please visit : Daphne’s Dandelions “Harvest Monday” where everyone can share links to their harvest or how they are using their harvests for the week.

DIY grow bags tutorial for zucchini, potatoes or sweet potatoes

My garden is in partial shade and the sunniest part I have here is a large deck, but most of the plants require a lot of growing space.
I was thinking about making grow bags, in a fast and  inexpensive way.
I have black garden fabric from Costco,  it is 48" wide.

Step 1. Cut a square 48x48"
 
Step 2. Cut in half.

Step 3. Sew the rim on long side.

 

Step 4. Sew side and bottom.















 Grow bag in process.

 Step 5. Making "ears".
I called them "ears". Fold the bag.











Make the folds and sew them.












Step 6. Turn the bag inside out

 and grow!

 I transplanted 2 of my zucchini.

The finished bag from 48x24" peace of fabric is
14x14x14 inches or about 12 gallons.
It took me 30 minutes to sew 6 bags

Harvest Monday 6/1/2015 - strawberries

There is a second bowl we got from the garden!
Most of them are Ozark beauty and Allstar.

Please visit : Daphne’s Dandelions “Harvest Monday” where everyone can share links to their harvest or how they are using their harvests for the week.

Harvest Monday 5/25/2015 - greens and plantain

I am freezing greens for winter.
I like to make raw green soups in blender.
I made 3 zip lock bags this morning.


 
 

The herb of today is great plantain.

It is a invasive perennial plant that grows all around the yard. Our lawn is organic so I'm harvesting it everywhere.
We are drinking a lot of herbs tea, especially in winter and on fasting days. My husband had 42 fasting days last winter (21 on tea and 21 tea plus juices), me 8+8.
Most of the herbs I grow.
Plantain Tea Benefits - from liveandfeel.com -

Plantain tea is often used in the treatment of various respiratory problems, as it acts as a mild expectorant. These include asthma, bronchitis, sinusitis, sore throats, and coughs. Plantain tea can also be used to lower blood pressure and control sugar blood levels.
Drinking plantain tea can help you if you've got diarrhea or dysentery. It is also used to treat irritated or bleeding hemorrhoids, kidney and bladder problems, bleeding caused by cystitis, and urinary tract infections.




Please visit : Daphne’s Dandelions “Harvest Monday” where everyone can share links to their harvest or how they are using their harvests for the week.