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Cover Artist, Anne Butera
     Some of the concluding blooms inwards the autumnal culinary garden grace our cover.

Field Notes from the Editor, Tina Sams
     Lighting the herbal burn downwardly inwards a child.  This upshot has everything, but it’s peculiarly helpful in  making nutrient survive your medicine.

Autumn Canning, Rebekah Bailey
     4 not-so-typical things to jazz upward the pantry shelves

Herbal Condiments, Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh
     Salsa, chutneys, relishes, together with sauces to convey pizazz to the table

A Story of Spearmint, Isabella Bergum
     A brief tale of how spearmint traveled to West Virginia

“Brain” Mousse, Maryanne Schwartz
     No brains were injured inwards the making of this peel cream, it simply looks that way.

The Moon Garden, Barbara Steele
     The pure please of night-blooming or pale silvery plants inwards the black

The Plight of the Bumblebee, Kathy Musser
     As an herb farmer, Kathy has seen a alter inwards how people institute their gardens, together with it’s a adept thing.

DIY Botanical Cocktails, Jackie Johnson
     How to seat together a botanical cocktail bar for a large group

Making Fresh Horseradish, J B Shaffer
     Try around fresh horseradish.  Learn virtually the plant/root, together with gear upward it every bit a condiment.

Peruvian Maca, Marita Orr
     All virtually the adaptogenic root Maca

Peppers, Anyone? Marci Tsohonis
     Info on peppers together with how to function amongst them.  And LOTS of ways to purpose them.

Mad for Motherwort, Kristine Brown
     Motherwort has together with hence much to offering us.  Kristine tells us all virtually it.
    
Autumn Harvest, Tina Sams
     Do yous function amongst novel herbs each year?  Be orbit to report them inwards winter.

Nasturtiums,Tina Sams
     Nasturtiums every bit medicine together with food. Yup – medicine!

Witching Herbs? Maryanne Schwartz
     Renaisance fair enchantments

Making a Medicinal Travel Bag, Molly Sams
     It actually solely takes a few things for most people.

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The mouth-watering aroma as well as sense of savor inwards Italian dishes is unremarkably what nosotros associate alongside basil, but the pop round-leaved, emerald-hued "sweet" basil is exactly the beginning.  Green Lettuce Leaf or regal "Ruffles" tin last mixed into salads alongside delicious results.  Purple, Opal, or Cinnamon basils brand a tasty ruby-red vinegar easily bySome only filling a jounce loosely alongside their leaves, as well as roofing for a calendar week alongside rice vino vinegar. 
Strain as well as bottle for role all during the year.  Lemon as well as Lime basils are divine alongside chicken or fish, as well as the spicy Globe basil is a pleasance for indoor gardeners, growing good on sunny windowsills.  Greek Columnar basil is carefree to grow, equally it never bolts or flowers. Thai basil, African Blue basil, Licorice, Holy basil...
 there are as well as thence many to love!

The advert of this herb may last derived from the mythical reptilian creature, the basilisk, that was capable of striking ane dead alongside a mere glance. 
In superstitious medieval times, it was spurned as well as dreaded because it was believed that basil plants drew scorpions alongside their scent as well as the human activeness of smelling basil would depict the creatures correct into the brain.

It's non all bad, though! In Italy, basil symbolizes love, as well as a human being may acquaint a would-be lover alongside a sprig. In the Greek language, basilus agency "royal", as well as is considered yesteryear many to last "the manly individual monarch of herbs".  In the linguistic communication of flowers, basil agency "best wishes".  Nowadays, it is ane of the nigh pop herbs inwards the world.
Pesto is ane of the simplest as well as nigh elegant of summertime meals as well as the recipe is real forgiving, allowing ane to role handfuls to measure.  While the pasta cooks, get together a adept handful of fresh basil leaves.  Toss them together alongside a clove of crushed garlic, a handful of adept Parmesan cheese, or as well as thence other handful of walnuts or pino nuts, as well as plenty olive fossil oil to moisten well.  Process to a slightly chunky, greenish glue (pesto agency paste). 

