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Pine Forest Braucherei


Gretchen Swank
Jan 6, 20243 min read


A People of Equality and Integrity- The Pennsylvania Dutch
Recently, a friend and I were driving home from celebrating Erntfescht, the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch "Thanksgiving," with our...
Gretchen Swank
Nov 25, 20237 min read


Garlic Tincture
Cold and Flu Season is fast approaching, so I am preparing the best way I know how by stocking up on my herbs and home remedies. Garlic...
Gretchen Swank
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Mini-Greenhouse
This year, I decided to try a new method for starting my seeds. This is a mini-greenhouse that is portable and easy to make. I bought...
Gretchen Swank
Feb 7, 20232 min read


ESSIAC TEA- A Simple Four-Herb Tea with Cancer-Killing Abilities
Essiac Tea was first introduced in the 1920's by a Canadian nurse named Rene Caisse who boasted the tea as a natural cancer treatment. ...
Gretchen Swank
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Turkey Vegetable Soup with Homemade Noodles
Today was the day I had to do something with the leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. So, I tapped into my creativity, opened my cabinets,...
Gretchen Swank
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Positive Press on Powwow
I am truly blessed to have had the experience last week of connecting with the folks who came out to the Lititz Library to listen to Rob...
Gretchen Swank
Nov 20, 20221 min read


Pennsylvania Dutch vs. Pennsylvania German Ancestry
"Pennsylvania Dutch" and "Pennsylvania German" are often used interchangeably to describe the German-speaking immigrants who arrived in...
Gretchen Swank
Nov 14, 20222 min read
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