DIY Waterproof Matches

Why pay crazy money for "waterproof" matches??? YES... They are handy to have when camping, exploring, in a bug out bag, horse pack, survival bag, etc... 

They are easy-peasy to make yourself. All you need to do is paint the end (including half of the wooden match stick) with clear fingernail polish and let dry... 

Voila!!! You have waterproof matches:)! 

DIY Dryer Sheets

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SUPER simple tip ..works great and saves you A LOT of $$$$!!

You’ll need…..

A container with an airtight lid (I use a 2QT food storage bowl w/screw on lid)
4-6 sponges (I use small, thin, cheap ones)
2 cups fabric softener (any brand/’flavor’)
4-5 cups water

Gently stir fabric softener and water together in container ..add sponges and put on lid to leave soak.
To Use: squeeze out 1 sponge and put it in the dryer with your load of wet clothes ..when clothes are dry, put the sponge back into the container of mix.

Results: EXACTLY the same as using the expensive dryer sheets that get thrown away!!!!!

Refill container as needed ..but that won’t be very often at all …MAYBE twice a year or less!!!

NOTE: If you use a smaller container ….just make as much mix as needed to fill it …it’s basically 1 cup softener to 2 cups water (a little extra water doesn’t hurt)

"Easter Egg" hunt:)

2 guinea eggs found during our daily "easter egg" hunt. Generally we find the eggs in the coop, near the coop, in the barn, or in the barnyard or woods behind the barn. TODAY, we found the eggs in the ditches beside our driveway while cutting grass. Fun times on the farm!!!

Good Rain & Earth Worms

Don't get me wrong... I am so thankful the ground is finally going to have a chance to dry out. But... With all of the rain this year, we have a super healthy and abundant crop of earth worms. The chickens, guineas, and ducks are lovin' it!!! Wooo hooo!!! 

Red Fox Sanctuary build

https://www.youcaring.com/manage-fundraiser.aspx?frid=329584#fundraiser-details

Homemade Miracle Grow

Homemade Miracle Grow...smile emotico

1 gallon of water
1 tbsp Epsom salts
1 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp powdered milk
1/2 tsp ammonia
2 drops blue food coloring

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Chicken Garden

I finally got some of my chicken garden planted. I included/am including echinacea, rose plants, marigold, wormwood, calendula, spearmint, catnip, chamomile, lavender, eucalyptus, lemon grass, and lemon balm. These plants are all chicken-safe and are an excellent natural anti-parasitic. 

Coffee Enema

Call me mad, but I am trying this today:)...... 

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/ask-the-science-based-pharmacist-what-are-the-benefits-of-coffee-enemas/

How do you like your coffee? Rectally.

It might not occur to you, sipping your morning coffee, that you could derive tremendous health benefits by simply shooting that coffee directly into your rectum. Yet many people believe this. Suzy Cohen, who calls herself, “America’s Pharmacist™” and also “America’s Most Trusted Pharmacist®” is a proponent. Her syndicated column Ask the Pharmacistrecently contained this question and response:

Question: I see a naturopathic doctor for chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. She recommended coffee enemas. Suzy, I’m a faithful reader, do you think this is safe? V.A., Seattle, Washington

Answer: Yes. Coffee enemas are used by holistic physicians for all sorts of conditions including cancer. Lots of people find help with constipation, fatigue and liver detoxification concerns. I know this sounds bizarre because you prefer to taste your coffee, not insert it rectally! Agreed. You may be hearing about coffee enemas today, but they are nothing new and complications from coffee enemas are highly unusual. Hey, I just thought of a new franchise concept called Starbutts … entrance in the rear.

Seriously, coffee enemas may help relieve constipation, insomnia and cognitive problems; they may eliminate (or control) parasites, candida and other pathogens (without disrupting intestinal flora). Coffee enemas are frequently used in natural cancer protocols such as the Gerson Therapy (www.gerson.org). Coffee enemas were outlined as a treatment in the revered “Merck Manual,” a thick book that physicians used as their primary reference for decades, until the mid 1970s.

