Benefits of Growing & Preserving Teas + My Toddler Tea Recipe!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2023
- In a recent video • Garden Sabbath Day 56 ... we harvested / foraged a whole bunch of plants from around our homestead. In this video, I will share with you some of the many health benefits to these, as I prepare to dry them for long term storage & use.
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I wish more medical professionals were knowledgable about nutrition and herbs.
This weekend I went to a local orchard and picked 15 pounds of blackberries. Turned it all into blackberry jam and canned 28 jelly jars of it. I exchanged a jar with my neighbor and she let me give her lemon mint a haircut. I put the mint and a whole bunch of oregano from a plant that needed pruning, into my freeze dryer. Less than 12 hours later, I have plenty dried of each for tea or seasoning for pasta dinners. Would love to see how you use your herbs, Rachel.
Rachel, you seem so much happier lately. You’re sabbath year agrees with you.❤
Rachel, thank you for mentioning the importance of doing one’s own research and using reputable sources. Great video!
dandelion flower makes a wonderful jelly it tastes like liquid sunshine
Love all your videos. Both of your voices are a real tonic of calmness for me at the end of a day. Thank you for such positive uplifting videos.
I do agree … but need your calming voice and enthusiasm with my coffee to start my day!!
We have violets all
Over the property and I love them when they bloom in the spring. This year I didn't see that many flowers and start wondering. Last year the grounds were purple
I totally smell Pledge, too!
I keep a mini whiteboard by my dehydrator to write down what herbs are in what tray .. I save my gigabytes in memory for other things 🤗
My ears really perked up when you mentioned being careful with herbs if you're taking medications like blood thinners. It's really important to remember that - even multi vitamins can have weird effects with certain medications!
So research shows people on blood thinners should not have turmeric. So people would rather have the pill instead of the turmeric. Sounds aSS backward to me. I found this out listening to a women telling me that and claims she is not afraid of anything so she will take the pill. Yikes. What are people missing.
Specifically your G herbs like garlic, ginseng, ginko, and vitamin k (your dark leafy green vegtables) and even vitamin E is also known to thin blood as well.
Toddler Tea - chamomile & lemon balm, steep for 10 - 12 minutes, add little cinnemon, apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, honey.
Excellent!
Dehydrated catnip. Been having it in tea for two weeks. Helps me sleep. It's anti-inflammatory and a sedative.
I'm growing catnip! I'm actually growing it for my cats, never thought that we could have it!
Herb harvesting is such an enjoyable activity. I wish there was a more affordable and smaller freeze dryer. I would buy one for cilantro harvesting alone. I have not figured out how people in hot climates make cilantro ladden salsa. Because for me in NC, by the time tomatoes are ready, my cilantro is long gone and I always havr to buy cilantro. It just gets too hot for cilantro. But as usual, I'll keep trying to find a way to grow some in the heat of summer.
I have heard you have to plant it every two weeks so you always have s9me available.
Freezing herbs should be as healthy as fresh.
There is a plant called culantro!! It loves the heat and tastes like cilantro but it's actually stronger and you can cook with it. Cilantro but with a U instead of an i (cUlantro)
I just had to pause the video to run and grab a bouquet of strawberry leaves. I'm going to make some tea. I really want a tea garden.
Only live about 30 minutes from your area. I love having this resource for inspiration and to see what grows well in the area. I'd love to see your homestead and pick your brain some time.
LOL Huffing the Lemon Balm!!!! Rachel you are so funny.
Thank you so much! I could use some hormone regulation in my later years ha! So raspberry leaves and strawberry, here I come.
I love Lemon Balm & Mint, but am also trying to grow more Tulsi & Thai Basil as they are so good in tea.
Great topic! I'm just planting herbs today for making teas!
I have violets everywhere, I love them!
Great video and information! Thank you! Blessings on your day Kiddo!🥰🌻🐛💕
Thanks for this video. I planted several medicinal herbs this year with teas and tinctures and salves being my plan.
