This bee product contains 150 mineral and biologically active compounds, amino acids and vitamins. It supports immunity, balances the eye sight, digestion, and cleansing function of the body. How do bees make it? The bees make it by collecting plants pollen, from flowers to tree and bush buds. They ferment it and store for the …
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Bee pollen tea – your new natural energy drink.
Black currant berry – turn this European staple into your daily diet awareness.
Russian legacy – black currant bushes in every yard When I moved to the US 15 years ago I planted black currant bushes by the house right away. Then we moved, and the bushes came with us:-) Every garden in Russia have this woody shrub full of aromatic shiny tart berries. I remember picking them …
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Nettle – spring tonic and a useful sting.
Nettle. Stinging nettle. Why does it sting? Is it to protect itself from herbivores, or may be to serve humans? Here in Northern Wisconsin May, early June (before blooming actually) is a perfect time to collect nettles. When I pick them barehanded, I don’t mind an occasional sting, it feels good, it feels medicinal. In …
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Honey – the food of the gods
Most of us have a jar of honey at home. But do we know how beneficial it actually is? People used it since ancient times in Egypt, Rome, Greece, Slavic region, India and China. It was called the food of gods, bringing health and longevity and it was the only sweet food known to people …
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Fireweed – Russian ancient traditions in your tea cup.
Fireweed – what is in the name… I love when I start seeing beautiful pinkish-purple flower tops of blooming fireweed in August. Fireweed is a narrow alternate leaf plant from Evening primrose family, Epilobium Angustifolium. It loves to grow in burnt or logged areas in slightly acidic soil in full sun. Sometimes you see it …
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Harvest Doll Class
Keepsake Charm Doll Yulia loves making dolls. They are so inspiring. This time she is inviting you to her local class in Cable, WI. We are going to create a Harvest Doll – a keepsake for the next year that will bring health and prosperity to your home. We are going to use natural cotton …
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Basswood leaves for salad – that linden is delicious
Basswood is a beautiful tree that provides us with its shade, wood, bark, leaves and flowers. In Russia most of the wooden spoons and bowls are carved from its wood. The fiber is so soft, people compare it to butter for the ease of carving. People have used the bark for centuries for making ropes …
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Using Shampoo Bars
At Yulia’s we created two natural goat milk shampoo bars that will wash and condition your hair. This article includes more information and a video on how to use the bars as well. We get a lot of questions about how to use a shampoo bar. We have created this video: Click Here To View …
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Our Goat Daisy and Her Milk
Our goat Daisy gives us delicious milk. We use it to make wonderful creamy and gentle goat milk soap bars. They are a great choice for any skin type, especially sensitive one. The milk makes the soap lather well too. In our shampoo bars it adds a little conditioning. What is great is that our …
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