Cold and Flu Remedies

For sore throat and upper respiratory

1 oz dried sage
3 c water
honey
lemon juice (1 Tbsp)
Cayenne

Boil sage in water until liquid is reduced to half. Let it cool. Strain and press to remove liquid from the sage. Reheat liquid to warm, add honey to taste. Let cool, add lemon and a pinch of cayenne. Store in refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Take 1 Tbsp - 1 cup as needed for upper respiratory or sore throat.


Steam for respiratory ailments:
2 oz eucalyptus
1oz sage
1 oz juniper
1 gal water

Bring to a rolling boil, remove from heat, cover head and bowl/pot with towel and breathe steam deeply into lungs. Return to heat and repeat as necessary. Add fresh herbs as aroma diminishes.


Sinus Infection Nasal Spray

5 drops each of  the following tinctures:
eucalyptus
usnea
echinacea
sage
juniper

3 drops grapefruit seed extract.

Place tinctures in a 1 oz nasal spray bottle, add distilled water to make 1 oz.

Spray into nostrils as needed.

Cure for Intestinal Parasites

2 oz dried wormwood
2 qts filtered water

(this is very bitter)
Place wormwood in container, pour near boiling water over top and cover tightly. Let sit overnight.

Strain and press to remove as much liquid as possible.

Drink 1 cup, 4 times daily for 8 days to rid intestines of worms and parasites.

Immune System Boosting Herbs and Foods

Top Ten Immune Boosting Herbs/foods

Ashwagandha (powerful coagulant)
Astragalus (Add Astragalus root to rice for a great immune boost.)
Boneset (Native to North America, exceptionally effective treatment of colds and flu)
Garlic
Ginger Root
Onion
Red Root Ceanothus spp (A 'need on hand' herb for infected wounds, lungs, and lymph system. Other Species include: California Lilac, cleavers (food herb) and poke root (drug herb) )
Shiitake Mushroom
Siberian Ginsing
Foods/Herbs high in Vitamin C

Herbal defenses against illness (Immune boosters)

Broth:
3 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable stock (to flavor)
6 slices dried astragalus root
3 Tbsp dried garlic powder (or 10 cloves peeled fresh garlic)

Simmer all ingredients for 2-3 hours covered. Strain. Use if you begin to feel ill... drink entire recipe. If you use fresh garlic, eat garlic separately with the broth.


Fall Soup (for Immune boosting)

8 c homemade vegetable or chicken broth
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 diced onion
1 minced large garlic bulb
1 piece of fresh gingerroot about 1 1/2 inches, grated
5 pieces sliced dried astragalus root
2 c fresh, sliced Shiitake Mushrooms
1 lg Reishi Mushroom, whole
Cayenne, salt and pepper to taste

Add other ingredients high in vit. C.

Saute onions, garlic and ginger in olive oil until saft. Add all other ingredients (except cayenne, salt and pepper) and  simmer for 2 hours. Remove from heat and let stand 2 hours. Remove astragalus and reishi mushroom. Reheat and add spices to taste.

Herbs for Food Borne Pathogens

Many food borne pathogens are contaminating our food supply. Even though most of us try to eat healthy, organic foods, these pathogens can come from many sources. Spices and herbs have been used since the beginning of time to keep us safe from these pathogens. Most traditional spice blends used today are known for their country of origin: Five-Spice, Mexican Salsa spice, Indian Curry Blend, Chili Powder. Here are some powerful blends of herbs and spices that you can create to keep you and your family safe.

Chili Powder
capsicums, onion, paprika, garlic, cumin, oregano

Five-spice Powder
white or black pepper, cinnamon, anise, fennel, cloves

Salsa
capsicums, onion, garlic, tomatoes, lime

Curry Powder
tumeric, curry leaves, cumin, cardamom, ginger, mustard, coriander


Effectiveness of Antibacterial Spices:
100% effective: garlic, onion, allspice, oregano

75-90%  thyme, cinnamon, tarragon, cumin, cloves, lemongrass, bay leaf, capsicums, rosemary, marjoram, mustard

50-75%  caraway, mint, sage, fennel, coriander, dill, nutmeg, basil, parsley

25-48%  cardamom, pepper, ginger, anise seed, celery seed, lemon or lime juice

Cold and Flu Tea

This recipe is from Herbal Antibiotics by Stephen Harrod Buhner

2 tsp sage
juice of 1 lemon (1 tsp lemon balm herb)
pinch of cayenne pepper
1 Tbsp honey

Pour 1 cup boiling water over sage and allow to steep for 10 minutes. strain out herbs, add remaining ingredients and drink hot.

