October 12, 2010
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Museums, farm & fun
We try each week to go on a field trip. Lately, the field trips have been to a couple of museums in the area that have reciprocity with one of the museums we are members of. If a museum near you participates in the ASTC Passport program, I recommend joining. There are so many museums in a couple hours drive or less for us to visit. Plus, it is nationwide, so if you travel you can visit other museums.
He's in jail!
Important discussions going on here.
Right here is where a huge meteorite impacted the earth.
King for the moment!
This museum is becoming one of our favorites. It had everything that Joshua loves.
This is not a museum, but an incredible fun place. Joshua can not wait to go back!
Woooo hooooo!! He and his friend ran and slid for over two hours!
On the farm:
I've been making lots of herbal soap to sell each week at the two farmers markets we participate with. I've also been harvesting tons of nettles, goldenrod, red clover, chamomile, calendula, celery, peppermint, lemon balm, rose buds, tomatoes, potatoes, kale, basil, sage, oregano, collard greens, yellow dock root, dandelion greens, chickweed, lambs quarters, and I need to harvest so much more. I've got to get to the burdock root soon. I have a few more tinctures I need to make and I would like to make some more goldenrod vinegar. Speaking of vinegars, we love the dandelion vinegar I made this past Spring. We will definitely be making more of that next year. I also plan to make some white pine vinegar too.We were supposed to get a frost two days ago. I ran around and covered some plants in the garden that I didn't want to loose yet....mainly the calendula and chamomile. I harvest flowers from both these plants almost daily. My mugwort plant is getting big enough for me to harvest some for drying. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to make a moxa with it or use it for tea. I want to do both but I'm not sure I have enough for both. I do not want to take so much that I compromise my plant.
I've also been harvesting seeds. Parsley, lemon balm, nettle, kale (two varieties), celery, mustard greens, and lettuce. Sometimes, when I'm feeling overwhelmed with everything I need to get accomplished, I go and sit in the middle of my medicine wheel. It is quiet and I feel so connected to the plants. Sometimes, I sit and make sweet grass braids. The sweet grass braids smell so wonderful, almost like vanilla.
We are as busy as our bees that is for sure. We do love it all though!
Comments (3)
This does look like a fun museum !
FROST already? wow where did the summer go?!
Soap , vinegar making, seed harvesting? Tons of cool stuff going on there!! Wish I could smell your herbs through the computer ;O)
There is so much I wish I could learn from you. I'm gearing up to make my first batch of soap soon but I've very nervous about it. Yikes! I've made a tincture before and it saved me a ton of money compared to what I paid for ones in the past. I've started growing some herbs and using them in my cooking.
Have you posted any recipes for your soap or tincture on your site?
@georgene - I use a melt & pour base, as I like the way the glycerin soap moisturizes your skin and doesn't seem to dry out the skin. I create the herbal combinations depending on the outcome I want to achieve. for example: shaving soap formula contains an herbal infused oil I made and a special clay.The herbal oil is very healing and moisturizing to the skin, clay helps the razor glide across the skin. I hope that example helps.
Tinctures are easy to make. 100 proof food grade alcohol and the plant. What you need to know is what part of the plant to use and that depends upon the remedy and plant. I suggest going to Susun Weed's website. You will get a wealth of information from her.
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