Serve over pipe hot pasta, lonely or alongside shrimp or chicken.  Some crusty bread, a footling white wine, as well as inwards xv minutes, you lot convey a luscious culinary masterpiece.  Be certain to brand plenty of pesto during the summertime as well as freeze it inwards meal-sized portions for a delicious greenish reminder of summertime gardens inwards the night months of winter.

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Don't Await Every 2Nd Good Long.

Essential Herbal July/August 2015
Cathy Walker
Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) is a legume, that is inwards the edible bean family.  An edible short-lived perennial that lasts two to four years,  self seeding together with tin sack prosper on it's own.  Some bloom inwards early on spring, piece others bloom during summer, but a large plenty patch, volition bloom from leap to summer.  Pretty much idea of equally an irritating weed, it oft gets mowed over, together with thrown inwards the garbage, but it genuinely is 1 of the most amazing medicines you'll detect on your property.

Red clover, has a spherical caput ranging from lite pinkish to royal inwards colour, alongside upwardly to 1 hundred together with 20 5 tubular florets, that when sucked on, release a tender sweetness inside. Mostly it grows depression to the ground, almost 10 or thence inches, but tin sack grow upwardly to xxx inches inwards pinnacle together with has a hairy, hollow stem.  Most are adorned alongside iii lobed leaves alongside a white arrow type H2O score pattern on each one. 
 Red clover is 1 of the richest sources of Biochanin A.  Biochanin Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 is an O- methylated isoflavin, which is a water-soluble chemic that mimics estrogen. The o-methylated chemic is a chemic reaction that when oxidization meets the methyl hydride derivative of carbon dioxide, it releases Nitrogen into the soil.  It is for this argue that farmers work it to create improve soil together with improve feed for their animals.

As good equally beingness rich inwards isoflavones, cherry clover equally a nutrient source is total of calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, together with vitamin C. It is likewise a skilful source of poly peptide at 20%. Since it is 1 of the highest inwards isoflavones, it is highly recommended for estrogen-related wellness weather inwards women because it mimics estrogen. Studies demo it has been reliable inwards premenstrual symptoms.   relieving thorax tenderness, regulating menstrual flow, PMS, together with likewise used inwards fertility treatments.  It tin sack likewise live taken equally preventive measures of estrogen-dependent cancers including uterine together with cervical.  Studies receive got shown , that cherry clover has stopped cancerous increment from continuing together with in that place is evidence that demo cancer tumors receive got shrunk to a precancerous state, showing no sign of cancer at all.
Being high likewise inwards magnesium, together with a source of calcium, it tin sack likewise live taken equally preventive measures for osteoarthritis.  Red clover has been known to irksome both os loss together with os mineral density together with pre together with peri - menopausal women together with may receive got a direct lawsuit of preventing the breakdown of existing bone. Although it seems to live groovy inwards preventative aid both earlier together with during menopause, it shows no signs of improvements subsequently menopause or for men.

However inwards recent studies the American menopausal social club over an 8 calendar month period, showed pregnant reduction inwards hot flashes for menopausal women. At 10 months, at 50 milligram doses daily, raised High Density Lipoprotein, (HDL) which is the skilful form of cholesterol yesteryear 28%,which agency improve pump protection. Another trial showed eighty milligrams taken daily, improved elasticity of arteries yesteryear 23%.
In males, cherry clover has been institute to shrink benign prostate growths,  that otherwise would press against the bladder making urination impossible.  Once the benign tumor has shrunk, it no longer presses against the bladder together with allows the kidneys together with bladder to supply to normal function.

Since it has niacin it would live a skilful industrial plant life for the circulatory system, together with tin sack live used alongside other herbs such equally burdock root together with dandelion root, to build clean the blood stream. This tin sack live done equally a decoction, gathering the roots inwards the leap or autumn when is non inwards bloom together with all the unloosen energy is inwards the root systems. 

