Uncle Smokey here this week to share our old family favorite beverage for hay season, and no, it isn’t beer. It was something my Grandma made all summer long. She called it switchel, and summertime was switchel time. Switchel time because it’s haying time folks! […]
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Sparkling Fermented Flowers
Flower season is starting! Spring is slowly approaching, and plants are beginning to bloom. The flowers are lovely to look at – but as it happens many of them can also be used for culinary purposes. The list is at the bottom of this article, […]
How to Make Chai Tea
In honor of National Hot Tea Month, let’s look at a different take on tea – chai – or more correctly, Masala Chai. This is a guest post by in the most part by Ann McCormick, the Herb’n Cowgirl. She is based in Texas, which […]


