Garden update & Harvest 9/9/15

9/9/15 - garden update...Basil in abundance

9/9/15 - garden update...Basil in abundance and the leaves got big with all the rain!

9/9/15 - garden update...Overflowing amount of Red Russian kale...I over estimated how much I would use!

9/9/15 - garden update...Dino kale and Chinese Cabbages

9/9/15 - garden update...Curled Scotch kale and Swiss Chard

9/9/15 - garden update...peppers

9/9/15 - garden update...Basil in abundance, and giant green onioons

9/9/15 - garden update...Strawberries

9/9/15 - garden update...Swiss Chard and Dino Kale

9/9/15 - garden update...Red Russian kale

9/9/15 - garden update...Ground Cherry tomatoes

9/9/15 - garden update...Today's harvest

9/9/15 - garden update... Today's harvest...3 large peppers 5 chili peppers, cherry tomatoes, ground cherry tomatoes and big bag of Basil. And the one strawberry that survived the trip home...others in my belly

9/9/15 - Basil Dehydrating

9/9/15 - Basil filled 4 dehydrating trays. Fresh dried basil for Autumn soups

 9/9/15 - Basil...17hrs later

 9/9/15 - Basil filled up a nice small basil jar

Boost Health by Massaging This Accupressure Ear Point

People around the world are constantly searching for alternative and natural ways to help treat their health conditions and disorders. They don’t want to have to rely on modern health options that usually involve harsh, expensive pharmaceuticals, which often have even worse side effects than their actual issue. Many people end up turning to homeopathic remedies in an effort to naturally balance and heal their bodies, as well as their minds. One of the most popular and effective treatment methods is hands down auricular acupuncture. It’s an easy, all natural way to help treat a variety of health issues and people have found that by using the simple techniques associated with it they could dramatically relieve pain and discomfort associated with many common ailments.

The treatment is similar to reflexology, which is the stimulation of a reflex point to relieve and help regulate abnormalities between different body parts. However, with auricular acupuncture different parts of the ear are stimulated either manually by pressing finger tips on certain points, or by using very short and thin acupuncture needles.

The most commonly used location stimulated on the ear is the Shen Men point, which in Chinese means “heavenly gate.” The Shen Men point is located in the apex of the triangular fossa of the ear, which is in the upper mid-center part, above the opening of the ear canal and the surrounding folds. This is the most active treatment point and can be used to treat stress, anxiety, allergies, headaches, addictions, inflammatory diseases, depression, pain disorders, and more.

The Shen Men acupressure point that you can stimulate on your own is explained and covered in the video. Michael Reed Gach shows you how to locate the exact area on the ear, and demonstrates how you should hold your fingers on the points. Massage the points by rotating your fingertips and applying a bit of pressure for at least a minute or longer each time you do it. He suggests massaging them at least once or twice a day to help enhance your bodies overall energy flow. Doing this will help to reduce inflammation, alleviate pain, lessen addictions or cravings, and result in better overall body health.

The treatment is incredibly simple, easy to do, and can be done anywhere at anytime. You have nothing to lose and potentially lots to gain by massaging the Shen Men point. Try it today and pass this along to others to help them find comfort and better health in their own lives!

Garden harvest 9/6/15

 9/6/15 - Today's harvest - cherry tomatoes, 3 tomatoes, ground cherry tomatoes, 2 little red onions and a beet

9/6/15 - Today's harvest - Dino kale, Curled Scotch kale and Swiss Chard

August Conscious box Gluten Free

August Conscious Box 2015 - Gluten-Free

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Garden harvest 8/26/15

 8/26/15 - Today's Harvest...5 large bell peppers, back of basil and a few apples fallen from a tree on the path to my garden!

  8/26/15 - Today's Harvest...Curled Scotch kale and bucket of Gold Berries tomatoes

  8/26/15 - Today's Harvest...Gold berries tomatoes

Garden update and Harvest 8/24/15

 8/24/15 - Lots of Gold Berries tomatoes!

 8/24/15 - Today's harvest!

  8/24/15 - Row one

  8/24/15 - Row two

  8/24/15 - Row three

  8/24/15 - Row four

  8/24/15 - Today's harvest..7 tomatoes, 1 beet, small strawberries, ground cherry tomatoes, lots of Gold Berries tomatoes

 8/24/15 - Lots of Curled Scotch kale and Swiss Chard

Sun dried tomatoes and kale chips

 Sun dried tomatoes - sliced large tomatoes...I lightly removed most seeds. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and removed most of the seeds.

 I mixed some Oregano, Thyme, salt and Basil and sprinkled it over the tomatoes after a light drizzle of olive oil. 

 I first set the dehydrator to 200...but after several hours I noticed some were chard but most still not dried, so I flipped each piece over and lowered it to 175 until they dried out.

 Kale Chips - I cut both the dino kale and curly kale into bite size pieces. I massaged some olive oil into them and sprinkled some garlic powder.

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I set the oven to 300 degrees, but some were drying out too fast on the edges nearly burned, so I lowered it to 200 until the rest dried out. I removed all the completely dried ones.

Kale chips ready! A light sprinkle of salt and they are one healthy tasty treat!

 Makes for amazing toppings for the tomato soup!