Hi Rachel I need to order some grow bags for in door planting., trying to learn @ a slow paste for me 5-30-2023❤
Lemon pledge...😂😂 my mom still uses it & so do i.. never thought of that lemon balm.. but you are right😂😂
Hey Rachel, great video as usual. As I was watching I had an interesting thought. I bet those dried or fresh leaves would make some amazing and unique pesto sauces, or vinaigrettes. Carry on, love you vids.
Love your toddler tea. Glad you are moved by your intuition to go with what you know is good and healthy.
Thank you for sharing. I agree
Miss Amy is amazing as is Dr. Patrick Jones.
Very very good information in their books and their vids.
I didn't know that about honeysuckle. We randomly had some appear out of nowhere this year. The smell is incredible. We are down south so it flowered several weeks ago. Thank you
This is all new to me but very interesting. Thank you Rachel...Mrs.Steve
Your violets and honey suckle make beautiful stationary
Great tea!
Hay Rachelle love to watch you,I am a cook on TH-cam.You and Tod is one of our favorite to watch on youtube
Good job Rachel
Great job Rachel!
Loved the herb/foraged harvest!! I started foraging and dehydrating last year. Definitely doing more this year. Also expanded my medicinal herbs in my herb garden. Im also making my own herbal medica for reference.
Loved the amount of detail about the benefits of the herbs! I think adding "Herbal" before "Teas" in the video title might be an idea as I thought it was about regular green tea. I'm curious how much vitamins, minerals, medicinal compounds & enzymes are preserved when freeze drying compared to freezing and fresh
I just got a freeze dryer and I put in basil for an experiment. It turned out great. I have many things to FD SO Herbs are a big thing for me.
Super helpful! I suffer with inflammation and never thought about drinking certain teas to help! I bought and planted herbs this year with the intent of drying spices and making tea blends, so this was super helpful! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing this. I am going to harvest some and dehydrate sunce j don't have a freeze dryer
It’s a great idea to freeze dry your herbs, I think they will keep their properties a lot better than just dehydrating. I wish I was interested in herbal teas, but I’m not yet. I do find it interesting, though, and I would trust herbs over pharmaceuticals for sure.
Really enjoyed this video, thanks!
Thanks Rachel this is great
Oregano oil is soooooo expensive, I'll be drying mine for more than cooking
Dudnt know about the lemon balm I just grew it , love the smell, it's by my deck, wasn't sure what to do with it lol
So appreciate this video
Fantastic info!!
Really enjoyed this. Thank you. Val C
I've always heard and read that babies under a year old should not be fed honey for fear of "infant botulism". Is it now not a problem? I've gone by that advice all my child-raising years, and now with grandkids.
Yes no honey if under 1
Thank you I love this herb video
I wouldn’t give a 9mo honey. It’s recommended to wait till they pass a year. But you could probably add agave or simple syrup.
Yes no honey in the tea before 12 months
Hi Rachel 😊
Could you be specific about honeysuckle. There is the plant you get from the nursery. Then there is natural honeysuckle that grows in the wild and is considered invasive - both have the same flower and smell. The wild tends to be more like a bush to me. Your violets are huge and don't look like the ones that grew in the lawn where I used to live, those were tiny. Your's look more like pansies.
Ours is just wild
Yes, those do not look like violets, they are violas or Johnny jump ups, I think.
What kind of mint? I had emergency surgery for a perforated large bowel in 2019(I was 50) which couldn’t be repaired. We grow peppermint(I just dehydrated 9 shelves of it in my Excalibur) for my gut issues. I use it in tea, hot chocolate, brownies & make an extract. We also grow spearmint(we use it for flavoring and too, but mostly as a natural Vicks. I make a steam tent to open sinuses/lungs) plus chocolate mint, & apple mint.
Whatever is growing wild by my shed. Don't know, just regular mint I guess
@@1870s irregardless, it makes wonderful tea! My house smelled like a candy cane factory when I dehydrated all my peppermint this week. Made my eyes burn, but my sinuses were clear. 😂
Rachel, I’m not sure what the cut off age is but you’re not supposed to give infants and toddlers honey it causes botulism
No under 12 months after that safe in moderation
That is true they tell us that but why. Always ask why, why why?? What is the common denominator?
