Kaia and I spent today preparing for next weekends “RootsFest!” that I am helping with. In celebration of the first annual National Herb Day (Oct. 14th), we (the NC chapter of the American Herbalists Guild) are putting on a festival. I am working the kids booth for a little while and wanted to do more than just have them color or something. So, I made up some Ginger syrup, “root beer” syrup, and home-made marshmallows (with Marshmallow root). I am going to let the kids try all of them and talk a little about how marshmallows, ginger-ale, and root beer all use to be made from herb roots. I thought it would be fun. I will post the recipes when I type them up.
The storage building is going up much more quickly than the cabin did. It is also a 12×16′ structure. Last weekend Toby and Eric worked on the foundation.
This weekend, Toby and his dad worked on the walls. It’s ready for the roof and siding now! Yahoo!!
Sounds like you have a fun weekend ahead of you! Do you have any additional information on the Roots Festival?
As for ginger-ale, I like to make mine with my juicer. I use to have a recipe but now I just kind of wing it. Basically you juice some granny smith apples and ginger. Then you add tonic water to your apple-ginger juice and you’ve got some homemade ginger-ale 🙂
Although the ginger syrup is probably a little more portable and storable.
Glad the storage building is coming along quickly.
The tasting for kids sounds great! And it looks like the storage building is going up quickly. I’m sure that’ll make a big difference, being able to get your tools and such under cover, especially with cold, wet weather coming in the next few months.
I was thinking about you just the other day — wish we still lived closer, but maybe we can get out your way before too long.
A tool shed- what a luxury! What handy men you have around you 🙂
The Roots Fest sounds wonderful! The kids should have a ball with the tasting. I’ll have to try some at home and do a mini root fest.