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It’s a new dkMommy Spot podcast, and today we’ll be talking about dehydrating herbs, fruits and vegetables, with a special look at choosing a dehydrator.  We’ll discuss my old worn out dehydrator and my new Excalibur 9-Tray 3926T.  I’ll also share some tips on dehydrating herbs, my favorite items for drying.  

So click on that cute little play button and take a listen:

 

 

 

 

 

Show notes:

Excalibur Dehydrators

Preserve it Naturally, the dehydrating book

The Giving Essence

Supplies for Growing Herbs Indoors 

Recipes using Herbs

Podcast music from Dirty River

Got questions on dehydrating or dehydrators?  Feel free to contact me at themommyspot(at)gmail(dot)com.

 

Many times on this site I’ve written about Herb Pharm and Herbal Ed.  I’ve given away their Super Echinacea, I’ve talked about the Herbal Ed podcasts, and I’ve recommended their products many times when readers have written asking what they should use.  So I’m very enthusiastic about the latest dkMommy Spot podcast with Herbal Ed himself.  I recently spoke to Ed Smith who was in Thailand at the time of the call.  I guarantee you’ll learn something valuable from listening to this podcast, so get out a pen and a paper.  You’re gonna want it handy!

HerbalEd.org

Herb Pharm

 

IQAir, makers of the world’s most advanced air purifiers, has been giving a helping hand to America’s most popular reality t.v. show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.  In this, dkMommy Spot’s first ever podcast, I speak with the C.E.O. of IQAir, Glory Dolphin.  We talk about IQAir’s involvement in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and we discuss the air quality in the average home and what can be done to improve it.

Read about my experiences with IQAir’s HealthPro Plus and what it’s done for my allergies and asthma.

PhotobucketCongrats to Beth!  Have fun on that shopping trip.  For everyone else, there will continue to be more opportunities to win your $25 Whole Foods Gift Card, so keep visiting dkMommy Spot!

It is time once again for Whole Foods Friday, which means another opportunity to win a $25 gift card to Whole Foods.  For the past several Fridays here at dkMommy Spot, we’ve been exploring their Whole Story blog.  Today I’d like to share with you their podcasting section.  I typed “podcasting” into their search window and came up with over 60 podcasts and videos.  (They also have a lovely side widget that shares podcasts with you too.)  I’m a podcast junkie, so I added it into my iTunes player.  If you want to listen via iTunes too, you can do a Power Search in the iTunes player for “Whole Story”. 

So now for the giveaway fun!  Follow the rules below, and I’ll choose a winner Tuesday morning.

3 Ways to Win

1.) Visit the Whole Story podcasts and take a look around.  Come back here and tell me one or two podcast or video topics that really grab you as interesting.  Remember, leave a good comment.  If I cannot contact the winner, you might be chosen instead based on your comment.

2.) Email subscribers are entered into this and all future giveaways, for as long as their subscription is active. Just click here: Subscribe to dkMommy Spot by Email (Please make sure to verify your Feedburner subscription by responding to the email they send you. If you don’t receive it, check your junk mail. Only verified subscriptions are entered for all the giveaways.)

3.) Blog about this giveaway on your blog with a link back to this post.  Come back and leave me a Comment with a link to your blog post.

Do all three, and you have three entries to win! You have until midnight EST on Monday, July 28, 2008, to enter.

Check here for other current giveaways at dkMommy Spot, including the Gimme Recipes! Giveaway where you have another shot at winning a Whole Foods Gift Card and other goodies.

13. February 2008 · Comments Off · Categories: Herbalism, Podcasts

One of my favorite things to study is herbalism. I love the manuals, the field guides, the recipes. I have several books lined up on my bookshelf, all of which I consult regularly for personal use, as well as for information for sharing with you.

But one thing I go back to again and again is a set of podcasts on Herbal Ed’s website. Herbal Ed (Ed Smith) is the guy behind the popular Herb Pharm extracts you see in many health food stores. (You know, the fascinating little brown bottles all lined up and labeled in orange.) I wanted to share the podcasts with you because if you’re really looking for some great herb information from a talented teacher, this is the place to go.

To listen, go to Herbal Ed’s homepage and click the Education tab on the top. Then knock yourself out! But make sure you have a notebook and a pen handy – there’s a lot you’ll want to remember!

(Note: This is not a paid posting. I just like the guy and his product a whole heap. Ed, if you’re out there, feel free to send samples!)