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Gretchen Swank
- Nov 25, 2023
- 7 min
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...
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Gretchen Swank
- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Gretchen Swank
- Feb 7, 2023
- 2 min
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...
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Gretchen Swank
- Jan 6, 2023
- 2 min
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. ...
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Gretchen Swank
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
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,...
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Gretchen Swank
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Gretchen Swank
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
Pennsylvania Dutch vs. Pennsylvania German Ancestry
"Pennsylvania Dutch" and "Pennsylvania German" are often used interchangeably to describe the German-speaking immigrants who arrived in...
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