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First time making homemade mouth wash! 💦 I posted the recipe I used and benefits of this mouthwash 👇🏻 Enjoy 😁🌿 Clove, Ci...
09/24/2026

First time making homemade mouth wash! 💦 I posted the recipe I used and benefits of this mouthwash 👇🏻 Enjoy 😁

🌿 Clove, Cinnamon & Salt Mouthwash

Ingredients

* 2½ cups water
* 2 tablespoons whole cloves
* 2–3 cinnamon sticks
* ½ teaspoon sea salt or Himalayan salt (I used Redmond’s mineral salt which works too.)

Directions

1. Bring 2½ cups water to a boil.
2. Add the cloves and cinnamon sticks to a glass jar.
3. Poor water into jar.
4. Let steep for a couple hours or over night.
5. Strain out the cloves and cinnamon.
6. Stir in ½ teaspoon salt until completely dissolved.
7. Pour into a clean glass jar or bottle and refrigerate.

How to Use

Swish 1–2 tablespoons around your mouth for 30–60 seconds, then spit it out. You can use it once daily.

Storage

Refrigerate and use within approximately 1 month. Shake before using.

🌿 Cloves

* Antimicrobial properties: Cloves contain eugenol, a compound with antimicrobial activity in laboratory studies.
* Soothing effect: Eugenol has also been used in dentistry for its soothing/local-anesthetic properties.
* Freshens breath: The strong aromatic oils in cloves can help mask odors.
* May be helpful for temporary gum or tooth discomfort, but it shouldn’t be used to treat the underlying cause of tooth pain.

🌿 Cinnamon

* Antimicrobial activity: Cinnamon contains compounds such as cinnamaldehyde that can inhibit certain microorganisms in laboratory studies.
* Freshens breath: Its aromatic oils give the rinse a naturally fresh, spicy flavor.
* There is research into cinnamon-containing oral products and plaque/bacteria.

🧂 Mineral salt

* Soothes irritated gums: A mild saltwater rinse can be comforting when gums or mouth tissues are irritated.
* Helps with temporary swelling: Saltwater’s osmotic effect can help draw fluid from irritated tissues.
* Cleansing: It helps loosen food particles and debris.

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**I share herbal information for education and personal interest only. I am not providing medical advice. Please do your own research and speak with a qualified healthcare professional before using.

09/23/2026

To all my friends in the survival space! Our latest class is looking like it’s going to be our biggest one yet! If you have a product you sell and you have a sample or even just a business card I’d love to help advertise you to our students! If anyone interested, feel free to shoot us a message or comment below and I’ll get you our shipping address!

The girls are trying to hide the goods! 🥚
09/23/2026

The girls are trying to hide the goods! 🥚

No new video this week because the Stetler crew spent the weekend off the grid at the family cabin! We had an Awesome ti...
09/20/2026

No new video this week because the Stetler crew spent the weekend off the grid at the family cabin! We had an Awesome time spent learning from our parents and grandparents and practicing our survival skills! Always remember, TAKE YOUR FAMILY CAMPING!

Look at these beauties🍄‍🟫🌿 Found some prime Turkey Tail mushrooms this weekend!! What do you do with your turkey tail?? ...
09/20/2026

Look at these beauties🍄‍🟫🌿 Found some prime Turkey Tail mushrooms this weekend!! What do you do with your turkey tail?? 👇🏻

Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor), also called Coriolus versicolor, is one of the better-studied medicinal mushrooms. Its main compounds of interest are polysaccharide-K (PSK) and polysaccharide peptide (PSP).

🍄 Potential benefits

* Immune-system support — PSK and PSP can influence immune cells and cytokine activity. This is probably the best-established area of research.
* Antioxidant activity — Turkey tail contains compounds with antioxidant activity that help protect cells from oxidative stress.
* Gut/microbiome support — its polysaccharides can act somewhat like prebiotic compounds and interact with intestinal microbes.
* Support during cancer treatment — this is where the human research is particularly interesting. PSK has been studied as an adjunct to conventional cancer treatment, especially in Japan. Some studies have found improvements in immune markers, treatment-related symptoms, and survival.

🍄‍🟫Traditionally, it’s prepared as a decoction/tea, or processed into an extract.

For a home preparation, you can:

1. Clean and slice the fresh mushrooms.
2. Dry them thoroughly.
3. Store the dried pieces in an airtight jar.
4. Simmer pieces in water to make a longer-cooked mushroom tea/decoction.

Important: Correct identification matters tremendously with wild mushrooms. Turkey tail should have the characteristic thin, leathery, zoned cap and tiny pores underneath, rather than gills.

If you’re foraging, avoid harvesting plants growing near busy roads, railroad tracks, or areas that may have been sprayed with herbicides or contaminated by pollutants. 🌿

**I share herbal information for education and personal interest only. I am not providing medical advice. Please do your own research and speak with a qualified healthcare professional before using.

