Category: DIY
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Let’s make syrup… and sugar!
I first learned how to cook maple syrup at a community farm in northern Wisconsin in 2009. They had a makeshift set up and worked around the clock each person taking shifts. As I grew more attached to the land I now live on in NE Ohio, I learned how to tap trees myself and…
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The Art of Making Tinctures
Some of the frequent questions I hear from students and friends is “why doesn’t my tincture look/taste like yours?” I have spent many years making wonderfully potent tinctures and making horribly disappointing mistakes. So here are my lessons learned. But first… A note on menstruum, marc, and other words used to describe tincture making. The…