Category Archives: Recipes

Natural Bug Repellent

We make a batch of this about once a month. It’s super easy.

 Natural BUG REPELLENT

Fill container (about 4oz. Almond or Flaxseed Oil). Add 20 drops each of essential oils (mixture should be 10% Essential Oil:

  • • Lemon Eucalyptus
  • • Lemongrass
  • • Thyme
  • • Peppermint (for gnats and mosquitos)
  • • Lavender

Shake well. Apply every couple of hours. Good stuff!

We found that the flaxseed oil stained.  So we switched to Almond Oil.  

Happy Homesteading,

T.

Herbal Goat & Hog Dewormer

GOAT DEWORMER (Hogs, too)

(all ingredients are ground to a powder)
4 oz. Mullein
3 oz. Ginger
2 oz. Thyme
1.5 oz. Fennel
0.3 oz. Garlic
0.3 oz. Cloves
0.3 oz Cayenne
0.2 oz. Hyssop
0.2 oz. Wormwood

Mix together and store in an airtight glass container (We use Mason Jars) Add 1 tsp to grain each day, or add to bulk feed container.

And here is a recipe that works well to ward off intestinal problems:

INTESTINE  SOOTHER

4 oz. Cinnamon
3 oz. Ginger
2 oz. Cloves
1 oz. Slippery Elm
1.3 oz. Turmeric
0.5 oz. Mullein
0.2 oz. Cayenne
0.3 oz. Garlic

Mix together and store in an airtight glass container (We use Mason Jars) Add 1 tsp to grain each day, or to bulk feed storage.

Happy Homesteading,

T.

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