Time for salve making. One of the main ingredients in our handy dandy heal everything concoction is Yarrow. I used to think this was a weed and by all definitions maybe it is. But it is good for healing and all sorts of ailments. This is what it looks like when it’s in bloom. IMG_3407 This is just before it blooms. IMG_3406 The chicken pasture is filled with it. IMG_3401 Same with the cow pasture. IMG_3402 Must be thousands of plants all blooming right now. IMG_3403 Anyone need some super duper healing weeds?IMG_3404 We usually just cut the leaves off and soak them in olive oil for 3 weeks or so. Other things we infuse in the oil is comfrey, chickweed, plantain, St. Johns wart, calendula, and anything else we can find. IMG_3405  Mix it with Balm of Gilead and some bees wax and we could heal leprosy, gout, sniffleous, or hemorrhoids.

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