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Throwback Thursday. One of the best days of the season was when my favourite people came to visit and loved the farm as much as I do. . . . . #famjam #farmlife #farmkiddos #startemyoung #throwbackthursday #auntieftw
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Quince, you are one funky fruit! You sat in my fruit basket for weeks before I had the guts to figure out what to do with you. I smelled you, fondled, squeezed, sniffed, but put you back. Eventually I peeled and chopped you up, and placed you in a nice warm sweet bath of honey water. 🍯 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ The smell... the smell people! 😍 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Floral, mildly tart and sweet. The chopped cooked fruit got put into a crisp with a few apples. The leftover syrup went into the second ferment stage of my kombucha. Cannot wait for this to be ready. If you’ve seen quince around go get some now! . . . . #quincemagic #weirdfruit #yvrfoodie #farmlife
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ People, it smells like chocolate up in here and it’s cause of the amazing dandelion root I’m roasting. Yup, good ole run of the mill garden dandelion root. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What is it good for? Happy you asked. Dandelion root: - is high in inulin, a great pre-biotic, that provides food for healthy gut flora - supports liver health and function (think hormone balance and detox) - supports digestion by stimulating bile production to digest fats. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I harvested mine from the farm (certified organic) so no pesticides to worry about, cleaned them well, chopped them up and prepared them a few ways...from the left, clockwise: 1️⃣ - Tincture: fill a jar 2/3 full with chopped fresh root. Top with menstruum of choice (40-50% vodka, apple cider vinegar or glycerin) and let sit 2-3 months. Take 2-3 droppers daily to support liver health. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 2️⃣ - Coffee addition/sub ☕️ : chop then roast root in oven at 275C for 2-5h (depends on size). Grind in coffee grinder then add to your coffee or steep on its own for a yummy caffeine free coffee substitute ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 3️⃣ - Fresh root: you can add these to stir fry, soups, stews... admittedly the coffee is so good all mine is getting roasted and tinctured! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 4️⃣ - This is just the roasted root before grinding. You can decoct this by simmering on the stove for 15min and sipping as a mild tea. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Having my first cup of coffee right now and I gotta say, I’m pretty psyched at how good this tastes! So who’s gonna get their dandelion on now?? . . . . . #herbnerd #wildforaging #dandelionroot #farmmagic #farmlife #yvrfoodie
Quiet, cold, beauty farm morning. . . . . #farmlife #farmhand #thisis45 #sabbaticallife
Beauty birthday spent with my bestie playing hookie, sipping coffee, banking some berm and downing the beer. The best. ☕️ 🚵🏽‍♀️🍻 . . . . #thisis45 #eyesforwardgail #bestiesforlife #selfieexpert #mtblife #squamishmtb #theshredisreal
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The wild rose is really the flower that keeps on giving. 🌹 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the summer with it's amazing aroma and flower and now in the fall with it's potent fruit or "hip". Wild rose hips are so high in vitamin C that a tea made with 1 tablespoon of dried hips will get you your daily recommended allowance of vitamin C not to mention a whole bunch of antioxidants to help support your immune, and respiratory systems. ☕️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The fine hairs inside the hip can be irritating so be sure to avoid them. Lots of ways to do that...i just lean into the time consuming part of foraging and scoop them out of each hip but plenty of other methods you can find online! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ As per any wild foraging, make sure to leave plenty behind for next year and forage from a place where you know no sprays have been used. 🌿 . . . . #herbnerd #foraging #rosehip #vitaminc #fallforage #holisticnutrition
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s fire cider time people! Flu/cold season is upon us and this is how you can give your immune system a kick in the arse. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Fire 🔥 Cider - 1/2 cup chopped onion - 1/3 cup grated ginger - 1/3 cup grated horseradish ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ - - 1/3 cup raw chopped garlic - 1/4 cup grated turmeric (or 1 tsp powdered) -1/4 cup raw honey Optional: sprigs of thyme, rosemary, peppercorns, one jalapeño, juice and rind from a lemon etc Add everything to a large 1L mason jar. Top with apple cider vinegar. Give it a good shake then let sit for 4-6 weeks shaking occasionally. Use in salad dressing or as a straight up shot of daily medicinal tonic. You’re welcome. . . . . #puthaironyourchest #immunesupport #firecider #holisticnutrition
Well hey there! So I went and got certified as a PN Level 1 sports and exercise nutrition coach through @precisionnutrition! 🤓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ What does it mean? Well besides dorking out on sports nutrition, the PN program taught me more about the art of coaching and how to best help people attain their goals. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Pretty excited to start taking on new clients in November! So if you’re thinking about new goals for 2019 there’s no better time to start planning than now! 🚵🏽‍♀️🏄🏽‍♀️⛹🏻‍♂️🏊‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ PM me to claim a 10% discount on any session or package (check out my website link in bio for more info). Expires October 10 so claim a spot now! . . . . #shamelessplug #2019goals #thinkbigger #discountsftw #yvrfitness #trailrunning #mtblife
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Out with the old, in with the new. Summer basil makes way for winter greens. 🌿 . . . . #basilbegone #seasons #farmlife #eatyourveggies

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