As a outset assistance remedy, cherry clover flowers , tin sack live steeped together with drunkard equally a tea, to calm soul who is anxious.  As a tea, tin sack live strained together with cooled thence soak a cotton fiber ball together with set it on inflamed peel conditions.  Can live used topically or internally for eczema but best of all cherry clover is wonderful for thorax complaints together with tin sack live used on its ain ....

Clover works good alongside mullein, licorice, peppermint together with marshmallow root, equally a potent decoction for lung/chest issues, or work bloom heads equally a lite herbal tea for preventative measures.
Personally my favorite work for cherry clover, is topical for peel creams together with medicinal balms, for all kinds of peel weather ranging from cuts, together with rashes to eczema. I similar to assemble the bloom heads on a overnice sunny morning time subsequently the dew has dried, thence that they are fresh together with dry. I house them inwards a stonemason jounce almost to the rim, together with thence pour a stable petroleum similar olive petroleum over them. I cap the jounce thence plow over it a few skilful shakes to brand certainly the petroleum has gone through all the flowers together with release all air bubbles , thence sit down inwards a cool dry out house for iii to half dozen weeks shaking daily.  You volition receive got a overnice greenish sweetness smelling petroleum that you lot tin sack work neat, that is straight on skin. You tin sack work inwards a confront serum or equally I mentioned before, inwards a medicinal balm for cuts together with swelling.

1 loving cup of cherry clover caput infused oil.
2-4 ounces of wax, your choice depending on how soft or difficult you lot desire it. 

You tin sack play alongside the oils together with brand a multi infusion of lavander heads, calendula flowers, plantain, together with chickweed if you lot wishing to strengthen the medicinal qualities, but sometimes simplicity tin sack live but equally good.


You tin sack likewise add together essential oils in 1 lawsuit it cools thence equally non to burn downward off the medicinal qualities of the oils.  Essential oils similar lavender,chamomile, tea tree, would live skilful for anti-microbial purposes.

If you lot wishing to brand a confront oil, I would propose straining the infusion, thence adding essential oils similar Rose, Bergamot, Geranium, to assistance alongside skin, keeping away from eyes equally alone certainly oils tin sack live used inwards that surface area only.  If you lot are going to work it specifically for an optic serum, thence work it alongside no essential oils at all.  You could fifty-fifty add together either infused oils to enrich a confront petroleum or vitamin e, Rosa Mosquita would live overnice alongside this petroleum at no to a greater extent than than a 2-5% dilution. 

Remember, essential oils should live used at some 20 drops for xv milliliter's of carrier oil, thence experiment, together with most of all receive got fun.

Roll Me Over, Inwards The Clover...


TEH Sept/Oct '17
by Marci Tsohonis

The bike turns in addition to autumn beckons.  The herbs of summertime are starting to lag a bit, in addition to the evenings are a chip chilly.   My Calendula flowers are going to seed almost faster than I tin get together them.  Calendula to a greater extent than ofttimes than non self-sows, but for reasons unknown, that physical care for has twice gone awry.   I freeze some seeds inwards a pocket-size canning jar; simply to hold upward certain I conduct hold them.  If this is the kickoff yr you lot conduct hold grown Calendula you lot may hold upward surprised yesteryear the appearance of the seeds.  The seeds are really difficult in addition to shaped similar footling crescent moons or worm larvae.   Be assured, they are alone seeds!
 If I could alone grow i herb, it would conduct hold to hold upward Calendula.  H5N1 to a greater extent than soothing, useful constitute is difficult to imagine.  Oil infusions of the sweet, spicy, resinous flowers lend a particular magic to lather in addition to other body-care formulas.   Herbalists in addition to grannies through the centuries used Calendula equally a healing remedy for wounds in addition to other peel conditions. I ofttimes utilisation Calendula tea, also.  It is anti-inflammatory, a injure wash, soothing to conjunctivitis equally an eye-wash, fights infection, hastens healing in addition to is soothing to nestling burns or scalds.  
Calendula stone oil softens the skin, soothes eczema in addition to helps to hold the peel nourished in addition to supple.  Calendula makes a beautiful, soothing relieve for chapped hands, nicks or scrapes.
You should conduct hold plenty of fourth dimension to brand infused Calendula stone oil for this lather recipe, using i of the next methods. 
SOLAR INFUSED CALENDULA OIL:
Fill whatsoever size jolt one-half total of dried or semi-dry Calendula petals or chopped blossom heads. Fill the jolt amongst olive stone oil to within 2 inches of the transcend of the jar.  The flowers tin expand i time they locomote saturated amongst the oil, in addition to then exit a footling headspace in addition to give it a proficient stir.  Cover the transcend of the jolt amongst a double layer foursquare of cheesecloth or a piece of an onetime t-shirt, in addition to apply the screw band (or a safe band) over that.  Place inwards a sunny, south-facing windowsill for at to the lowest degree half-dozen weeks.  Stir daily.  
MUCH FASTER CALENDULA OIL:
Place dried Calendula blossom heads or petals inwards a crock-pot in addition to embrace them amongst olive oil.  I propose you lot utilisation the lowest rut setting on your crock-pot in addition to hold a unopen oculus on it.  I prefer keeping the temperature inwards a make of 110-120 degrees for most 10 hours.  If the stone oil gets equally good hot the flowers volition larn crispy.  That seems to me to locomote against the persuasion of preserving their wonderful, fragile properties.
  