It’s not the enema as much as it is the coffee that helps. You are exposed to a barrage of toxic compounds in your life, you can easily become overloaded. Some of you cannot detoxify properly. Coffee enemas help you make glutathione, an antioxidant and that sends poisons packing. More on that momentarily.

Coffee enemas can be done at home inexpensively. You just need a comfortable spot on the floor of your bathroom, or bathtub. As the coffee is retained in your bowel, the fluid goes through your intestinal wall, through the portal vein to your liver. The stimulating effects and healing compounds of coffee jumpstart your liver and gallbladder. Bile flows. There are compounds in coffee like kahweol and cafestol which spark production of glutathione, and that is a strong cleansing compound in your body, one that consumers pay good money for when they buy glutathione as a dietary supplement, or get IV injections of it. To make more glutathione naturally (by using a coffee enema) is awesome.

These enemas may allow for relaxation, a better mood, more energy, refreshing sleep and greater mental clarity. If you do too many enemas per week, you may experience electrolyte imbalances. Restoring your electrolytes is crucial, as coffee is a potent drug mugger of minerals. While the controversial cancer specialist Dr. Max Gerson suggested up to six per day, I think that is way too much for the average person. Doing a coffee enema weekly (even daily for awhile) is probably okay for most, but always follow your doctor’s recommendation. The recipe for a coffee enema is different than the beverage.

I was pretty stunned to see this response, particularly from a health professional. Here’s how I’d answer the same question:

The Science-Based Response

Question: I see a naturopathic doctor for chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. She recommended coffee enemas. Scott, I’m a faithful reader of Science-Based Medicine, do you think this is safe?

Answer: No. Coffee enemas are considered unsafe and should be avoided. Rare but serious adverse events like septicemia (bacteria in the bloodstream), rectal perforation, and electrolyte abnormalities have been caused by coffee enemas.Deaths from the administration of coffee enemas have been reported.

Coffee enemas are based on a pre-scientific idea called “autointoxication”, the belief we are being poisoned by toxins because we are not digesting and eliminating waste products from our colons. This concept is not new, and has roots as far back as our records of medicine. Autointoxication as a concept was discarded over time, as the scientific basis for disease was discovered. It’s perhaps not surprising that your naturopath recommends coffee enemas, as naturopathy is an alternative medicine practice that is based on prescientific and unscientific concepts of health and disease, such as autointoxication. “Humoral medicine” emerged from ancient Egyptian and Roman ideas that the body was composed of four liquids: black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood. “Balance’ in the humors was the goal, and an accumulation of waste in the colon was though to lead to humoral imbalances. The remedy was flushing colon through enemas and purgatives. This philosophy, now discarded from science-based medicine, is still embedded in naturopathy practice.

There is no credible evidence to suggest that coffee enemas can help with insomnia and cognitive problems. In fact, caffeine is absorbed by the colon when coffee is administered as an enema, so it is a poor option for insomnia. The idea that you are are contaminated with parasites or candida are just that – ideas.  While alternative practitioners believe these conditions are widespread in the population, there is no scientific evidence to suggest this. There is no reason to treat conditions which do not exist.

Coffee enemas have their roots as part of the “Gerson Treatment” for cancer,developed by physician Max Gerson in the 1940’s. His regimen included coffee enemas, supplements, juice, and injections of calves’ liver. The approach has beeninvestigated and been shown to be useless for the treatment of cancer.

Some proponents of coffee enemas believe that the chemical components of coffee stimulate liver and gall bladder function. There is no credible evidence to suggest this occurs, or that it is necessary. Your liver and gallblader don’t need an enema in order to work effectively. There is no evidence to suggest that you need to boost your liver’s production of glutathione with enemas. You may in fact be boosting your glutathione already, if you’re a coffee drinker.

I’m very sorry to hear about your chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia. Science-based medicine lacks a good understanding of this illness, and there is a lack of effective treatments. Unfortunately, that can make patients with these illnesses targets to those that profess certainty and offer dubious and unproven treatments, like coffee enemas. A decision to undergo any treatment needs to consider the risk and benefits. And treatments need to be investigated to determine if the benefits outweigh the risks. With coffee enemas, the evidence is clear. Given the lack of benefit and potential harms, there is no plausible justification to undergo these treatments. You should ignore any medical advice from anyone that recommends coffee enemas to you.

Discussion

Autointoxication is a belief that has persisted for hundreds of years, and survives today as the rationale for an array of alternative medicine practices, including coffee enemas, ear candles, “detox” diets, and “cleansing” kits. (For some, the idea that we are being poisoned internally can become downright pathological. A Florida couple admitted toadministering coffee enemas four to ten times per day.) These ideas seem almost a part of human nature: Purification rituals are common features of different cultures worldwide. In modern society, and with today’s alternative medicine providers, detoxification is wrapped with a scientific banner, in an attempt to give the treatments (and their purveyors) a veneer of credibility. Autointoxication beliefs are not only wrong, but they are demonstrably dangerous. Practices like coffee enemas have no plausible benefit and a real risk of harm. More broadly, and perhaps most importantly, the continued promotion of these practices distracts from science-based advice that can support better health decision-making.

Wild Flowers (FREE)

I am SO thankful for the beautiful wild daffodils and grape hyacinths that grow in this area!!! I have been busily digging up and replanting these beauties around trees, buildings, and my round pen:). Aggghhhh... They are stunning!!! AND... THEY ARE FREE!!! Woooohooooo! 

Huge Asteroid

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/566159/NASA-alert-asteroid-2014-YB35-near-hit-Earth

NASA on alert as HUGE Asteroid 2014-YB35 set to 'skim past Earth' at 23,000 mph on FRIDAY

A MAMMOTH asteroid capable of wiping out an entire country is on a near-collision course with Earth, it has emerged.

By NATHAN RAO

PUBLISHED: 04:54, Wed, Mar 25, 2015

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A 1,000 metre wide asteroid will skim past earth

The 1,000-metre wide monster will hurtle terrifyingly close to the planet within days, sparking fears of an unprecedented disaster.

The object called ‘2014-YB35’ is almost the same size as Ben Nevis and will skim the Earth on FRIDAY travelling at more than 23,000 mph.

Small meteorites often pass close by however one of this size is a once in 5,000-year occurrence, according to concerned astronomers.

AMAZING IMAGES OF THE EARTH CAPTURED FROM SPACE HERE

A collision with Earth would unleash an explosive force equivalent to more than 15,000 million tonnes - 15,000 megatons - of TNT.

The path of the asteroid is shown below in an animated 'trajectory map' released by NASA. It can clearly be seen only narrowly missing the Earth.

Any impact would trigger devastating changes in the climate, earthquakes and tsunamis leading to the eradication of entire communities.

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The graphic shows the path of the asteroid closing in on earth

It would eclipse the destruction caused by the 1908 Tunguska Event which saw a 50-metre lump of extraterrestrial rock crash into Siberia.

It flattened an estimated 80 million trees and sent a shock wave across Russia measuring five on the Richter scale.

Experts warn it is only a matter of time before an asteroid capable of “lifer altering” damage collides with our planet.

Bill Napier, professor of astronomy at the University of Buckinghamshire, said there is a “very real risk” of a comet or damaging asteroid hitting Earth.

He said: “Smaller scale events like Tunguska are absolutely a real risk, largely they are undiscovered and so we are unprepared.

“With something like YB35, we are looking at a scale of global destruction, something that would pose a risk to the continuation of the planet.

“These events are however very rare, it is the smaller yet still very damaging impacts which are a very real threat.”

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Experts warn if one of these monsters were to hit Earth plumes of debris thrown into the atmosphere, changing the climate and potentially making the planet inhabitable for all life.

Smaller impacts would be capable of destroying cities and knocking out transport and communication networks.

Professor Napier added: “The real risk is from comets which even if the Earth passes through the tail can generate a massive plume of smoke with hugely significant consequences.

“There is absolutely a real risk and if you look at history, certainly biblical records, there are reports of fires in the heavens.

“Red hot debris resulting from the impact of something a kilometre wide would be capable of incinerating the planet.”

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The asteroid could come very close to crashing into the earth

According to NASA’s Near Earth Object Programme the enormous lump of rock will pass within 2.8 million miles - a tiny distance in astronomical terms - of Earth on Friday.

Images from NASA’s jet propulsion Laboratory show the asteroid 'on course' with the Earth's own trajectory.

Though its exact size is unknown it is estimated to be from between 500 metres and 1km wide with 990 metres the most likely.

The object was first spotted by the Catalina Sky Survey at the end of last year with astronomers expected to be closely watching its progress this week.

Astronomers have named June 30 as Asteroid Day to highlight the dangers of Potentially Dangerous Asteroids (PHAs) hurtling through space.

Initiative co-founder Grigorij Richters warned there are thousands which have not been identified which could ”destroy life”.

He said: “It just takes one asteroid to completely destroy life, not just humanity, but all species.

Rose Hip Tea

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Rosehip-Tea

How to Make Rosehip Tea

Two Methods:Pre-dried rosehip teaRosehip tea from fresh rosehips

Rosehip tea is a great source of vitamin C and can help ease a cold or even stave it off if you drink it regularly during the colder months.^[1] Rosehips are ideal for harvesting during the autumn months in readiness for storing through winter to use in tea and other preparations.

Ingredients

Pre-dried rosehip tea:

• Boiling water
• Handful of dried rosehips

Rosehip tea from fresh rosehips:

• Rosehips, freshly collected (see below)
• Boiling water

Method 1 of 2: Pre-dried rosehip tea

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   Boil a kettle of water. Make sure you boil enough water in order to make as many cups of tea as desired. Once the water has been thoroughly boiled, carefully pour the water into a heatproof bowl. The size of the bowl will depend on how much water you have boiled.
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   Take your handful of dried rosehips. Place the rosehips into the bowl of boiled water. Make sure that the water completely covers the rosehips. If you find that it doesn't, either boil and add more hot water, or use a spoon to push the rosehips down to the bottom of the bowl.
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   Leave the rosehips and the boiled water to steep for 10–15 minutes. Do notcover the bowl or disturb its contents.
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   Once 10-15 minutes are up, carefully pour the tea into serving cups. Drink the tea immediately, as the water will be cool.

Method 2 of 2: Rosehip tea from fresh rosehips

Drying the rosehips

1. 1
   Pick the rosehips. Do this after the first frosts.
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   Wash and dry the rosehips. Remove the top and tail of each rosehip.
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   Cut each rosehip in half. Remove all of the seeds.
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   Place the rosehip halves on a parchment covered baking sheet or tray.
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   Place in a cool oven to bake. A temperature around 120ºC is appropriate.
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   Remove from the oven when the rosehips have dried completely.
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   Blend or process to a fine texture. Transfer the blended dried rosehips to an airtight storage container.
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Making the rosehip tea

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   Use 1 teaspoon of the dried rosehip mixture for each cup of tea.
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   Add a teaspoon to a tea leaf holder. Place in the mug or cup.
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   Fill with boiling water. Allow to steep for 5 to 7 minutes, then remove the tea leaf holder.

   • Alternatively, strain the tea out of the cup if you added it straight.
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   Serve immediately. Add a little honey to taste, if needed.
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Tips

• Use the rosehips in a stew or soup after steeping, to extract their full vitamin benefits and to give the stew an interesting flavour.

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Things You'll Need

Method 1:

• Kettle
• Heatproof bowl
• Teacups or mugs

Method 2:

• Baking sheet or tray
• Parchment or baking paper
• Blender or food processor
• Airtight food container
• Teaspoon
• Mug or cup
• Honey drizzle (optional)

1. ↑ Wisegeek, What are Rose Hips?, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-rose-hips.htm.

• Method 2 adapted from: New Zealand Gardener, Homegrown Berries, ISSN 0028-8136