I would so love to have a Harvest Right Freeze dryer. Is there any concern mixing items, with transferring of smells or tastes? I.e. will the mint make everything taste like mint? Are there certain things like Onion or Garlic that you’d need to freeze dry on their own? Another great video! Thank you!
I've heard it can be an issue, so to be safe we don't mix much. No eggs & onions at the same time
I think Lemon Balm smells like Pledge too. First year growing and preserving it. Hope it taste better than it smells.
Did you say Pledge smells good? What do you put on your skin? We live in a toxic country/world. Seriously check into what products you are using.
@@smas3256 no I didn’t! Don’t use it either.
This has inspired me to grow things I don’t typically grow. Tea is something I enjoy, what a bonus to gain those benefits
The benefits you’re giving her of the honeysuckle vine and not the honeysuckle bush. They are very different plants. Are you cutting from a bush or a vine?
I was just talking about this
So how many strawberry leaves do you pick from a plant?
Rachel this is Opal in Ms.I need to find your pineapple zucchini recipe,please.
after getting your freeze dryer did you go thru your dehydrated stockpile and freeze dry some of it for longer term storage ?
Because of high humidity I can't do well with hanging herbs.
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Have a lovely memorial day.
For a toddler 22months how many leaves would you use
Margaret Lynch SOUTHERN IRELAND
Would you just make ordinary tea and add the leaves
So many studies say for this or that, "it looks promising, but more research is needed". 20 year old studies never followed up on. The fix is in. Had to stop your video Rach just to vent. Not 5 minutes in. I will ask a biologist on subject of are plants more nutritious freez dried or air dried. Hope he has time to do the testing and I'll get back to you. Another subject: do bees still go to GMO seeds that flower for our veggies.
Maybe a dumb question... can you just steep your mint in hot water and that is mint tea or is it mixed with tea leaves to make mint tea?
All you need is mint leaves for mint tea
Interesting my understanding is you're not supposed to give honey to a child under one Year old I'm not saying you're doing wrong. Maybe do some more research. If you've already been doing it for a while and it hasn't heard him. I don't know if I would worry about it. But That might be something to look into
Infant botulism is the reason honey containing foods should not be given to children under the age of one, and used sparingly for those slightly older. Previous safe consumption unfortunately doesn't guarantee future safe consumption. It can take up to a month for bacterial colonization in the digestive tract to start showing symptoms. Like most rare illnesses, no one thinks it will happen to their family until it does.
That’s correct, because honey is one of the most common sources of botulism. Infants aren’t able to process the spores like adults can, so there’s a much higher risk when feeding honey to an infant (so it’s advised to avoid it completely).
He’s 18 months old.
I'm 100% sure she will not give the baby anything to harm him. Also don't believe the so called researchers or even Google for that matter. A good example of them is "Dr. Fauci." What did our forefathers do?
@@heatherrue2655 yes but she said you could give it to a 9mo.
Have you ever played with making essential oils?
Toddler tea recipe at 11:37
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What temperature do u use for steeping these teas?
I'm not specific with it, just got Water 💦
I share your healthy skepticism of our alphabet agencies.
Rachel, I have always heard that honey is to be forbidden for any child under 1 year of age! Please correct me if mistaken, but I just copied this from google: "Why is honey not safe for babies under age one?
Avoid giving honey - even a tiny taste - to babies under the age of 1 year. Honey can cause a rare but serious gastrointestinal condition (infant botulism) caused by exposure to Clostridium botulinum spores. Bacteria from the spores can grow and multiply in a baby's intestines, producing a dangerous toxin." Please be sure about no honey for babies.
Yes no honey before 12 months
No honey for children under 1 Year old.
I’m sure you know this and I’m not trying to be rude. You shouldn’t give children under 1 year of age honey or anything with honey in it because of the risk of infant botulism.
The toddler tea sounds great though! Maybe a tad bit of maple syrup instead of honey for the babies under 1.
Our grandson who we give it to is 18 mos