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Holiday Herbal Gifts Series #6 - spritzes and powders

I chose some simple ideas for today because I’m about to fly down to the shop and get ready for a huge crowd. We don’t usually do much on weekdays, but yesterday was swamped.
So...

Linen or Body Spritz

4 oz spritz bottle
3 oz distilled water
1 oz vodka
40 drops of fragrance

First in goes the alcohol, then the fragrance, then fill with the water. If filled in this order, the mixture sometimes remains emulsified. In any case though, put “shake well before use” on the label before giving away.

Natural Dusting Powder

2 cup corn starch
1 cup rice flour
1 cup arrowroot
1 tsp. orris root
1/2 tsp essential oil
Mix the essential oil first with the orris root and allow to sit for a few hours. Then mix that with one cup of the corn starch, blending well. Finally, mix it all together. Let sit for at least a week. Put into powder shakers or wide boxes with a puff. If you cannot find the arrowroot, you may substitute more of the corn starch or rice flour. I also like to add powdered rose petals - just enough to give it a slight pink color.

Some of our advertisers at The Essential Herbal Magazine that might be helpful in these projects, for both the ingredients and the containers: The Soap Dish, Southern Soapers, and SunRose Aromatics - as well as the sources listed in #4.

The above products would go very well with some of the products found at The Sibling Group, and of course you can’t beat a yearly subscription to The Essential Herbal. Have I mentioned that before? I can’t recall :-).

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Holiday Herbal Series #7 - Chai and Sugarplums

The first is a chai blend that we printed in the nov/dec ‘06 issue of The Essential Herbal. That year our list question was about hostess gifts, and we got some awesome ideas!

Instant Chai

3/4 c sugar
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 c powdered honey (or an additional 1/4 c sugar)
1/2 c unsweetened iced tea mix
2 c nonfat dry milk
1/2 c non-dairy creamer
1 t powdered ginger
1 t powdered cinnamon
1/2 t powdered clove
1/2 t powdered cardamom
First, pour the vanilla extract in with the sugar and stir it around to break up the lumps and let it dry before mixing it in with the other ingredients. Mix all ingredients together in a blender or food processor and blend until you get a powdery texture, about one minute. This will make about 1 gallon of prepared chai. Lastly, if you don’t want to use iced tea mix, you can mix all the other ingredients and suggest brewing regular tea and mix about 2 rounded T of mix to the brewed tea. Package in Chinese carryout boxes lined with plastic bags. Maybe tie on a few cinnamon sticks with a festive ribbon. Add instructions: For one cup at a time, use 2 to 3 rounded T to about 8 oz of water. Always mix with hot water to prevent clumps. Once mixed, you can pour over ice or just keep in the fridge for iced chai. Contributed by Maryanne Schwartz at Torchsong

The next craft is actually from the newspaper. Karen Hegre from Black Hills Herbs put it up this morning, and it came through the Associated Press:

Sugarplums

Start to finish - 30 minutes & makes 30 sugarplums.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup pecans
1/4 cup pistachios
1 cup pitted dates
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup dried figs
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup dried cherries
2 tablespoons orange liqueur or rum or your substitution.
In a wide, shallow bowl, combine the sugar, cardamom and cinnamon. Mix well, then set aside. In a food processor, pulse the pecans until roughly chopped. Add the pistachios & pulse again until both nots are finely chopped. Transfer the nuts to a bowl & set aside. In the food processor, combine the dates, apricots & figs. Pulse briefly until roughly chopped. Add the raisins & cherries, then continue pulsing until the fruit is evenly chopped and begins to clump.Return the nuts to the processor & add the rum, liqueur, orsubstitute. Pulse until just mixed. If the mixture does not sticktogether, add additional rum or liqueur, or substitute. A teaspoon at a time, roll the mixture into balls, then roll eachball in sugar until well-coated.Sugarplums can be refrigerated in a sealed conainer for up to 1 month. If you layer the sugarplums, place a sheet of waxed paper between each layer.

My note: In looking around the internet, I found several interesting recipes and picked up this tip. If you want the sugarplums to look more old-timey, use turbinado sugar to roll them in. It has a light brown color.

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Holiday Herbal Gifts Series #8 - tea blends and gel air fresheners

Making tea blends for your friends can be a lot of fun and very simple. Heat sealable (the iron works beautifully) tea bags are available various places and you can even print out these pre-designed tea envelopes to finish them in a good looking way. Containers to hold the tea bags can be almost anything, but craft shops have tons of containers. Design labels to give the recipient an idea of what is IN the tea.
If you’ve been saving and drying herbs from your garden you are all set. If not, look below at the previous posts in the series for advertisers/suppliers for dried herbs AND the heat sealable tea bags.

Creating the blend is unbelievably easy. Would you like a relaxing tea? Blend together chamomile blossoms, lemon balm leaves, and some passionflower. There are lots of other choices. A nice blend of mint and regular old black tea is fabulous! Roses, rosehips, and lemon grass is good. Need more ideas? Grab a copy of Blending Herbal Teas from The Essential Herbal right quick, and get to it!

Finally, look at what you have in the cupboard. Mix it together and brew up a cup. Is it good? Then you’ve created a blend. If it needs something, consider some spices - ginger, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, or vanilla bean, for instance. Each teabag gets about 1 t inside for a cuppa tea.

If you have a friend that is really, REALLY a tea person, check out the handmade glass teapot pendants at my sister’s site: Torchsongstudio.com, and I cannot recommend The Rosemary House highly enough for tea people. If you are in PA, a reservation for tea at Sweet Remembrances is worth considering. We love it there!

Gel Air Freshener

2 cups water
4 packets Knox unflavored gelatin
food coloring
1 t essential or fragrance oil
1 oz vodka
Bring one cup of water to a boil. Add gelatin slowly a packet at a time, until all is dissolved. Remove from heat and add second cup of water, food coloring, fragrance, and vodka.
Pour into 1/2 c canning jars. After they’ve set up, put a piece of netting over the opening, the lid, and then the metal ring. When in use, the ring holds the netting in place, but the lid is removed.
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If you’re not in the mood to make anything, there’s still time to order from The Essential Herbal.
One idea for the outdoors type: A copy of Wild Foods for Every Table along with an Outdoor Trio, containing a bar of Happy Camper - jewelweed and plantain soap, a bottle of Hiker’s Releaf spray made from apple cider vinegar, sage, jewelweed, and plantain, and a Git Stick.
For anyone who believes in faeries: A beautiful hand woven lavender wand and a copy of The Fairy Home Companion.

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shaking the winter blues - naturally (excerpt from The Essential Herbal)
The Essential Herbal has a special feature each issue where we ask a question of our readers, and publish the response. In the Jan/Feb ‘06 issue of The Essential Herbal, we asked for “favorite ways to deal with the winter blues.”
Seems like we could use a little of that right now, so here are some of the responses:

gI love to use Lemon Balm to shake the winter blahs. No matter how deep the snow, I can go out and dig down to the ground and there are always a few leaves still above the ground. Those leaves always reassure me that spring will come again and I pick them to wash my face with. It’s always sure to shoo the blues - Susanna Reppert-Brill www.TheRosemaryHouse.com

gWhenever I am feeling the winter blues, I take advantage of the cold weather by relaxing in a hot, moisturizing bath. There is nothing more luxurious than a soothing soak. Here is a recipe for moisturizing bath melts that I love to use in the winter:
2 parts shea butter
1 part sweet almond oil
colorant (I like to use mica powder)
Essential oil or fragrance oil (about 2-3 drops of fragrance per oz. of butter/oil mix)
Melt the shea butter over low heat (a double boiler is great for this). Once melted, slowly add the sweet almond oil. Mix well.
Remove from heat and cool slightly. Not too much, it should still stay in liquid form.
Add a small amount of colorant and mix well. Add more color if desired. Add fragrance and mix well. Pour into molds. I like to use candy molds for this, but you can use ice cube trays.
Cool in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. At htis point they are ready to use. Just pop them out of the molds. Dissolve the melts in running water and enjoy!
Sam Corwin, www.saponisoaps.com

gThough I love Spring most of all, I don’t really mind winter that much as I’ve always made sure to have a “peeping garden” underneath a window on the south side of our home. Days I cannot get out, I’m there with my nose stuck on the window pane, sipping herbal tea and peeping away to see what might be showing some signs of spring. Here in Roanoke, my little garden includes pansies, violas, violets, crocus, early daffodils, periwinkle, spirea, rosemary, boxwood, lavender, and lambs ear. There’s an herb garden sign, a bird bath and some pretty rock, too. Now if the snow has covered my peeping garden, my “chase away the blues time” will be spent in my rocking chair with my herbal tea and rug hooking in my “studio” (that’s fancy for my sewing/craft room. Even if the sun is not shining, the grow lights over the baker’s rack holding my house plants almost make it seem sunny. Jean, Roanoke VA

gI can’t think ov anything better than baking a fresh loaf of my Grandma’s Cottage Cheese Dilly Bread to kick the winter blues (or any blues). It seems that food - especially bread - is so comforting. A pot of homemade soup with this bread is unbelievable! I just made it recently with some freshly dried dillseed from our garden.
Cottage Cheese Dilly Bread
2 cups cottage cheese - warmed
4 T sugar
2 T grated onion
2 T butter
2 tsp dillseed
2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
2 packages dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
5 cups (or more) flour (I use a blend of freshly ground whole wheat and organic white)
Mix yeast and warm water. Mix first 8 ingredients well with a mixer and add yeast mixture. Begin adding flour and knead. Cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down and divide into pans. Don’t overfill pans - this bread rises more while baking.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes - less for smaller pans.
Marsha Bauer www.LaurelCountryHerbs.com

and one last one for this installment....

gI keep away the winter blues by planning next year’s garden and projects. Every year I try to do one new thing in the garden... add a fence, plant blueberries, add an herb bed, etc. All year long I go through my garden books and tear out the pictures I like, and tuck them away in a folder, waiting to be pulled out for planning during the cold winter months. This year I want to “scrapbook” next year’s garden with pictures of outbuildings I want, yard art, and flowers/herbs to plant. I am going to have before and after pictures.
Karen Creel www.GardenChick.com

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and a bit more for winter misery
the rest of the list article from the Jan/Feb ‘06 issue of The Essential Herbal:

When I’ve had enough of New York snow and I’m craving green things, I like to plant a handful of wheatgrass seeds in a large flowerpot. As the grass grows at an amazing pace, I enjoy “mowing” this lawn with scissors. It feels like summertime in my window. And hey, the wheatgrass clippings are nutritious, too!
Geri www.ny-attitude.com

Keeping the winter blues away is not always an easy thing for me. My husband has always worked a night shift, and although I have a child at home, there is nothing like having another adult to talk to in the evenings. So, I try to make it a point to get together with a friend one evening, at least every other week, and I love to sit and chat and drink herbal tea. One of my favorite teas is Citrus Green Tea, which is high in Vitamin C and antioxidants.
1 cup green rooibus tea (no caffeine!)
1 T. each elderberries, rosehips, lemon, and orange peel
Mix together and store in a glass jar. Use 1 tea ball per cup of tea.
Pam www.healingherbals.net

I do a lot of crocheting in the winter. Last year I made 2 afghans. It’s my slow time. I like to rethink my business, experiment with new ideas, and get ready for upcoming summer shows... and get those taxes done. Seems like I have very little time for the blues. I seem to be just as busy in the winter as in the summer. I need to find time to relax, rather than have too much time on my hands. The snow doesn’t effect me like others. It is very beautiful. I just don’t like the cold. We feed the birds in the winter, and I like watching them at the feeder. As for herbs, I cook with them, have a cup or 2 of herb tea in the evening and use them in my products.
Jennie www.jentosoaps.com

My winter blues solutions aren’t even remotely original - I just hide under warm blankets, snuggle with my cats, watch movies, read books, and bake and cook and drink lots of warm drinks. And while I do like to make and use my own tea blends, I also like to purchase ones from the store too - they always tempt me! So here are a couple of my own hot drink inventions using store-bought teas:

Quickie Mulled Cider Tea
1 cup Apple Cider (this recipe is extra good with cranberry/apple cider or raspberry/apple cider)
1 bag Cardamom Cinnamon tea from Republic of Tea (or any good chai blend)
honey to taste
Microwave cider with teabag in it. Let steep for a few minutes, and add honey to taste. If you can find it, a cinnamon-flavored honey is divine in this!

Super Sleepy Tea
1 bag Tazo “Calm” tea (perfect for those of us who want to relax but don’t like the taste of chamomile)
1/2 tsp. lemon balm hydrosol
honey to taste
Brew tea to your liking. Add 1/2 tsp. lemon balm hydrosol, and honey to taste. Very mellow and relaxing.
Maggie www.prairielandherbs.com

My winter blues chaser will be much different this year than in years past. During the past 5 years the greenhouses were always empty of plants until about Feb or March, so there wasn’t much to be done. I would usually grow a few plants or start seeds under grow lights in January just to have something “green” to do. This year however, it is going to be much different. Both greenhouses are full of plants that will have to be nurtured and groomed all winter. Heaters and water pipes will have to be maintained along with seedlings and baby plants. Nothing like spending a cold January day in a warm and toasty greenhouse full of herbs and scented geraniums!
Michele www.possumcreekherb.com

There are a couple more I’ll add tomorrow. We get such great ideas from the readers and writers of the magazine!
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Blending Herbal Teas
I’m going to do a short series about the books we have put together at The Essential Herbal . Many of you know and receive the magazine, and from that we’ve combined several books.
The first one is “Blending Herbal Teas” and it is available on the website shop. Inside, you’ll find instructions, information, and recipes from many herbalists and herb business owners.
Here is my intro from the booklet:

Tea goes by many names - tisane, infusion, decoction, simple, extraction, elixir, brew... and each word means a slightly different thing. It can get somewhat confusing, almost like learning about wines, but we will simplify the whole thing here and now.

All tea is herbal. Yep. That’s right. All teas are made from botanicals steeped in liquid. Generally when we talk about “herbal teas” for which the proper term is tisane, we are excluding teas made from the various forms of Thea sinensis, or Camellia sinensis. Teas from these plants are what we are most familiar with... the grocery store teabags with which we grew up, the iced tea served in restaurants. However, since all plants are herbs, these teas are also herbal teas, and have been included in some of the recipes in the book. It will be referred to as black tea, green tea, oolong tea, or white tea - all from the same plant, but processed differently. These teas will grow bitter if steeped more than 3-5 minutes, while other herbs rarely do. It is the tannins in this plant that cause the bitterness.

Herb leaves and flowers require 5 or more minutes of steeping (infusing), while seeds, roots, and barks can take up to 15 minutes of simmering on the stove (decocting) to get the flavor and medicinal properties properly drawn.

In my first spring and summer of seriously learning about foraging and wild crafting, I made a wonderful tea blend. While wandering through field, stream, woods, and mountainside, I would gather handfuls of different plants. After researching to be sure of their identity and properties, they would be dried on a screen and added to a large glass jar.

Now this particular jar of tea was truly wonderful. There were the usual suspects of course.... peppermint, chamomile, and leaves from strawberry and red raspberry. As the herb garden grew, a few leaves of sage, a sprig or two of thyme, basil, rosemary, lemon balm, lemon verbena, and comfrey found their way into the jar. Violets and their foliage went in, as did the beautiful wild roses, elderflower and honeysuckle blossoms. As the bee balm began to bloom, a few heads were dried for the tea jar. Dried nettles and cleavers and echinacea leaves became part of the tea, and then some spices - star anise, ginger root, cardamom seed, cinnamon barks. Mid summer, raspberries, elderberries and bluberries were added along with gooseberry leaves. In the late part of the summer, I found and added rose hips.

Eventually I wound up with a gallon jar of really gorgeous dried botanicals. Each cup was completely different - in color, flavor, and scent. We had stevia and licorice root sticks on hand for sweetening, and for that winter friends visiting our home would look forward to a cup of that special tea - always a surprise, always delicious.

It was great fun creating that blend, and it was also a time of learning. By the end of that year it was clear that it is very difficult to make a bad cup of herbal tea, and “simple” to make a fabulous blend.

The purpose of telling this story is to encourage you to try making some blends of your own. Making teas with herbs has always been a part of the human culture. The folkloric use of herb teas is easy to find, and in this part of the country is still passed on from parents to children. Peppermint tea for upset stomachs, catnip and fennel to help the nursing mother, valerian root tea for sleeplessness, horehound or mullein for coughs, feverfew for migraines, sage tea for night sweats, ginger tea for morning sickness, slippery elm bark or marshmallow root for any digestive problem from lips to anus, chamomile for just about anything, St. John’s wort for the blues, and the list goes on and on. We used these plants for centuries. Now there are warnings and issues of drug interactions and this or that might be a carcinogen. Comfrey is a wonderful healing plant, but it is labeled as dangerous. Ephedra was almost magical in helping people with asthma, but it has now been removed from shelves because some people used it to create an amphetamine-like product. Kava will probably be next. St. John’s wort is hanging in there for now, but use is discouraged because it will interact with some pharmaceuticals. So does grapefruit, but the way... and there is such a thing as “water poisoning” from drinking too much water. Our advice? Use all things in moderation.

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Friday, October 2, 2009
Herbal Considerations for Cold Sores ~ an excerpt
The following is an excerpt from my cold and flu ebook that will be posted on HerbMentor in the coming weeks. (It’s going through final editing now.)

Cold sores are a painful condition that is caused by the herpes simplex-1 virus (HSV1). Genital herpes, shingles, and the Epstein Barr virus involve a closely related virus. This article focuses mainly on HSV1.

Once contracted, the herpes virus lives in nerve cells. It can be dormant for long periods of time and then become reactivated through a variety of causes including stress, depression, anxiety, an overabundance of sun exposure, reliance on stimulating nervines such as coffee or tea, fevers, menstruation, possibly food allergies/intolerance and more.

Once activated painful sores erupt most commonly on the lips, but can also affect the skin and other mucosal membranes. Most often an itch or tingle will be the first sensation of a cold sore outbreak. A red bump will shortly appear. This bump will grow and form a blister. These ulcerations can be itchy, painful and swell uncomfortably.

The herpes virus is most contagious during an outbreak, but can be transmitted through viral shedding even when the virus is dormant. Once active it is very contagious and pro-active steps can be taken to avoid transmitting it to others as well as spreading it further on your own body. To reduce chances of spreading the virus it’s important to avoid contact with the ulcerations through direct contact such as kissing or indirect contact such as touching the sores to a towel and then re-using that towel. When you have a current outbreak wash your hands frequently and especially after touching the cold sores themselves.

It is estimated that 75% of the population has the herpes virus, although many of these people are asymptomatic or otherwise do not know they are carriers of the virus.

Herbal remedies for cold sores can be thought of in four different stages.

Prevention
At the first sign of an outbreak
During an outbreak
Recovery

Prevention
Anyone who has had a herpes outbreak will understand the benefits of prevention. Cold sores are often very painful and unsightly.

The first steps of prevention can be avoiding known causes of outbreaks. If you notice that sun exposure results in cold sores take care to wear lip balm with sunscreen in it and/or a sun hat if you are unavoidably going to be in the sun for long periods of time.

Stress is a common cause of cold sores. Minimizing stress through self-nourishment such as taking time to do the things you enjoy, meditation, yoga, spending time in nature, getting restful sleep or whatever you need to do to maintain a stress resistant life can all go a long way in preventing herpes outbreaks.

However, many of us experience stress in our lives, and the reality is that stress is not going to go away. Adaptogen herbs can help strengthen our body’s response to stress and combined with the lifestyle suggestions above can be a powerful way to being more balanced health to our lives.

Adaptogens can be taken as single herbs or formulated by an herbal practitioner for an individual person.

Stimulating nervines such as coffee and tea may trigger cold sore outbreaks. If you suspect this may be causing your outbreaks, adaptogen herbs, along with slowly reducing the frequency of stimulating nervines may help to reduce the dependency on these “pick-me-ups” and reduce the number of outbreaks.

Examples of adaptogens:

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is usually added in small amounts to formulas, this sweet herb is commonly used in Chinese medicine especially and has been scientifically proven to be effective against the herpes virus.)
Holy Basil: (Ocimum sanctum) A highly revered herb from India it also has anti-viral capabilties
Ashwagandah (Withania somnifera)
Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
Eluethero (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
Schizandra (Schizandra chinensis)

Relaxing nervines can calm the nerves during times of anxiety or stress.

The following nervines can be taken as teas or tinctures.

Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Lavender (Lavendula officinalis)
Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Building a strong immune system can also prevent outbreaks. This includes all those things we know we should do for ourselves such as whole fresh foods, a good balance of proteins and healthy oils, plenty of restful sleep, exercise, and joy. Certain nutrients support our immune system and are a beneficial part of the diet. Vitamin C can be found abundantly in rose hips, pine needle leaves and dandelion leaves. In fact, a good amount is found in most leafy green vegetables. Building the immune system may also include optimal vitamin D levels and the support of immunomodulating herbs.

Examples of immunomodulating herbs

Astragalus root (Astragalus membranaceous): One of my most relied upon herbs for maintaining health. We add several handfuls of the roots to large pots of simmering bone broth or small handfuls to herbal chai mixes.

Elderberry (Sambucas spp.) This delicious berry can be prepared as a syrup, elixir, jelly, or tincture and can be taken daily to support the immune system.

Reishi mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is an adaptogen as well as immunomodulator that has demonstrated activity against HSV.

Dietary suggestions: Eating lysine rich foods and avoiding foods high in arginine.
The amino acid arginine has been implicated in herpes outbreaks. The virus actually needs arginine to replicate and may even stimulate the virus. Lysine blocks arginine and can help prevent outbreaks.

Lysine rich foods include:
Meat (turkey, beef, chicken, turkey)
Milk and cheese
Eggs,
Fish

Foods high in arginine include:
Nuts
Brown rice
Wheat
Oatmeal
Chocolate
Beer

Anti-viral herbs:
Taken preventively as well as during an outbreak anti-viral herbs can help to minimize the virus from replicating and stop it from attaching to cells.

Garlic (Allium sativum.)
St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Aloe (Aloe vera)
Elderberry (Sambucus spp.)
Echinacea (Echinacea spp.)
Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)

At the first sign of an outbreak:
If preventive steps fail and you feel the onset of an outbreak there are several things you can do to help either stop the outbreak or lessen the symptoms.

Internal Treatments:
Take regular teas and tinctures of anti-viral and immunomodulating herbs as listed above.

Large doses of lysine supplements at the first sign have been helpful for me in stopping an impending outbreak. I may take as much as 4,000 mg every half hour until the outbreak has abated. This can make me nauseas on an empty stomach so I try to take it with something.

Topical Treatments:
St. John’s Wort oil or tincture can be applied liberally and frequently. There are times when I’ve stopped an outbreak solely with St. John’s Wort topically.

A freshly sliced clove of garlic apply directly to the sore can stop it from growing, but beware garlic is spicy even when used topically and can cause burning and moderate discomfort.

Essential oils:
Honestly, I am not a big fan of essential oils, but many people I know successfully stop cold sore outbreaks by applying essential oils to the sores themselves. They may be diluted in a carrier oil to avoid irritation. Essential oils often used include tea tree oil, lavender, lemon balm, and thuja. Please keep in mind that essential oils are not for internal use and can cause irritation when applied externally.

Through all this remember to rest. Your body is not fighting a viral infection and can use rest and support of immune system functions.

Herbal options for a cold sore outbreak

If the above suggestions still result in an outbreak there are multiple herbs and other resources to lessen the pain and speed healing.

St. John’s Wort continues to be helpful during an outbreak. I make a lip balm that is mostly made of St. John’s Wort. I feel that it speeds healing and reduces pain.
Calendula is an effective wound healer. It can be applied as an oil or tincture.
Aloe Vera is anti-viral and a fabulous vulnerary. The gel from the inside of the leaves can provide instant cooling relief to the pain and discomfort of cold sores.
Plantain (Plantago major) can be applied as a poultice, salve, or tincture to speed healing time.

Swelling
If there is significant swelling ice can be applied to the wounds. You can also make tea and freeze the tea in ice cube trays for an added kick. I especially like to do this with licorice root, but many anti-viral and vulnerary herbs could be used such as lemon balm, calendula, St. John’s Wort, etc.

Weeping
If there is pus weeping from the wound you can make a clay poultice and apply that to the sores.

Clay poultice for cold sores:
1 tsp French green clay
½ tsp powdered licorice root
½ tsp powdered rose petals

To this add enough St. John’s Wort tincture to create a clay plaster. You can add a little St. John’s Wort oil to this mix to avoid the mixture from drying too quickly. (Water can also be substituted) Once it reaches a good consistency it can be slathered over the sores. I’ll warn you that this clay poultice is not a pretty sight but is a good option when sores are weeping especially at night in order to sleep more comfortably.

Astringent herbs can also be helpful topically for weeping sores. A simple remedy for this is to briefly wet a black tea bag with hot warm, let cool slightly and then apply that topically to the sore.

Again, during an outbreak remember to rest. Your immune system can use the help.

Recovery
Cold sore outbreaks can last anywhere from a couple of days to a full week. As the sores heal and new skin is formed take the time to fully recover. Review the recommendations for prevention and adopt them into your life as you can.

A fresh milky oats (Avena sativa A. fatua) tincture can be taken three times a day following a cold sore outbreak to help nourish and heal the nerves. A strong infusion of the milky oats can be taken over long periods as a nourishing relaxing nervine.
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To: All; Eagle50AE

Statement by Secretary Geithner to the Plenary Session of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings

October 6, 2009
TG-313

Statement by Secretary Timothy F. Geithner to the Plenary Session
of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetings,
Delivered by
Acting Assistant Secretary Mark Sobel

On behalf of Secretary Geithner and the U.S. delegation, thank you to the people of Istanbul and our host country Turkey. It is fitting that we meet today in this great country - a land at the crossroads of history and civilization.

During the Great Depression, the global economy faced a crossroads, and it chose the path of unilateralism and inwardness. Over the last year, we faced the deepest challenge since then. Standing at another crossroads, the international community chose the path of unprecedented cooperation and multilateralism. We took decisive action to restore growth, boost employment, and repair financial systems. We mobilized nearly $1 trillion in support for emerging markets, helping to slow a serious capital drain.

The United States is doing and will do its part. We supported U.S. and global growth through our stimulus plan, restored confidence in the U.S. financial system through our stability and regulatory reforms as well as our transparent stress tests, and helped stem the loss of confidence facing emerging markets through President Obama’s successful call for rapidly mobilizing $500 billion through a renewed New Arrangements to Borrow at the IMF.

We are now witnessing stabilization of the global economy and the beginnings of recovery. But we cannot be complacent. Conditions remain fragile. The international community must implement its critical agenda to sustain the recovery and help create jobs, to strengthen regulatory frameworks, and to begin preparing cooperative exit strategies. We also need to pursue additional trade liberalization, including an ambitious and balanced conclusion to the Doha Development Round.

Together, we recognize that the world cannot return to a pattern of uneven growth, characterized by an excessive reliance on a single engine of consumption-led growth, while others relied heavily on external demand. First and foremost, the responsibility for tackling these problems rests with sovereign governments, including my own.

But as we build a strong, sustained and balanced global economy, we must advance a forward-looking agenda so that the IMF and World Bank can enhance their legitimacy and update their missions to meet future challenges.

For the IMF, this means that rigorous surveillance must help us shed light on trends that could lead to the next unsustainable boom. Under the new G-20 Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth, the IMF must provide forward-looking analysis of whether the world’s major countries are implementing economic policies, including exchange rate policies, which are collectively consistent with G-20 objectives. The IMF will need to be a truth-teller.

The World Bank will need to focus more on building resilience to crisis and foundations for prosperity. As the world emerges from crisis, the poorest will require strong and sustained support from the multilateral development banks. With concessional financing deploying more quickly, donors must commit to successful and timely replenishments of IDA and the African Development Fund. When considering the MDB capital requests, we must recognize the importance of maintaining the IBRD’s financial soundness. As the centerpiece of the multilateral development system, the World Bank is best positioned to address challenges that require globally coordinated action. In particular, the Bank must more actively prioritize work on three emerging global priorities, agriculture and food security, support in the most fragile environments, and facilitating the transition to a green economy.

For the IMF and World Bank to be effective in these tasks, their broad membership must consider them legitimate and representative. We are delighted that the international community is now committed to achieving a 5% shift in IMF quota share toward dynamic underrepresented countries by January 2011 and the call to shift at least 3% of the Bank’s voting power to developing and transition countries and the recommitment to reach an agreement by the 2010 Spring Meetings.

The past six months have plainly demonstrated the benefits of stronger Ministerial engagement in setting strategic policies and priorities at the international financial institutions. To sustain this, we must find a way to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of both the IMFC and the Development Committee. Furthermore, we need far more efficient and strategic Executive Boards, which better reflect the realities of the global economy.

In closing, the international community has rarely shared such a sense of common purpose and urgency. All of our countries – developing, emerging, or advanced – want to avoid a repeat of the worst economic crisis in decades. So let us press forward on this path of multilateralism to offer greater hope and prosperity for people in every corner of the world.

from: http://www.ustreas.gov

3,125 posted on 10/06/2009 11:33:15 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

ATTRAnews - October 2009
Volume 17, Number 5

Newsletter of ATTRA - National Sustainable Agricultural Information Service (http://attra.ncat.org/): A project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) (http://www.ncat.org). This issue of ATTRAnews is available online (http://attra.ncat.org/newsletter/archives.html#attranews).

Planning and Planting for Your Markets

Until recently, most farmers and ranchers just raised food and animals. Someone else did the marketing. Now many producers sell their own products, hoping to capture more of the consumer dollars. Growers are also adding value to what they raise and creating new products. In this issue of ATTRAnews we offer tips and share guidelines for some of the best ways to market what you produce.

In this issue:

- Golden Rules of Marketing
- Plan Ahead for New Products
- Marketing Resources
- Publications about Marketing from ATTRA
- Pros & Cons of Selling Directly to Consumers
- Pros & Cons of Selling Directly to Restaurants
- Pros & Cons of Selling to Independent & Small Grocery Stores
- Evaluating Your Resources
- New from ATTRA

Golden Rules of Marketing

- Adapted from ATTRA’s Agricultural Risk Management Guides (http://attra.ncat.org/risk_management/rmgateway.html), which are available in English and in Spanish.

~ Know what you are selling. It is more than just the product. It’s a bundle of valuable things that are appreciated by your target customers.

~ Know who you are selling to. Each group of customers has a different set of characteristics and needs. You have to adapt your sales approach to meet these demands.

~ Know your own story. Your business’s story adds value to your product and you should emphasize it. You need to be able to tell your story in the time it would take you to ride an elevator to the top of a building with a potential business investor.

~ Don’t make assumptions. Don’t guess about the viability of your business plan or the behavior of your customers. Find some way to prove what you think is true.

~ Be customer oriented, not product oriented. Think, ‘My customers want lettuce. How can I get it to them the way they like it?’ Don’t think, ‘How can I find someone to buy my lettuce?’

~ Sell features and benefits. Say, ‘This red lettuce contains more vitamins to keep you healthy,’ not just, ‘I have red lettuce to sell.’ Each feature has a benefit that your customers value. Point these out to make a sale.

~ Be a price maker, not a price taker. Don’t sell commodities. When you’re selling something that can’t be distinguished from another farmer’s product, you can’t control the price. If the other farmer has more to sell, you will lose.

~ To manage risk, diversify carefully in all directions. Growing many crops for many kinds of customers will reduce your risk of loss. But your management job can become overwhelming and then your quality and service will slip. You must strike a balance between diversity to manage risk and management time to maintain quality.

~ Start as small as possible and learn the market. Find the smallest way you can enter the market in order to minimize your risk. Once you learn how it works, you can increase your production.

Plan Ahead for New Products

It’s a chicken-or-egg situation. How do you know you can produce something until you try? And how do you know you can sell a new product until you have it in hand to show people? The answer to both questions is: produce a small amount of product the first time. This way, any mistakes will be small and less costly. If you produce a large supply of a product without first securing your market, you may not be able to sell it, no matter how well it turns out. The take-home message is: experiment on a small scale this season to line up your market for next season.

Marketing Resources

National Agriculture Library’s Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic) (AFSIC) offers extensive lists of resources on practical topics such as direct marketing, on-farm enterprises, value-added products, farm business planning, farm animal welfare audits, certification programs, and alternative crops. Telephone 301-504-6559.

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (http://www.agmrc.org) is a national information resource for value-added agriculture. The center is a national partnership of land grant institutions and state departments of agriculture.

Localharvest.org (http://www.localharvest.org) is a comprehensive national self-listing directory of producers who sell to the public.

Eat Wild (http://www.eatwild.com) is an online marketplace for pasture-based farms and ranches.

North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association (http://www.nafdma.com) provides networking about all kinds of farmer direct marketing, concentrating on farmers’ markets (http://www.farmersmarketcoalition.org) and agritourism.

Sheepgoatmarketing.info (http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.info) is a national resource for sheep and goat marketing.

Price reports are available from several online directories such as those of the Rodale Institute (http://www.rodaleinstitute.org/Organic-Price-Report) and the Maine Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association (http://www.mofga.org/Default.aspx?tabid=260). Both organizations offer an abundance of information about good farming and marketing practices.

Online farmers’ markets may be informative: http://www.co.rockingham.nc.us/vfm/farmlist.htm; http://www.locallygrown.net; http://www.discoverfrederickmd.com/farmersmarket

Access e-Commerce (http://www.access-ecom.info/index.cfm?xid=MN), from the University of Minnesota Extension, works to enhance rural development through electronic commerce.

Market Maker (http://national.marketmaker.uiuc.edu) helps producers in more than a dozen states promote their operations and products.

Southwest Marketing Network (http://www.swmarketingnetwork.org) provides extensive resources for producers.

Publications

Growing for Market magazine (http://www.growingformarket.com) publishes practical indepth articles about how to make a living on a small farm. Telephone 1-800-307-8949

Sell What You Sow! The Grower’s Guide to Successful Produce Marketing

The New Agritourism: Hosting Community and Tourists on Your Farm

The New Farmers’ Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers and Communities

All three books above are available from: New World Publishing (http://www.nwpub.net), 11543 Quartz Dr. #1, Auburn, CA 95602 telephone 530-823-3886

Publications about Marketing from ATTRA

Looking for products to add to your farm’s output? In addition to this list of publications about marketing, ATTRA has hundreds of publications about specific crops, livestock, processing techniques, and organic and sustainable production methods that can diversify your operation and add to your bottom line. These are all available for free. You can see and download them at ATTRA’s web site (http://www.attra.ncat.org). Call 1-800-346-9140 to order a paper copy.

Adding Value to Farm Products: An Overview IP141
(http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/valueovr.html)
Adding Value through Sustainable Agriculture—online only
(http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/value-addedResource.html)
Agricultural Marketing in the U.S. Southwest IP251 (print version only)

Pros & Cons of Selling Directly to Consumers

FARMERS’ MARKETS

PROS
+ Highest margin — full retail
+ Can sell a little or a lot
+ No standard pack or grade
+ Good market intelligence

CONS
- High selling cost per unit sold
- Hard to move large volumes
- You may not like selling face-to-face
- Market schedule is grueling

ROADSIDE STANDS

PROS
+ High margin — full retail
+ Very high profit per unit after break-even
+ No standard pack or grade
+ No transport cost
+ Steady cash flow

CONS
- Highest overhead expense
- Have to keep it staffed
- High regulatory risk exposure
- Location is critical
- Must keep a clean farm
- Management is intense

COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE — CSA

PROS
+ High margin — full retail
+ Best risk management with constant buyers
+ Shares production risk with CSA community
+ Reduces the need for operating capital
+ Can farm more ecologically
+ No standard pack or grade, light post-harvest needs
+ Emotionally gratifying; you see your product from seed to plate — and build a community in the process

CONS
- Requires very heavy, skilled marketing management
- Requires superb growing skills
- Requires very careful planning
- Positioning must be unrelenting
- You are selling your story more than you are selling produce

Pros & Cons of Selling Directly to Restaurants

PROS
+ Easy first sale
+ High margin
+ Purchase by the carton
+ May buy a little or a lot
+ Good market intelligence
+ Local
+ Reliable customers
+ Do not require a standard pack

CONS
- Small order size/frequent delivery
- Picky — require top quality
- Slow pay
- Require personal attention
- High turnover of buyers
- Must have a harvest schedule in advance
- Require a specific delivery time window, such as 9 to 11 a.m.

TIPS for Selling Directly to Restaurants
~ Sell with samples to the executive chef, but build a relationship with the sous chef in case the executive moves on.

~ Make sales calls from 9 - 11 a.m. and 2 - 5 p.m.

~ Give the chef a schedule of what you will harvest and when, and keep them informed of changes and upcoming new products.

~ Ask constantly about their needs, including pack, size, variety, post-harvest preferences and new items.

~ Take orders by fax, but also use the phone.

~ NEVER miss a delivery.

~ Don’t change your prices often.

~ Try to always have something to sell them, so that you never break the pattern of delivery. Always bring in something new for the chef to taste. For insight, see http://www.chefscollaborative.org.

~ Figure out what your minimum average order size is and decide how long you will give the customer to reach it.

~ Use the chef as your best source of market information. They will know what the next big thing is before you do.

~ Know how the chef is using your product and be prepared to talk about other ways to use it.

~ Make sure that you, your delivery person, your label, your prices, your pack, and your attitude all tell the same story.

Pros & Cons of Selling to Independent & Small Grocery Stores

PROS
+ Large order size/frequent delivery
+ Fair margin
+ Buys by the box, pallet, or bin
+ Sometimes local
+ Potential for co-marketing
+ Will buy a range of products once you have introduced the first

CONS
- Hard first sale; slow pay
- Few customers
- Potential bureaucratic barriers
- Insists on standard pack
- Must have good post-harvest practices, keep produce clean and cold
- Price sensitive

TIPS for Selling to Independent & Small Grocery Stores
~ Be professional, reliable, and on time. Find the decision maker, but build relationships with everyone who handles your product.

~ Take advantage of what makes you valuable to the store: you are local; your product can be more ripe (true vine-ripe tomatoes can be brought right from the field); you are entertainment for the buyers and put them in touch with the farming side of their business; you are a marketing opportunity to them.

~ Provide waterproof point-of-purchase cards about your farm to fit the store’s displays.

~ Choose a signature product, and then piggyback other products to broaden your line. Be the produce buyer’s tomato guy, but sell a few boxes of peppers and cilantro and basil with each delivery.

~ Ask when to make sales calls and deliveries, and then try to develop a steady routine.

~ Give the buyer a schedule of what you will harvest and when, and then keep them informed of changes and upcoming new products.

~ Ask constantly about their needs, including pack, size, variety, post-harvest preferences, and new items.

~ Don’t change your price and try to get an agreement for regular deliveries.

~ Try to always have something to sell them so that you never break the pattern of delivery.

~ Figure out what your minimum average order size is and decide how long you will give the customer to reach it.

~ Make sure that you, your delivery person, your label, your prices, your pack, your point-of-purchase cards, and your attitude are all telling the same story.

These pros, cons and tips are adapted from ATTRA’s Agricultural Risk Management Guides (http://www.ncat.org/risk_management/rmgateway.html), available in English and Spanish.

Evaluating Your Resources

Ask Yourself These Questions Before Starting a New Enterprise

MARKETING
* Where am I going to sell the products?
* Who is the customer?
* What is the size of the potential customer base?
* Where do the customers live?
* How will their location influence my selling to them?
* What are the customers’ needs and desires?
* Am I going to sell directly to consumers?
* Am I going to sell wholesale to the commodity market?
* What seasonal price fluctuations can I expect?
* What quality standards must I meet?
* How much time and fuel will it take to reach my markets?
* Are there legal or food-safety considerations?

PERSONAL
* Do I have time to devote to this new enterprise?
* Does the workload correspond to the season I want to work?
* Will the new enterprise complement my current enterprise?
* Do I have written objectives describing the desired outcome?
* Do I have the skills and experience necessary to do this?
* Do I like to supervise people?
* Have I managed a business before?
* Do I have enough personal energy to do this?
* Can I count on my family members for support?
* Do I care what the neighbors think about my new enterprise?
* Why do I want this enterprise?

FOR LAND-BASED ENTERPRISES

After you have determined that the enterprise is something you really want to do, consider these additional questions.

LAND
* What is the water drainage like?
* Are the soils suitable?
* What is the seasonal rainfall pattern?
* What will happen to my enterprises during a flood or drought?
* Are these plants or animals adapted to this region?
* Is water available for irrigation or watering livestock?
* Do I want concurrent uses for the land, such as wildlife conservation, fishing or hunting?

BUILDINGS AND MACHINERY
* Do I have adequate facilities?
* What additional machinery will I need?
* Can I rent or borrow machinery or storage facilities?

LABOR NEEDS
* How much labor will be required?
* What is the source of labor?
* How much will it cost?
* Is seasonal labor available?
* Will I need housing for my workers?
* Does this enterprise use existing labor in off seasons?

New from ATTRA

NEW AND UPDATED PUBLICATIONS

Procesamiento de Aves a Pequeña Escala (http://attra.ncat.org/espanol/resumenes/procesa.html) (Small-Scale Poultry Processing, in Spanish) SP231
Natural Livestock Feasibility Study (http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/livestock_feasibility.html) (information on marketing alternative, grass-finished or organic beef) IP347

NEW VALUE-ADDED GUIDE FROM ATTRA

Farm Made: A Guide to On-Farm Processing for Organic Producers — An Overview and Four Example Enterprises IP351:
(http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/farmmadereport09.pdf)
1) Sorghum Syrup
2) Packaged Fresh Salad Greens
3) Jams, Jellies and Spreads
4) Table Eggs

by George Kuepper, Holly Born, and Anne Fanatico, Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2009

ATTRAnews is the bi-monthly newsletter of ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (http://www.attra.ncat.org). The newsletter is distributed free throughout the United States to farmers, ranchers, Cooperative Extension agents, educators, and others interested in sustainable agriculture. ATTRA is funded through the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service (http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/index.html) and is a project of the National Center for Appropriate Technology (http://www.ncat.org/sarc_current.php) (NCAT), a private, non-profit organization that since 1976 has helped people by championing small-scale, local and sustainable solutions to reduce poverty, promote healthy communities, and protect natural resources.

Teresa Maurer, Project Manager
Karen Van Epen, Editor
Mary Ann Thom, e-newsletter production

Subscribe to ATTRAnews (http://visitor.roving.com/optin.jsp?m=1011223551022&ea=)

Comments? Questions? Email the Weekly Harvest Newsletter editor Karen Van Epen at karenv@ncat.org.

ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
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3,126 posted on 10/06/2009 11:51:41 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

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All latest
Shotgun ammunition
Today we have posted new article giving information about Shotgun Ammunition. Types of shotgun ammunition are described and construction of shotgun cartridge is explained. Some basic definitions such as shotgun gauge are given. What type of shotgun ammo to choose for self defense?
Best wishes, Self-Defense Zone Team.

Date entered : Sat 28 Oct 2006 10:24
New articles on various topics
Now you can see the new self-defense related articles:
How to de-escalate conflict situation verbally
The styles of martial arts
How to choose a good martial arts school/classes
The difference between martial arts and self defense
Keep on fighting!
Regards, Self-Defense Zone Team.

Date entered : Sun 24 Sep 2006 19:32
Travel safety
Our new update is dedicated to a travel safety. This year’s travel season is still open, and security information given in the new article http://www.self-defender.net/travel-safety-tips.htm might be quite useful for beginner tourists.
Related topics:
Beach Safety Tips
Water Safety Tips
Good luck!
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Date entered : Thu 25 Aug 2006 18:56
Some boxing techniques
As distinct from many sport-oriented martial arts, boxing is not only the popular kind of sport - it provides man with a very effective system of fighting skills that are applicable both in the ring and in the street in various self defense situations. This article ( http://www.self-defender.net/boxing-techniques.htm) presents some boxing techniques that may be very useful for self defense.
Keep on fighting!

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Date entered : Tue 15 Aug 2006 21:32
WOW! New update
Good news again, folks!
New chapter added - information on modern civilian and military rifles. You can find this info in Weapons section - http://www.self-defender.net/weapons/rifles.htm
Nice reading!
Best regards,
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Date entered : Fri 11 Nov 2005 17:30
Good news
Good news, folks!
We’ve just made a new website update - see webpage illustrating karate fighting techniques and containing several women’s self defense short clips.
+ Bonus! - article on survival preparedness and making survival kit.
Make yourself stronger with Self-Defender.NET! 8-)
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Date entered : Thu 6 Oct 2005 0:23
Unarmed self-defense
Many of us are concerned about our safety when we are out on the street. Obtaining unarmed self-defense skills is necessary element of a street survival. Unlike various self-defense devices that might not be available at crucial moment, unarmed self-defense techniques always work and give you real confidence in your ability to succeed...
In this article we’re going to overview basic elements of unarmed self-defense.
Here we continue our discussion on unarmed self-defense techniques and learn techniques of eye atacks which can be used in extreme self-defense situations.

Date entered : Wed 21 Sep 2005 12:30
New update
From today we’re starting to publish articles on martial arts and unarmed combat.
Here’re three articles describing various martial arts styles: Aikido , Ju-jitsu , Chinese Kung-fu .
Interesting article on striking vulnerable body points in unarmed combat: http://www.self-defender.net/article20.htm

Next updates are coming soon!
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Date entered : Wed 7 Sep 2005 21:30
New section
New section was added today - Knives For Self Defense: http://www.self-defender.net/weapons/knives.htm

Date entered : Sun 14 Aug 2005 17:10
Update
New illustrated article added - Women’s Self Defense Basics: http://www.self-defender.net/article19.htm

Date entered : Sat 13 Aug 2005 16:44
New articles
Hello!
We’ve just added a lot of a new information on security and crime prevention. See updated Articles section: http://www.self-defender.net/articles.htm

New articles:
- Home security: securing doors - http://www.self-defender.net/article12.htm
- Home security: securing windows - http://www.self-defender.net/article13.htm
- Personal safety at home - http://www.self-defender.net/article14.htm
- Credit card security - http://www.self-defender.net/article15.htm
- How to prevent auto thefts and carjackings - http://www.self-defender.net/article16.htm
- Tips on practical handgun shooting - http://www.self-defender.net/article17.htm
- Robbery Prevention And Defense - http://www.self-defender.net/article18.htm

Stay online with Self-Defender.NET! 8-)

Best regards,
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Date entered : Wed 13 Jul 2005 10:55
New!
New!!! Section Weapons updated. New chapter added: Handguns - http://www.self-defender.net/weapons/handguns.htm
See also the new chapter - Handgun Ammunition - http://www.self-defender.net/weapons/handgun-ammunition.htm
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Date entered : Thu 2 Jun 2005 13:25
Latest SDZ News
Hello, everyone!
Welcome to Self-Defense Zone!
Last days some restructuring occured at our website.
Also the Laws section was updated. We added new information on self-defense regulations in Canada ( http://www.self-defender.net/law5.htm ) and firearms laws in California ( http://www.self-defender.net/law4.htm ).
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Date entered : Sun 22 May 2005 14:40
Latest updates
Hi, everybody!
The Self-Defense Zone team is back! 8-)
We returned with the burst of the new articles!
Also we\’ve just opened the absolutely new section -
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- Criminal Victim
- The Classification Of Criminals
- Terrorism & Terrorists: Intro
- Kidnap And Ransom
- Kidnap Prevention: Home security
- Transportation Security
- The Sexual Offenses ( http://www.self-defender.net/extras )
- Personal Survival Strategy
- Survival As A Hostage (Pt. I and Pt. II) - see http://www.self-defender.net/modules/articles

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Date entered : Sun 2 Jan 2005 21:47
Latest articles
More self-defense at Self-Defense Zone now!
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- How To Protect Yourself From Sexual Assault
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- The Kubotan
- Common Goods As A Self-Defense Weapons
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Date entered : Sun 3 Oct 2004 16:05
New article added
Nowadays, when we constantly face the risk of terrorist attacks, industrial disasters, ecocatastrophes, it is necessary to prepare yourself to the possible evacuation, establish the emergency plan. New added article - Evacuation - informes, how to prepare yourself to the possible accidents.

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6 July, 2004 - Self-Defense Zone ceremonial opening.
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3,127 posted on 10/06/2009 1:05:23 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

To: nw_arizona_granny

“Monopoly, or Life, or Candy Land. If you already have these types of board games then you will probably discover that your children will be playing them more frequently when there is no electricity.”

Our family has always enjoyed playing games. To this day, the 20 somethings usually have some new game on their Christmas list. One of our favorites is Careers. It’s easy enough for youngsters to play, but interesting enough for the adults. A few years back I found a much older version of the game at a resale shop. A couple years ago, they came out with a modern version, and of course, we had our midterm version. We had fun playing the different versions as the careers had changed throughout the years. From Farming to Astronaut. College has remained as an option to help get a better job in each edition.

3,128 posted on 10/06/2009 1:42:52 PM PDT by Marmolade

To: nw_arizona_granny; DelaWhere; All

>>> Statement by Secretary Geithner to the Plenary Session of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings <<<

Remember when it was Slick Willy, Goar , Al(not)Bright and Weeno, and we thought it was bad then....

little doubt that the current flurry of dismantling has been ground worked on since ‘00.. you can’t think this stuff up as fast as it’s changing... we’ve been duped.. and I think Mclame is in on it..

BTW .. here is the “stinker” I referred to last night.. it actually went into effect Oct 1 ..

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1388&tab=summary

HR 1388 Serve America Act..

I Love this little part::

Section 1703 -
Increases the compensation of the Corporation’s CEO by 3%.

What a COL increase when SS is frozen for next 2 years !!!

One more Question Point and I’ll go vomit..

What was the reason FDR used to ban the ownership of Gold ?

AND ... What’s to stop that from re-occurring ???

3,129 posted on 10/06/2009 2:14:11 PM PDT by Eagle50AE (Pray for our Armed Forces.)

To: nw_arizona_granny; All

I did try the prune cake recipe and it turned out nicely. I dislike nuts in baked good, etc., but because I was giving part of the cake to my landlord (he lent me the bundt pan I baked it in which belonged to his late wife) I did go ahead and include chopped walnuts in it. Landlord said it was very good, similar to the recipe his wife always used, she did not frost hers, so I left it unfrosted.

I ate a little bit of it and except for wishing it were nut-free, I liked it. One of these days will try it without nuts, then will think it’s great. ONE MORE THING, ADD A HALF A TEASPOON OF SALT TO THE RECIPE — I really did miss the salt. In fact, for that reason, I am going to reprint the recipe here AND I WILL WRITE IN SOME SALT INTO IT:

Prune Cake

1 c. prunes
1 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 c. olive oil
1-1/2 c. flour, sifted
1/2 t. salt [salt recommended by Joya]
1 t. baking soda
1 t. nutmeg
1 t. allspice
1 t. cinnamon
1 c. buttermilk
1 t. vanilla extract
[optional, walnuts]

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Cover prunes with water. Bring to a boil and cook until soft and mashable, about eight minutes.

Remove from heat, drain water, and mash on a plate. Set aside.

Sift together dry ingredients.

Mix together oil, sugar, and eggs.

Combine wet and dry ingredients, add buttermilk, and stir gently until just combined.

Throw in mashed prunes [and walnuts], and stir gently to combine.

Pour batter into greased baking dish (9 x 13) and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

Remove cake from oven.

Serve warm. To see the frosting recipe pioneerwoman includes go to:

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/files/2009/01/grandma-inys-prune-cake.pdf

3,130 posted on 10/06/2009 6:27:42 PM PDT by Joya (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior, have mercy on me, a sinner!)

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3,131 posted on 10/07/2009 3:06:20 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

I am glad that you play games with your family, it is something we all should do.

As a child, we did not have games, so never developed the habit, I did buy my kids games and now realize that they did not play them, since I did not help them get started.

LOL, I did not start playing the common games, until I got a computer and found several on a disk.

I do think they are important in a child’s development and certainly are in the family bonding area.

Folks do need to include games in the storage food, for many expect the kids to be fully occupied, but offer no help or plans to keep them happy.

3,132 posted on 10/07/2009 3:15:38 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

What was the reason FDR used to ban the ownership of Gold ?

AND ... What’s to stop that from re-occurring ???<<<

I forget the reason FDR used, it only worked for a few, for many owned gold and did not talk about it.

If you ever see a bunch of people getting evacuated from a country, notice the many gold chains they are wearing, I first caught it when we left Viet Nam, all the people had gold chains.

Yes, it can and will happen again.

An old miner that I knew, in the Quartzite area, at the KOFA mine, once told me, about 1967, that the Chinese came to him on a regular basis, from Mexico to buy his gold.

He had been born there about 80 years before and only had a couple ounces at a time, but still they came and had for many years.

I have always been sorry that I did not buy the 20 acres of patented mining property that he offered us, for $1,500. it was for dry washing, would never have been a get rich mine, but would still be paying a little for the effort to work it.

But then we could stake our own claims, little did we know, that in a few years the gov would stop the staking of claims, by such as us.

I would think that gold ownership is in the same class as gun ownership, unregistered and keep your mouth shut.

3,133 posted on 10/07/2009 3:24:38 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

Thanks for the report..

I agree, it would need salt, for the salt would make the sweet taste sweeter.

I am sure your landlord is thankful for your efforts, that was kind of you.

LOL, thanks for reworking the recipe, makes it easier for all of us to see it made correctly, and not have to hunt for the recipe.

3,134 posted on 10/07/2009 3:27:37 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

To: nw_arizona_granny

http://www.bearridgeproject.com/2009/10/pee-is-new-power-source.html
Bear Ridge Project

Pee Is The New Power Source

Posted: 04 Oct 2009 08:27 AM PDT

...

Forget gas, batteries — pee is new power source
Scientists can create cheap hydrogen from urine for use in fuel cells

By Eric Bland

Urine-powered cars, homes and personal electronic devices could be available in six months with new technology developed by scientists from Ohio University.

Using a nickel-based electrode, the scientists can create large amounts of cheap hydrogen from urine that could be burned or used in fuel cells. “One cow can provide enough energy to supply hot water for 19 houses,” said Gerardine Botte, a professor at Ohio University developing the technology. “Soldiers in the field could carry their own fuel.”

Pee power is based on hydrogen, the most common element in the universe but one that has resisted efforts to produce, store, transport and use economically.

Storing pure hydrogen gas requires high pressure and low temperature. New nanomaterials with high surface areas can adsorb hydrogen, but have yet to be produced on a commercial scale.

Chemically binding hydrogen to other elements, like oxygen to create water, makes it easier to store and transport, but releasing the hydrogen when it’s needed usually requires financially prohibitive amounts of electricity.

By attaching hydrogen to another element, nitrogen, Botte and her colleagues realized that they can store hydrogen without the exotic environmental conditions, and then release it with less electricity, 0.037 Volts instead of the 1.23 Volts needed for water.

One molecule of urea, a major component of urine, contains four atoms of hydrogen bonded to two atoms of nitrogen. Stick a special nickel electrode into a pool of urine, apply an electrical current, and hydrogen gas is released.

Botte’s current prototype measures 3x3x1 inch and can produce up to 500 milliwatts of power. However, Botte and her colleagues are actively trying to commercialize several larger versions of the technology.

A fuel cell, urine-powered vehicle could theoretically travel 90 miles per gallon. A refrigerator-sized unit could produce one kilowatt of energy for about $5,000, although this price is a rough estimate, says Botte.

“The waste products from say a chicken farm could be used to produce the energy needed to run the farm,” said John Stickney, a chemist and professor at the University of Georgia.

For livestock farmers who are required by law to pool their animals’ waste, large scale prototypes could turn that urine into power within six months.

Smaller versions likely won’t be available until after that, so the average consumer probably shouldn’t start saving their pee just yet.

“It is not a solution for all our cars,” said Stickney, “but it is the kind of process which will find many applications and will make for a greener world.”

3,135 posted on 10/07/2009 10:52:00 AM PDT by TenthAmendmentChampion (Be prepared for tough times. FReepmail me to learn about our survival thread!)

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=49738

How FEMA Aid Applies To Undocumented Immigrants

Release Date: October 5, 2009
Release Number: 1858-027

» More Information on Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding

ATLANTA, Ga. — Everyone affected by the September Georgia flooding can still apply for state and federal disaster assistance, including foreign nationals here legally, said officials from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

People issued a legal permanent resident card - commonly referred to as “a green card” - may apply for assistance if they have disaster-related losses. Other non-citizens who can apply with FEMA include those with legal resident status because of asylum, refugee status, parole status, suspension of deportation status or status as victims of domestic violence.

Only one member of a household needs to be eligible to qualify the entire household for assistance, so parents and guardians may apply for assistance on behalf of a minor child here legally. A household with family members with mixed immigration status may be eligible for disaster assistance.

FEMA does not collect information on the immigration status of other household members.

Those in the United States with temporary tourist visas, student visas, work visas and temporary resident cards are not eligible for disaster assistance.

The counties under the disaster declaration for Individual Assistance are Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Newton, Paulding, Rockdale, Stephens and Walker.

Applicants should register by calling 800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY 800-462-7585 and apply. Help in all languages is available. The toll-free telephone numbers are available 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week until further notice. Application for disaster assistance also can be made by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.

FEMA HelpLine specialists can also refer you to other programs that may provide disaster-assistance regardless of your immigration status. about their application or review information FEMA needs to process the application. Recovery specialists can supply contacts for other programs that may be able to help.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Wednesday, 07-Oct-2009 10:34:49

3,136 posted on 10/07/2009 12:23:25 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

[Pigweed was a good green to eat...not in the Monsanto seed area’s....granny]

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3,137 posted on 10/07/2009 3:19:42 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

Natural Air Fresheners ...need it very soon!
Posted by: “Judith

Soon we will have to close the windows and this can help...

Natural Air Fresheners

Winter is coming and with that the windows and doors will be closed up tight and odors trapped inside. Here are some ideas to sweeten the smell of your home without harmful chemicals:

Place a small sprinkling of ground cinnamon or ground clove on an electric stove burner and turn on the heat to the very lowest setting possible.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a small piece of tinfoil, turn up the edges and pour a teaspoon of vanilla on top and place the foil in the oven. Turn off oven and prop the door open a bit.

Place 1 to 2 teaspoons vanilla or vanilla extract in small cups or bowls around the home.

Mix small amounts of lemon juice or vinegar and baking soda together and place in small cups or bowls around the home.

To abolish cooking odors simmer 1 tablespoon vinegar with one cup of water in a small pan.

Simmer your favorite spices, citrus rinds or fresh pine needles in a small pan of water on the stove. Experiment by mixing and matching. Also, instead of throwing out stale dated apple, cranberry or orange juice, just simmer in a small pan on the stove.Be sure to set a timer to remind you that it’s time to add more water!

In a spray bottle, add several drops of your favorite essential oil to water. Shake to mix and mist the air.

Add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to a cotton ball and place around the home.

Place a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil on a light bulb. Be sure to only do this on a bulb that is turned off and is cool! Once you turn the light on the heat from the bulb will slowly release the essential oil in the air.

Place a couple of drops of your favorite essential oil inside your cardboard toilet paper roll and the scent will be released every time someone removes toilet paper.

Place springs of fresh eucalyptus around your home.

Don’t forget fresh flowers work too.
Source: Things I’ve learned and done over the years.
By Deeli from WA [thrifty newsletter]

Huggs,
Judith

God is not mad at you, no matter what!

_________________________________________________________________

May our roots always run deep and may our branches keep stretching to the sun

To visit group on the web, go to:
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3,138 posted on 10/07/2009 3:27:58 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

Baked Chocolate Pudding
Posted by: “jacobsgranny”

Baked Chocolate Pudding

Ingredients:
1 cup of self rising flour.
2 teaspoons of cocoa.
¼ cup of butter.
½ cup of caster sugar.
1 medium egg, beaten.
½ cup of milk.

½ cup of brown sugar.
1 tablespoon of cocoa.
1 ¼ cup of boiling water.

Whipped cream, to serve with.

Directions:
Sift the flour and the 2 teaspoons of cocoa.

Cream the butter and sugar.

Add the egg and mix thoroughly.

Alternately, sift in the flour and milk.

Pour into greased pie dish.

For the sauce, begin by combining the brown sugar and cocoa.

Sprinkle on top of the mixture in the pie dish.

Pour the boiling water gently over top.

Bake at 375°F (190°C) for 45 minutes.

Serve with whipped cream.

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2. Garlic Potato Pie
Posted by: “jacobsgranny”

This is a comfort dish that we love, it’s very economical and filling, and just delicious. Sue

Garlic Potato Pie

Ingredients:
1 lb of scrubbed boiling potatoes.
6 cloves fresh garlic, sliced finely.
1 cup of milk.
¼ cup of breadcrumbs.
3 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese.
3 tablespoons of butter.

Preparation Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 380°F (180°C).

Slice potatoes thinly.

Butter a 9-inch pie plate.

Arrange a layer of potatoes, garlic slices, parmesan and slices of butter.

Repeat using the rest of the ingredients (other than the milk), saving some of the cheese and the butter.

Heat the milk and pour over top of the potatoes.

Top with bread crumbs and remaining cheese and butter.

Bake for 1 hour, until the potatoes are tender and top has turned golden brown.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cheapcooking/

3,139 posted on 10/07/2009 3:31:16 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

Vacuum Cleaner Pudding
Posted by: “starwish624”

My Mother used to make this for the family. With meals and packing lunches, she had an odd assortment of leftover cookies/cake/pie bits ‘n pieces. She saved everything (including the crumbs in the cookie jar). When she had “squirreled away” enough (in the freezer) to feed the family (usually once or twice a month) she made her “famous” Vacuum Cleaner Pudding (”You never know what you’re gonna’ git.” Forrest Gump).

Vacuum Cleaner Pudding Oven: 325 / 30 min.
Microwave: 50% power / 15 - 20 min.

Broken cookies (including crumbs)
Misc. leftover cake and pie
one package of instant pudding/pie filling (flavor your choice)
Milk (see pudding instructions)
2 whole eggs
vanilla flavoring to taste (optional)

1. Press cookies/cake/pie into greased loaf pan
2. Mix milk, eggs, and vanilla
3. Warm the milk mixture until it is hot - but not boiling
4. Pour pudding powder into milk mixture and blend
5. Pour liquid over the top of the dry ingredients in the loaf pan
6. Cook until set up (check by inserting knife point)

Cut into squares and serve warm, topped with whipped cream/ice cream or even warm milk.
Enjoy!

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3,140 posted on 10/07/2009 3:37:38 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/21813ht92/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)

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