TO INTENSIFY COLOR
Annatto Seed (Achiote Seed) is a natural colorant that tin give your lather a gorgeous yellow-orange color, simply similar cheese or butter. You tin in all likelihood honor it inwards the Latino foods department of your supermarket.  For a calorie-free to medium yellowish soap, rut 2 TBSP. Annatto Seed inwards 1 ½ oz Olive stone oil on stove or inwards microwave.  Add to fats in addition to oils when melting them, or add together at trace.  For some reason, Annatto stone oil turns darker inwards lather that has gelled than inwards lather that hasn’t.   See attached photograph examples.   The lather cubes did non gel.  They are a actually pretty, clear yellow, but non equally nighttime or intense equally the log mold.  Keep inwards heed that using too much Annatto volition campaign the color of the lather to bleed out into the lather equally the lather is used.


TO FURTHER INTENSIFY COLOR:  Add 2 TBSP. Annatto seed to the lye solution simply afterward dissolving lye crystals to water.   (Do this inwards addition to adding Annatto infused stone oil ) Allow lye solution to cool equally usual, in addition to seek non to panic when you lot run across how murky in addition to chocolate-brown the solution looks.  It volition hold upward fine.  Strain the annatto seeds off equally you lot are adding the lye solution to the fats in addition to oils.  Using both the stone oil in addition to the lye H2O infusion volition brand your lather a rich orange-yellow. 
CALENDULA SOAP:
This mutual coldness physical care for lather recipe makes around 66 ounces of soap.
You should conduct hold a basic agreement of lather making security precautions in addition to procedures earlier attempting this or whatsoever other lather recipe.  If you lot exercise not, delight view The Essential Herbal Magazine page.  You volition honor a link to Basic Soap Making security yesteryear Alicia Grosso, posted on the bottom of the page.  Or Click HERE

FIRST, PREPARE THE MOLD:
If you lot are using a wooden apartment or log mold, job it amongst freezer newspaper in addition to cutting an extra sail of freezer newspaper to check the within dimensions of your apartment mold.  You’ll apply it shiny side downwards onto the surface of the poured lather before you lot house the wooden lid on it.  Locate an onetime towel or blanket you lot tin utilisation to insulate the mold. 
If using a silicone mold lightly spray it amongst Pam spray in addition to laid upward aside.  Place all tools in addition to ingredients inwards your lather making area.  Cut freezer newspaper to house on transcend of the filled, silicone mold to preclude the accumulation of white lather ash on transcend of the poured soaps. 
MIX THE LYE SOLUTION:
Wearing chemic proof gloves in addition to confront protection, weigh the Sodium Hydroxide granules.  Also weigh the distilled water.  Using a long handled stainless spoon, like shooting fish in a barrel add together the Sodium Hydroxide granules to the distilled water, in addition to give it a few quick stirs.  Vapors volition ascent briefly equally the H2O heats up.  (I exit the surface area for a few minutes to permit the vapors to clear) Carefully secure the lid to the pitcher.  Allow the Lye solution to stand upward an hr or 2 to cool downwards earlier using it. 
15.00 oz H2O
6.25 oz sodium hydroxide
2 TBS. Annatto seed (optional, added afterward lye dissolved inwards water)

OPTIONAL:  If using a silicone mold, stir 1 T. of Sodium Lactate into lye solution.

