Barefoot Farm

First goat babies of 2021 on Barefoot Farm!

I forgot to mention - I have both Garlic chive goat cheese and cranberry honey almond.

We have organic sweet potatoes and goat cheese for sale in time for the holidays! Sweet potatoes are $2/lb. (minimum 5lb. order) and goat cheese is $8 for a 16-oz container or 2 for $15. We can deliver in Tahlequah on Tuesdays. Other local deliveries may be possible. If you're interested, please text me: 918-889-4407. We can make arrangements from there. Thanks!

This seems like a good time to increase our self-sufficiency. I recently harvested wild cherry bark. I dried some for tea and made some cherry bark syrup. There is a lot of great information about wild cherry bark here: https://theherbalacademy.com/wild-cherry-bark-monograph/ Wild cherry bark is used as a remedy for coughs and for opening the lower respiratory system. Its sedative action is helpful for easing the cough reflex and calming dry, irritating coughs. It is a gre...at remedy for respiratory infections when there is a lot of mucus, coughing, and constricted airways that making breathing difficult. How to harvest: Harvest ethically & think sustainably. Don't harm the tree. Look for damaged trees or limbs (but don't harvest from branches that have been lying on the ground as fermented inner bark may be harmful). If you must harvest from a live tree, never ring a branch or the trunk as this kills the tree. Preferably, harvest the bark in a straight line down a small limb (from thumb to wrist size in diameter). What you want is the inner bark - not the silvery hard outer bark, or the wood deeper inside, but the soft, pithy inner bark of a live tree. If the branch is small and outer bark is thin, I leave it on (out of laziness). Take it home and dry well. OR To make syrup, place the bark in a small pot and cover with water - about 1" over the top. Or 2oz. herb per quart water. Simmer until the volume is reduced in half to concentrate the syrup. Strain the bark from the liquid and add the liquid back into the pot. For each pint of liquid, add 1 cup honey or other sweetener (not artificial!). Warm to mix well. For better storage, mix with brandy (or any other alcohol) - about 1/2 cup per pint. Store in the refrigerator to extend shelf life. I enhanced my syrup with ginger root, mullein leaf, coltsfoot, licorice root, lobelia and purple bee balm. Check out your local health food store for the extra herbs. I wish you all good health! With love - Karen See more

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