New Supplies for Homemade Products

Hi everyone! I have received a new batch of supplies for making my soaps and salves. I am also going to try my hand at lip balms this time as well.

I had to purchase a new scale along with beeswax, melt and pour soap, essential oils, Castile soap, Shea Butter and Vitamin E Capsules.

I also bought some new amber colored jars and lip balm tubes. I will get started and update soon with photos of how things turned out! 

Happy New Year to you All!

The Best Vegetables for Profit

Growing and selling your own vegetables can be a profitable business, helping to supplement your income or helping to start a thriving agricultural enterprise. Invest in leafy greens and herbs, as these crops tend to be most profitable and can easily be grown in a home garden.

Cilantro
Cilantro sells for $21.20 per square foot. The average cost for a packet of cilantro seeds is $2.25 per 200 seeds, netting you a profit of about $18.95 per square foot. You should plant cilantro seeds 5 cm apart from each other, allowing you to plant 186 seeds per square foot. Cilantro will start budding 2 to 3 weeks after planting, and thrives in milder climates. Avoid freezing temperatures and extreme heat.

Arugula-Roquette
Arugula-Roquette, a leafy vegetable, sells for $20.92 per square foot. Arugula costs about $3 per 500 seeds, netting you a profit of about $20.80 per square foot. Initially, plant the seeds 1 inch apart, and after 5 to 7 days when the seeds have started to germinate, replant the seedlings 6 inches apart, which will give you about 24 plants per square foot. Time to harvest is about 30 to 40 days.

Chives
Chives, a member of the onion family, sell for $16.40 per square foot. A package of 750 seeds goes for about $2. Chives grow best in clumps, so plant 6 seeds per bunch per square foot, netting you a profit of about $16.38 per square foot. Seedlings will sprout within 10 days of planting.

Dill
Dill also sells for $16.40 per square foot. Dill seeds cost about $4 per 900 seeds. After two weeks following planting, you will see the dill plants start to emerge from the ground. Uproot these saplings and plant them 9 inches apart. This should give you four plants per square foot, netting you a profit of about $16.38 per square foot. Dill plants are ready to be harvested in 4 to 6 weeks after replanting.

Herbal Honey Recipes

Hey everyone! Here are a few honey herbal recipes for you to try. I am making no claims about the medicinal properties of these items, always follow your doctors advice when it comes to your health. Have a good day!

These Honey recipes can be used in teas,as a spread or even added to your sauces,spaghetti,baking or anything you would like to add them or taken daily

by spoon.

1/4 to 1/2 cup of dried herbs to 1 cup of honey

Make sure you powder the herbs before adding them to the honey.

1. Put honey into a sterilized jar.

2. Put jar into a double boiler over low heat.

3. Gently heat for about 15 min. or until warm,but do not overheat honey.

4. Stir the herbs into the honey while still warm.

5. Remove jar of honey from double boiler and let cool.

6. Store honey in a cabinet for 2 weeks before eating.

7. Occasionally stir the contents,mixing herbs thoroughly into the honey.

8. Just leave the herbs in the honey as you use it.There is no need to strain

the herbs out at any point.

Honey last for one year outside the refrigerator. Just stir ones in a while,due to

herbs settling on bottom of jar.

Winter Cold Honey !

1 cup honey

2 tablespoons powered garlic

2 tablespoons rosemary

1 tablespoons thyme

1 teaspoon sage

1 teaspoon oregano

Take a teaspoon every 6 hours

Cough Ease Honey !

1 cup honey

2 tablespoons powdered fennel seed

1 teaspoon powered star anise

3/4 teaspoon powered black pepper

1/2 teaspoon powered ginger

Take a teaspoon when needed for cough.

Herbs With Many Uses

For centuries, herbs and other natural products have been used as health aids and remedies. You can make various creams, infusions, ointments and poultices to help relieve many common ailments. You can use them for skin care, sore throats and colds, herbal teas, hair care, and soothing aches and pains. 

Here is a partial list of medicinal herbs:

ANGELICA - Dried leaves are used to make an infusion (tea) to improve energy, stimulate circulation and reduce flatulence. Has antibacterial and antifungal qualities. BASIL, SWEET - Steep leaves in water for a few minutes to make a tea to help indigestion. Make a cold-oil infusion to massage sore muscles. CALENDULA - Flowers make a healing mouthwash for the gums. Mix a cream using calendula petals and plantain leaves for healing of cuts. CATNIP - Make a tea to to relieve colds and fevers. Also used to treat headaches and upset stomachs. Has mild sedative qualities. CHAMOMILE - Use in a tea as a mild sleep aid or to aid digestion. Make a cream to treat dry, rough skin. COMMON YARROW - Infused tea fights colds and fevers. Make a cream with its flower petals to use on cuts and burns. CORIANDER - Chew leaves or infuse as a tea to relieve upset stomachs. Also used as a mild sedative. FEVERFEW - Eat three to five leaves daily to reduce migraine headaches. Infuse as a tea to relieve muscle spasms or reduce fever. HOREHOUND - Make a tonic of chopped horehound leaves and honey to treat sore throats. A cold infusion will help relieve heartburn. HYSSOP - Make a cream to treat bruises and burns. Infuse as tea to treat colds, flu, bronchitis and sore throats. PURPLE CONEFLOWER (Echinacea Purpurea) - Drink a hot infusion to stimulate the immune system. ST JOHN'S WORT - Infuse as tea to treat depression or as a mild sedative. Makes a cream to treat bruises and skin inflammation. SUMMER SAVORY - Hot infusion is gargled to treat a sore throat. Also drink as a tea to treat diarrhea and indigestion. THYME - Make a tea sweetened with honey to help relieve sore throats and coughs. Infusion used to relieve hangovers. VALERIAN - Roots used to relieve nervous tension, anxiety, insomnia and pain. Roots used in a cream to treat acne or skin rashes. 

As with all things for your health, you should do as much research about the herbs you want to use since all people are different.