Co-op order pick-up date change

Hey All!

   Due to the possible bad weather this week, I probably won't be able to pick up our order on Thursday. That means I will probably pick up next Sunday and deliver on Monday.

Co-op Pick Up

Hey All!
I will pick up this month's co-op order Feb 10th. Approximate times for P/U:

Pam's 11:30
Wal-mart on Drake/Parkway 2:30
Hazel Green after 4

This will be a long day for us so please be patient and prompt. (Last trip I was 'flyin' down HWY 53 at the speed of sound to make my time to Hsv!)

Co-op order closing Sunday Jan 30 and Fruit...

Hi Everyone!
Our dry goods order from Harvest Time will close tomorrow, please get your orders to me ASAP.

Also, there is another group ordering oranges, grapefruits and limes... they are a bit short on the order so I thought I would see if any of you wanted to order some. Here are the prices before shipping (last year shipping was about $4/box). I need to know if you want some and how much by Sunday at 3:00pm. These are coming from a farm in TX. They are Organic.


Ruby red rio star grapefruit 40ct/40#  24.75
Naval oranges 40# 24.75
Persian limes 40# 47.75

Co-op order for July and New Co-op!!!

Hi Everyone!
We have recently signed up with Bulk Natural Foods www.bulknaturalfoods.com to be a pick up person for fresh fruits, veggies, grains, nuts and seeds (a much more, check out their website). This is an easy to do co-op, you order directly from them and tell them where you want to pick up the order… they set up the orders and I pick them up and

bring them to the pick up point (my house unless you are on my way
home, Ardmore for example.) I will be set up to start our pick up
location for the July order. I am very excited about this one because
it will give us fresh fruits and veggies in bulk that you can dry, can
or freeze for winter!

I am still doing the co-op from Harvest Time Natural foods and can get
up-to-date prices from them when you send your order. Our next co-op
order from Harvest Time will be June 27th Please contact me with your
orders by then so I can fax them by the 28th.. this will get our order
in shortly after the 1st of the month. You can find co-op information
at www.shekinah-farm.com.

Blessings,
Christie

Co-op Time Again!

Hey Folks!

It’s that time again! We will need everyone’s co-op order in by Sunday April 11th.  I will also be making a bucket order at the end of April for those of you that are interested. I still have mylar bags and O2 absorbers for those interested.

Blessings!

Christie

Co-op Order

Hello to all…
We will be putting in another co-op order. Please email or call by 9:00 PM Sunday, Feb 21st.

Once you send in your order, please send a check to me written toMike Arthur. Please leave the amount blank and I will inventory your order upon arrival and fill in the amount (It will not be more than $20 over order total unless you let me know otherwise.) DO NOT write the check to me. I need your check by the time the order arrives. It usually takes approximately a week to arrive but this varies according to Mike’s schedule and availability of products.

The price list is a little old, hoping to get a new one soon, but you can check it out at www.shekinah-farm.com under the link for co-op.

To subscribe to an email notification send an email to subscribe-co-op-milk@shekinah-farm.com.

Email me for the address!

C

Co-op Order, Buckets, eggs and milk

We will have a co-op order to send in Nov 2nd. Please get your order to me before then.

Also, if you ordered buckets, please come get them (they are bulky and I don’t have much room.)

Eggs are low, so we cannot sell eggs right now.
Milk production is up please take advantage of our increase milk supply to make cheese and butter for your pets for leaner times.

Talk to everyone soon!

Bucket order is in

just got buckets in. If you ordered buckets or need some, give me a call or come by to pick them up. I also have some mylar bags, O2 absorbers and water filters left.

Co-op price list

We finally got it! The newest price list is posted on the site. The next order will be September 14th. Check it out and get your orders and checks to me by the 7th if you can.

Co-op News 8/13/09

It has come to my attention that several people are not getting our emails from the list serve. Please check your settings on your email servers to make sure it is not being sent to the spam folder or deleted.

We will also be posting on the new blog on the website, so if you aren’t getting the emails you can check the blog and find info here.

We will be having another co-op purchase on September 14th, we need your orders in by September 7th so we can get the correct prices to you. The prices are not correct on the product list. Once you receive the correct prices you can mail or bring by a check to cover the purchase.

Sorry to all that missed the last co-op purchase.