WEIGH FATS AND OILS:
24 oz Calendulated Olive stone oil (solar or crock pot method) Plus 1 oz oil, run across below!
15 oz Coconut oil
3 oz Mango butter
1 oz Palm Kernel oil

Place the fats in addition to oils into the lather kettle. 

OTHER INGREDIENTS:
2 TBSP. Annatto seed
1 oz olive oil

Heat inwards microwave inwards 25-second intervals. It volition larn quite dark.  Add to melting fats or at trace.

½ loving cup of semi-dry Calendula petals pulled off the blossom heads in addition to laid upward aside.   

THERE ARE NO ADDED ESSENTIAL OILS IN THIS RECIPE.

MAKE SOAP!
Wearing confront in addition to cervix protection, in addition to chemic proof safe gloves, carefully withdraw the lid of the lye solution pitcher.   I house the pitcher on a damp washcloth to stabilize the base of operations equally I pry off the lid to avoid lye spills.

You volition utilisation the stick mixer equally a manual-stirring tool, first, land adding the lye solution to the fats in addition to oils (Don’t plug it in, yet!).  Rest the transcend of the pitcher of lye solution lightly on the border of the crock-pot.  Add the lye solution inwards a steady, sparse stream, stirring manually inwards a constant, gentle, circular motion amongst your stick mixer until all the Lye solution has been added. 

Plug inwards the stick mixer in addition to plough it on, using the depression speed setting.  Keeping the stick mixer inwards contact amongst the bottom of the crock-pot, laid out to mix inwards a figure 8 or circular motion. 
After most 2 minutes, accept your finger off the ability push to halt the motor i time again on the stick mixer.  Lift the mixer blade higher upward the surface of the fats in addition to oils, in addition to moving ridge the stick mixer lightly over the surface, testing for “trace” yesteryear dragging a drip job through the air simply higher upward the surface of the soap.  If the drip trail falls dorsum inwards to the soap, plough the mixer on in addition to hold mixing some other minute.  Repeat until the drip trail is clearly visible on the surface of the lather batter. 
The trail will hold upward sparse in addition to apartment at calorie-free “trace,” in addition to volition speedily melt dorsum into the liquid soap.  Full trace is when the contents of the lather pot thicken to resemble pudding in addition to a really definite, raised glop or trail stays on the surface of the liquid soap, without falling dorsum in) Full describe volition locomote groovy for this recipe.

Stir the ½ loving cup of Calendula petals into the traced soap.
 
TUCK information technology IN:
Pour lather mixture into your mold.  
Apply a sail of freezer newspaper cutting to the exact measurements of the mold, shiny side down, on the surface of the poured soap. The easiest means to exercise it is to job upward i border of the freezer newspaper amongst a curt goal of the mold, in addition to lower it gradually across the surface of the poured soap, lengthwise, land pressing gently away from you lot amongst the direct border of a ruler or other tool.  The utilisation is to make total surface contact amongst the freezer paper, which helps to preclude air pockets or that powdery white lather ash from forming on the surface of your soap. 
Insulate the mold and/or house mold on electrical heating pad to hold lather warm in addition to strength gel if you lot desire maximum color inwards your soap.  Gel begins inwards the pump of the soap, in addition to moves outwards to the edges.  The physical care for tin accept most 40-60 minutes i time gel begins.  A lather that gels volition normally hold upward theatre plenty to piece i time it has cooled to room temperature.  
 


Happy autumn!  Marci

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