Comments for Sunstone Herb Farm

Comment on Blackened String Beans by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:20:14 +0000

Looks so amazing and healthful!!! Thanks!

Comment on Autumn at Sunstone by John

John — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:34:08 +0000

I want to drink hot chocolate outside by the fire. Enough of the hot weather in Nicaragua.

Comment on Herbalism 101 Workshop by Alexis

Alexis — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:22:57 +0000

Hiya!. Thanks for the info. I’ve been digging around for info, but i think i’m getting lost!. Yahoo lead me here – good for you i guess! Keep up the good work. I will be coming back in a few days to see if there is any more info.

Comment on Harvesting Oats at La Placita Gardens by sunstoneherbfarm

sunstoneherbfarm — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:10:13 +0000

Hi Kat,
If you are in a cold weather climate like we are, then I would advise you to harvest the oats for use as oatstraw. They will likely not head up before a freeze. Oatstraw is a delicious, nutritious form of the herb to use as well, but it does have a different qualities than the milky oats. I see the straw as an excellent nutritive tonic, especially for the skin, but they do not have the deeply tonic qualities for the nervous system as do the milky oats.

Note though that if you are harvesting the straw for your own use, the oats are no longer a cover crop. Oats take a lot from the soil, and if you “extract” those nutrients for your use, then you are no longer adding the biomass back to the soil as a mulch/cover crop. So you’ll want to add compost or whatever amendments you use to that plot so that your next crop will thrive.

Hope this helps. Jen

Comment on Harvesting Oats at La Placita Gardens by Kat

Kat — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:45:45 +0000

I have some oats growing on my small farm that were planted as a cover crop. I would also like to harvest some for tea. Winter is quickly approaching and they will soon winter kill. The oats have not made seed heads yet but have vibrant green leaves and stems. Can I use this part of the oat plant dried for tea and still receive the health benefits proclaimed for harvesting it in its “milky stage”? Any info on this would be helpful. Thanks.

Comment on Favorite Rooster Recipes: Coq au Vin by sunstoneherbfarm

sunstoneherbfarm — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:40:35 +0000

Thanks, Leiah! I hope you enjoy it. We host a free open house a couple of times a year. If you like to be on our mailing list for announcements, please send us an email at orders[at]sunstoneherbs[dot]com – Tree

Comment on Favorite Rooster Recipes: Coq au Vin by Leiah

Leiah — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:46:09 +0000

I’m so excited to have found you here being a south valley resident and aspiring homesteader ! I’m really looking forward to exploring your blog.

Comment on Favorite Rooster Recipes: Coq au Vin by sunstoneherbfarm

sunstoneherbfarm — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:29:01 +0000

Hi Michael,
The bacon or salt pork is just for flavor, so you can omit it from the coq au vin recipe -it will still be delicious! We just butchered a few roosters today so recipes for rooster paprikash with homemade noodles and rooster pot pie, coming right up.
Jen

Comment on Favorite Rooster Recipes: Coq au Vin by Michael Downing

Michael Downing — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:18:39 +0000

Hi, we do not eat pork so is there something I could use instead of bacon??? Also I would like to see your Rooster pot pie recipe…

Comment on Calendula Tincture and Urban Gardens by Calendula website

Calendula website — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:45:37 +0000

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