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| COULD-DO LIST |
SEPTEMBER
❑^ Our favorite holiday, Eat an Extra
Dessert Day, is on September 4.
Enjoy another helping of your
chosen sweet treat!❑^ Pot up your garden herbs to
bring indoors, and enjoy their
freshness all winter long.❑^ What better way to use
homegrown produce than whipping
up a batch of guac for Guacamole
Day on September 16?❑^ Maybe September 26, Johnny
Appleseed Day, will inspire you to
plant a fruit tree! If you don’t have
the space, enjoy an apple-centric
meal to celebrate.❑^ Did you know you can dig up
tomato plants and hang them
upside down in a dry, sheltered
location to encourage those last
green fruits to ripen?OCTOBER
❑^ Enjoy a bike ride, a local park, or
even a card game with friends to
observe Frugal Fun Day on October 5.❑^ Warm up with mulled cider! The
recipe can be as simple as heating
apple cider, cinnamon sticks, allspice
berries, cloves, and orange slices
together on the stovetop.❑^ Have you ever made pasta at
home, or attempted tomato sauce?
October 25, World Pasta Day, is the
perfect day to try!❑^ ‘Tis the season to plant new trees
and shrubs; they’ll have time to
put down roots without expending
energy on growing foliage.❑^ October 31, Carve a Pumpkin Day,
is your last chance to get your jack-
o’-lantern ready for Halloween night!FROM^ LEFT:^ GETTYIM
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| THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE |
AWESOME OXYMELS
When I read “Stay Well with
Oxymels” in the May/June 2019 issue, I
fell in love. It was just what I was looking
for! I’d like to prepare my own oxymel
with a mix of oregano, rosemary, and
thyme. Can you tell me the benefits of
using these herbs?
CAMILLA MAFFIULETTI
Bergamo, Italy
Oregano and thyme are both wonderful
antimicrobial herbs that support the
immune system and aid digestion.
Rosemary is also a circulatory stimulant
and memory booster. Enjoy experimenting!
— JULIETTE ABIGAIL CARR, RNC, BSN, AHGVITAL VIOLETS AND GROUND IVY
I loved Jean’s article, “Pipsissewa and
Sassafras,” in the May/June 2019 issue
about plants that root us and provide a
sense of home. For me, those would be
ground ivy and wild violets.
As an herbalist, ground ivy is my
favorite medicinal plant for respiratory
and sinus problems;. While I was living on
the West Coast, I missed my go-to herb!
Sadly, the majority of people in California
think of ground ivy as a vile weed.
My other beloved plant, the violet, is
also condemned by the misinformed as
an undesirable garden guest. How can
anyone smell the incredible perfume of
this plant and only think of eradicating it?
Perhaps if they tried violet jelly, they too
would become enamored. Fresh or cooked
violet leaves also have health benefits.
Thank God I’m back where my little
health benefactors await me every spring!
VICKIE JACKSON
Kalamazoo, MichiganMother Earth Living
Book ClubÆCelebrate the launch of Fermentation magazine by reading our next book.
The novel comes recommended by associate editor Jessica Mitchell, who says it’s
laugh-out-loud funny, and NPR agreed, naming it one of the best books of the year!
In Robin Sloan’s Sourdough: or, Lois and Her Adventures in the Underground Market,
an exhausted software engineer inherits a colony of microorganisms from a pair
of immigrant brothers who suddenly lose their visas. Lois learns how to keep the
bread starter alive, and eventually her own bread bakes her into a new existence.
The fun starts September 1 – October 31, 2019.web
extras“Thanks for your Facebook post
with the basil tarragon puree recipe;
I love tarragon and I can’t wait
to try it!”
— PAULA BURKE, VIA FACEBOOK