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Why We Select Certain Carrier Oils

St. John’s Wort fresh flowers steeping in apricot kernel oil.

At Cloverleaf Farm, we take great care in selecting the ingredients used in our products. Most of our items contain a base carrier oil in which we steep the herbs. This oil must be great for your skin, properly absorb the properties of herbs, and be shelf stable. We avoid oils that will turn rancid very quickly and carefully review the…

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Natural Ways To Rid Your Garden of Tomato Hornworms

You wander out to the garden to pick some fresh tomatoes. You find small black droppings on the leaves of your tomato plant. The leaves are gone, but the stem remains. Looks like you probably have tomato worms. Tomato worms feast on the leaves of your tomato plants, which will lead to the plant dying.

The tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) is a large caterpillar that can grow to be up to 6…

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Important Springtime Herbs

You should be growing these springtime herbs in your own garden whether it’s a window box, patio planter, or backyard garden, each is easy to grow. You’ll love having fresh herbs on hand and I doubt you’ll want to return to prepackaged once you try them.

Mint – How can you possibly go wrong with fresh mint. Spearmint, peppermint, and even chocolate mint are great for treating stomach upset and…

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How To Lose Weight Safely...And Keep It Off

How To Lose Weight Safely…And Keep It Off

Diet is a NOUN, Not a VERB

A diet is not something we go on to lose weight. A diet is the way we eat. You can change your diet, lose weight, and keep it off.

di·et/dī-it/

Noun: The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

Verb: Restrict oneself to small amounts or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.

Before

This is me, before. I was dressed up for a Victorian…

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Diet Is A Noun, Not A Verb-Eating Healthy to Lose Weight

Eating to Live Healthy

When you hear someone say the word diet, you automatically think they are trying to lose weight. In order to lose weight and keep it off forever, a diet should simply be what you are eating.

di·et (dī-it) Noun: The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats.

Using the word diet as the way one should be eating is the best way to lose weight and stay…

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Drug Interactions of St. John's Wort Herb

Drug Interactions of St. John’s Wort Herb

Safely Using St. John’s Wort

St. John’s Wort is a popular herbal remedy for anxiety and depression. It is taken internally as a tea, tincture, or in pill form. Herbalists use it for many ailments as it has many healing benefits. St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum), also known as Klamathweed in some parts of the world, is actually used externally as well. Externally, the infused oil from the…

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Pet Care Products That Are Good For Your Pets!

We’ve had a number of customers who love our ointments asking us for pet care products. Our first one is here!

We’ve just come out with our Calendula Ointment for pets. It’s great for minor skin issues and paw dryness. A little goes a long way so use sparingly. It is best to avoid licking of course but we do know that animal will lick things so we have of course not put any essential oils into…

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Healing Common Ailments With Herbs In Your Spice Cupboard

How to Heal Common Ailments With Herbs In Your Cupboard

You didn’t know when you open your spice cupboard, that you are actually opening a natual medicine chest? You reach for the garlic to put it on your bread, or use it in your soups, but did you know that garlic is one of nature’s best antibiotics, and has other medicinal properties, too?

Herbs and spices have been used for centuries for both…

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Nothing Says I Love You Like Herbs

We thought we’d have a bit of fun with the meanings of herbs just before Valentine’s Day. Just as the florist will tell you, every blossom has a meaning. Herbs are no different of course as most of them also have blossoms. So here is our list of top romantic herbs and their flowery meanings. Click the links to read more about each one and expand your knowledge of herbal lore.

Basil– The very…

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#flower meanings #love #valentine #valentine&039;s

Healing Benefits of Your Christmas Tree

Meet The Balsam Fir

The Balsam Fir is native to North America. It’s botanical name is Abies balsameafrom the pinaceae family of trees and grows to 180 feet tall. This conical evergreen tree produces aromatic needle-like leaves and purple fir cones. In the eastern US, it is used mainly as a “Christmas tree”. The balsam has long been commercially exploited for its timber. It is the source of the…

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How To Make Natural Pectin From Apples

Natural pectin comes from the skin of apples. Crap apples contain a higher amount than store bought apples. Other fruits such as quince, citrus fruits and blackberries, also contain a natural pectin. When cooked out, you can freeze it for later use in pies, puddings and even canning.

What You Will Need

2 pounds of sliced apples (one pound if using crab apples. Crab apples are slightly higher in…

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Early Healers of Herbal Medicine

Herbs, and herbal supplements are a popular choice for people who are looking for a more natural approach to healing illness and injury. Although herbs and natural healing have made a comeback over the last few years, they are not the least bit new to the medical world. They have been used since the dawn of time, and in many parts of the world today, indigenous people still use them as their main…

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10 Herbs Your Doctor Doesn't Want You To Know About

10 Herbs Your Doctor Doesn’t Want You To Know About

First, Do No Harm

Back in the 1800’s many doctors knew how to treat ailments with herbs and other natural remedies. The problem today is that doctors don’t know much, if anything about herbs. Yes, they have heard things in the media, or perhaps read an article about some of them, but you will never see them telling you to take them. Why? Mostly because they are not taught to do so. It is not a…

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10 Ailments You Can Heal Naturally With Slippery Elm

A Bit Of History of Slippery Elm

Slippery Elm is native to North America and has been used since the first century for natural healing. Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) is one of 34 elm species growing throughout the United States, the herb is gathered from the inner rind of the trunk of the tree. The grayish brown herb is collected during the spring. Slippery elm is also known by sweet elm, American…

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10 Aromatherapy Scents for Women's Health

10 Aromatherapy Scents for Women’s Health

Aromatherapy…It All Makes Scents

Aromatherapy practitioners around the world know that when a certain scent is inhaled, it can bring relief to a list of ailments. The essential oils can also be used on the skin when diluted in a carrier oil.

At the heart of aromatherapy is the natural essential oils. These extracts are distilled from the leaves, barks, fruit, flowers and resins of the plant.…

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Cucumber Smoothie Recipe

If your house is like ours, right about now, you are loaded with cucumbers from the garden. What shall you do? While pickles are wonderful, I am about pickled out right now. I’ve made dill, spicy dill, and bread and butter pickles. Jars and jars of them, to be exact.

I’ve made cucumber salad, cucumber salad dressing, and anything I else I cold think of. I wanted something different. Aha! A…

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Healing Benefits of Goldenrod Tea

A Bad Rap For A Great Healing Herb

Goldenrod has gotten a bad reputation over the years for causing allergies, and hay fever, however, it has been shown that it’s pollen does not go airborne. Rather, it is pollinated by bees and other pollinating insects.

It seems that ragweed, which blooms at the same time of year is actually the culprit for those allergies. Ragweed has inconspicuous flowers…

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