Vermont Winter

HORSERADISH -

Cochlearia armoracia, Amoracia rusiticana,

Amoracia lapathifolia: Cruciferae…

Please use Organic ingredients as much as possible.  Conventional produce, is chemical produce.    Invest in your health by investing in no spray, organic food.  

Energy Balls:

Recipe…

Start your day with color and no this does not mean eat toxic fruit loops or pink pop-tarts..... 

In Search of the Great Cottonwoods.

This journey starts in January and goes to the middle of February.  The Black Cottonwood's bring joy to my heart.  A big part of that joy is the  journey that we take every year in search of the Cottonwoods.  It is magical and beautiful.    The places that we go,  looking for this beautiful tree…

Cottonwood

Common Names: Black Poplar (Populus nigra) Balm of Gilead (Commiphora opobalsamum) Balsam tree,

Description:…

Saddle Mountain Hike January 2018

I have hiked Saddle Mountain many times through the last 15 years and it …

The Gifts Of The Winds

Never pick the lichens off the tree they take a long time to grow and you will be contributing to the destruction of a healthy eco…

If you are reading this then you are either a student or the parent of a student at the Mountain Warrior Kung Fu Academy.  And I would like to go over our greatest task in the Warrior Arts.

That task is to stay committed to the journey that you have taken on.  The journey will be filled with great times and a good deal of fun.  But, it will also be filled with hard work.  Most people that have taken our Black Belt test will tell you that it is in the top 5% of hardest things that they…

Greetings and Salutations, 

As I write this the midnight hour of New Years Eve is less than an hour away.  I just finished my last workout of 2017 and I am looking forward to 2018 being a great year. 

What does it take to make a great year?  Well, a year is 365 days long and that is an awful lot to think about all at once.  Let's break that down into something a bit more manageable, like just one day.  Can you make one day great and then just repeat that process for another 364…

Ease and Convenience are two demons that are continually trying to pull us down. Fight them with all of your heart. The battle itself will take a lifetime. But, without facing these demons down on a daily basis you will live a life of Ease and Convenience. Which is, of course, a path to self destruction. Ease and Convenience have…

Mushroom Hot Cocoa 

Organic Cocoa Powder 

14 Mushroom Blend

Pumpkin Spice ( I did this because I wanted to have the flavor of a Mexican Mocha) 

Roasted Chickory ( I did this because I wanted to have the flavor of a Mexican…

n the event of an emergency and people are hurt or sick do you have the knowledge to help them? 

I would like to encourage you to grow your knowledge on herbal first aid, wilderness first aid, first aid, wilderness survival, in the event that you can not get medical help. Meaning no hospital, no doctor, no EMT's  and/or you are many hours away from help.  

Ask yourself these questions.  

Do I know what to do if someone is bleeding really bad?  

Do I know what to…

LOCAL HERBS TO HEAL YOUR COMMUNITY

Things to think about:

1.  If you were on an island, and you could only use one herb, what would it be? What about 4 herbs?  10 herbs?
2. Think about your community that you are involved with.  Put all your people from the different groups you are in into one community.  Now think about their health, their needs, and their health issues.  Examples:  Chronic respiratory issues, constipation,…

In the event of an emergency and people are hurt or sick do you have the knowledge to help them? 

I would like to encourage you to grow your knowledge on herbal first aid, wilderness first aid, first aid, wilderness survival, in the event that you can not get medical help. Meaning no hospital, no doctor, no EMT's  and/or you are many hours away from help.  

Ask yourself these questions.  

Do I know what to do if someone is bleeding really bad?  

Do I know what to…

Celeriac Recipes

A list of many recipes: 

https://www.epicurious.com/archive/seasonalcooking/winter/cooknow_celeryroot

Celeriac ribbons tossed with chard, garlic & pumpkin seeds…

It is fall (technically it is the beginning of winter) and before you go and start a bad habit of drinking Pumpkin Spice Lattes, read the information below... 

https://draxe.com/pumpkin-spiced-latte-ingredient/

Before you start this recipe you will need to order roasted herbal root powders.  Information…

When you think about it, our skin is the largest organ on our bodies.   When you put synthetic fragrances and petroleum products on it, it is absorbed into your body and it will eventually take a toll on your health. 

 The FDA and the EPA, do not protect you and they are more than willing to allow toxic ingredients in body products.…

 My mind does scenario training and I am often in serious thought about self defense  

So, today's thoughts are this.

I am in the Roths, parking lot and it finally hit me (Bye the way, my husband has told me this for years) that we are at a place in our lives that we should seriously be practicing backing up our cars into our parking spaces.  I mean everywhere, unless you are in a situation that you are parked on the street.  

IF, something was to happen, think…