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National Ladies Homestead Gathering Mail - South Hall August Recap 2018 https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=2e44602c6e&jsver=K8Spj...
GA South Hall County Ladies Homestead Gathering
South Hall August Recap 2018
National Ladies Homestead Gathering Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 6:13 PM
Reply-To: SouthHallGA Administrator
To: GA South Hall NLHG Admin
Hello Ladies,
This month's Gathering topic was how to make your own cleaners. It was so easy and fun.
Willa Beth, Debbie and Julia each showed us a different cleaning product and we had the
opportunity to make and take each cleaning item home with us. Willa Beth has been making
her own cleaning products for 6 years now. She has saved money and kept trash out of the
landfill. She started on her DIY cleaning product journey via the book Salt, Lemons, Vinegar,
and Baking Soda by Shea Zukowski. There is a variety of cleaning products that can be made
at home using very simple ingredients. These cleaning products include glass cleaner, shower
cleaner, microfiber cleaner, granite cleaner (1 part rubbing alcohol, 1 part water, and a drop of
Dawn), cast iron skillet cleaner (salt and olive oil), dirty pan soak (peroxide and baking soda)
and many, many, many more! Willa Beth plans to make toilet bombs using borax and other
ingredients. We also learned that white vinegar odor can be improved by adding citrus peels
to the vinegar and le ng sit, covered, for at least 10 days. Debbie made laundry detergent
using 1 cup washing soda, 1 bar Dr. Bronner’s bar soap (grated), and 1 cup borax. This recipe
is very inexpensive and takes only 1 Tablespoon per load. Julia made remineralizing tooth
powder which filled the room with a strong peppermint smell. The tooth powder contained
baking soda, bentonite clay, calcium carbonate (limestone powder), Himalayan salt, and
essen al oils of clove, myrrh, peppermint, and an an bacterial blend. There was a wide
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range of experience with DIY cleaning products represented at the mee ng, with many, many
success stories shared! Everyone at the mee ng went home with all‐purpose surface cleaner,
laundry detergent, and tooth powder.
Women's Health Factoid: As I drove home last night a er our Gathering, I was thinking why
is it a er every Gathering I feel so pumped up regardless of the topic or of how I felt before
the Gathering. Following every Gathering, I come home on cloud nine. So, I did a li le
research. There are mul ple studies out there that show women benefit health wise from
actual contact with friends and specifically other women. Here was a li le snippet I pulled
from an ar cle "... women, on the other hand, are gene cally hard‐wired for friendship in
large part due to the Oxytocin released into their bloodstream, combined with the female
reproduc ve hormones. When life becomes challenging, women seek out friendships with
other women as a means of regula ng stress levels. A common female stress response is to
“tend and befriend.” That is, when women become stressed, their inclina on is to nurture
those around them and reach out to others." So, if at the end of a long day you are deba ng
whether you want to at a end one of our Gatherings, come for the free shot of Oxytocin.
LOL!!!
Karen's Garden Minute
All the rain has slowed down the matura on of summer gardens. Karen is using this unusual
summer harvest lull to reassess what she planted this year, what worked, and what did not.
Karen is recording her garden’s progress on a gardening calendar for reference next year.
Atta Girls
Jill W has figs and elderberries coming in despite having a rough year with these plants last
year. Karen is having success with her mason bee houses. Amanda got two chickens! Julia
had a great day at work and met with the CEO and other senior execu ves to influence
policies to benefit women at her work.
Thank You
To Karen – for bringing in thorn-less blackberry bushes, and beautiful pears
To Joy – for the large thick bottles for re-purposing
To Julia – for the copper tongue scrapers
To Jill W – for the free cucumbers
Give-Away
The give-away items were copper tongue scrapers, a blackberry plant, and a box of
wide mouth Mason jar lids and rings. Congrats to all the winners!
Announcements
August 18 – Bread Making workshop part II. The workshop will again be at Willa Beth’s
house. $10 for Members $15 for guests. Bring your own bread pan to take home your bread.
If you missed bread making part I, don’t worry this is a different process. You'll be making a
different type of bread and grinding wheat berries to make flour. No previous knowledge
required. However, space is limited so contact us at southhallga@nlhg.org to reserve your
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spot.
August 25 – St. Monica's Craft Fair. There will 30 vendors at the fair. This is one of
our big fundraisers for our chapter this year. If anyone has a handicraft they would
like to donate, or would be interested in donating time to “man” the booth, please
contact us at southhallga@nlhg.org. This is a great time to do some pre-Holiday
shopping and find unique personal gifts. They are located at 1700 Buford Hwy,
Duluth, GA 30097. Click here for the map.
Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 25 – Flowery Branch Farmer's Market. We will have our
booth at the farmer's market the last Thursday of every month so, stop by to say hi or
hang with us. Some of our members bring their bunnies, chickens, which always
draws people and of course your children are welcome. It's a fun and relaxing way to
spend the afternoon, chatting and seeing what the other vendors have on hand.
Located in downtown Flowery Branch, across from the railroad tracks. We are there
from 4-7pm. Contact us at southhallga@nlhg.org if you need more information.
Sept. 6 – Medicinal and Culinary Herbs. Presented by Anne-Marie Bilella of Bella
Vista Farm. We are so excited Anne-Marie was able to arrange her schedule to
present at our Gathering. If you have ever had the opportunity to attend Anne-Marie's
workshops or presentations you know you are in for a wonderful experience. Mark
your calendars for this Gathering! I discovered an interesting fact about Anne-Marie,
she is one of the founding members of NLHG and she is in the photo which appears
on the NLHG home page. How cool is that? To learn about Annie-Marie and her
background click Bella Vista Farm.
Oct. 18 to Oct. 21 – "2018 Do Nothing Retreat!!" It's all set!!! The much
anticipated "Do Nothing Retreat" for the GA chapters. Click here for the details. We
will also post this on our Facebook page. There are only 16 spot so don't sit on this
one. They'll go fast. You required to RELAXING, TAKE IT EASY, and HAVE A GOOD
TIME.
We hope you’ll join us for the next Gathering. If you have question feel free to contact
us at southhallga@nlhg.com
Become a Member of LHG
Our meetings are open to the public, any women may attend. If you attend regularly, we
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would like for you to consider joining. The benefits are amazing and it only costs $35.00 per
year. Women 16 years and older may join. Twenty percent of every membership fee comes
directly back to your local chapter to help with things like demonstration costs, retreat
scholarships, meeting spaces and Gathering costs. Just attending one retreat more than
pays for your membership fee.
To become a member of the South Hall chapter go to
www.ladieshomesteadgathering.org and click on the the "Membership" tab and choose the
link "Join Us". Choose the membership level that suits and follow the prompts. When
prompted for what chapter select, please select South Hall, GA.
Please join us!
Mulberry Park Community Center
4491 J.M. Turk Road
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
Date and Time:
1st Thursday of the month
6:30pm Gathering Starts (Share, