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When I process acorns, I prefer boiling them in changes of water. I
save this tannin decoction and use it throughout the year for many
things. Tannic acid is extremely astringent, which makes it a
fantastic topical wash for acne, poison-ivy rash, burns, and other skin
ailments. I also use…
I had noticed before that when I drink wine while having a canker sore it renders the sore painless. I never knew it was the tannins at work! Very interesting and useful information.
Our relationship to seed. Watch this. Share this. It’s so damn beautiful.
“The biggest lesson that seeds can teach us right now is generosity.”
Syrup makers toil this winter
- Record winter temperatures are wreaking havoc with maple tree systems, forcing syrup producers to tap trunks early to catch the best, most sugary sap.
“The real question is, shall the farmer pay ten times as much as he ought to pay for food to enrich his soil? Shall be buy nitrogen at 45 to 50 cents a pound when the air above every acre contains 70 millions pounds of free nitrogen? Shall he buy potassium at 5 to 20 cents a pound and apply 4…