Anyone try pickling lime for egg preservation? This is our first time trying this! Let us know how yours turned out! 👇🏻🥚...
09/17/2026

Anyone try pickling lime for egg preservation? This is our first time trying this! Let us know how yours turned out! 👇🏻

🥚 Pickling Lime Egg Preservation

(I had (2) 38oz glass jars and filled them both with approximately 15-19 eggs each.)

For each 38-oz jar:

* 15–19 unwashed, clean eggs
* About 5 cups water
* ½ cup pickling lime (calcium hydroxide)

How to make it

1. Use room-temperature or cool water.
2. Add the pickling lime and stir very well.
3. Let the mixture settle briefly; it may look cloudy.
4. Gently place the unwashed, clean eggs into the jar.
5. Pour the lime water over the eggs until they’re completely submerged, leaving about 1–2 inches of liquid above the eggs.
6. Put the lids on and store in a cool, dark place.
7. Don’t wash the eggs before putting them into the lime water.

Important: The eggs need to be genuinely fresh and have an intact bloom—don’t use eggs that are cracked, washed, dirty with manure, or have damaged shells.

This should last for about a year! 👍🏻

Goldenrod 🌿💛 We have tons of it growing in our backyard! Seasonal allergy misconception: Despite often being blamed for ...
09/16/2026

Goldenrod 🌿💛 We have tons of it growing in our backyard! Seasonal allergy misconception: Despite often being blamed for fall allergies, goldenrod is generally not the main culprit. Its pollen is relatively heavy and insect-pollinated. Ragweed, which blooms around the same time, is a much more common source of airborne pollen allergies. I plan to make an herbal remedy to help with our allergies along with making tea 🫖 What do YOU use Goldenrod for?👇🏻

Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) has a long history of use as an herbal tea and traditional remedy. 🌼

🌿 Traditional benefits of goldenrod

* Urinary tract support: Traditionally used as a mild diuretic to increase urine flow and support normal urinary function.
* Kidney/urinary comfort: Traditionally used for urinary “flushing,” particularly in European herbal medicine.
* Anti-inflammatory properties: Goldenrod contains flavonoids and other compounds that show anti-inflammatory activity in laboratory studies.
* Antioxidant: Its flavonoids and phenolic compounds provide antioxidant activity.
* Traditional wound/skin use: Goldenrod has also been used externally in traditional herbal preparations for minor skin irritation and wounds.

🍵 Goldenrod tea

The flowering tops are commonly dried and made into tea. A simple preparation is 1–2 teaspoons of dried goldenrod per cup of hot water, steeped about 10–15 minutes.

If you’re foraging, avoid harvesting plants growing near busy roads, railroad tracks, or areas that may have been sprayed with herbicides or contaminated by pollutants. 🌿

**I share herbal information for education and personal interest only. I am not providing medical advice. Please do your own research and speak with a qualified healthcare professional before using.

Made homemade lavender beeswax candles for the first time 🕯️Definitely plan on making more scents! ✨🌿🪻🌺🐝 Benefits of hom...
09/16/2026

Made homemade lavender beeswax candles for the first time 🕯️Definitely plan on making more scents! ✨🌿🪻🌺

🐝 Benefits of homemade beeswax candles

* Fewer ingredients: You control exactly what goes into them—e.g., beeswax, coconut oil, and lavender.
* No paraffin: Many conventional candles use paraffin wax, a petroleum-derived wax. Choosing beeswax avoids that ingredient.
* Minimal fragrance additives: With homemade candles, you can choose whether to use fragrance at all and what type.
* Natural beeswax scent: Pure beeswax has a naturally pleasant, honey-like aroma, so fragrance isn’t necessarily needed.
* Long burn time: Beeswax generally burns slowly, so a properly made beeswax candle can last a long time.
* Less soot when properly burned: Beeswax candles with an appropriately sized wick and trimmed wick can burn quite cleanly.
* Renewable material: Beeswax is produced by honeybees, unlike petroleum-derived paraffin.

This is the recipe I used 👇🏻

🐝💜 Lavender Beeswax Candles (this makes 6- 4oz jars.)

Ingredients

* 2½ cups beeswax pellets
* ½ cup coconut oil
* 1-2 tablespoons lavender essential oil (depending on how strong you want the scent)
* 6 cotton candle wicks (I used beeswax wicks)

Directions

1. Melt 2½ cups beeswax + ½ cup coconut oil together in a double boiler over low/medium heat.
2. Secure and center your wicks in the six jars.
3. Once completely melted, remove from heat and let the mixture cool for a few minutes.
4. Stir in 1-2 tablespoons lavender essential oil very thoroughly.
5. Carefully pour into the six 4-oz jars, leaving about ½ inch of space at the top.
6. Keep the wicks centered as the candles cool.
7. Allow them to harden completely, preferably overnight.
8. Trim each wick to about ¼ inch before burning.

Enjoy 😉

Gotta love “volunteer” plants! Thanks to the 🐓 💩 🫶🏻 We had random pumpkin plants out front too 🎃
09/14/2026

Gotta love “volunteer” plants! Thanks to the 🐓 💩 🫶🏻 We had random pumpkin plants out front too 🎃

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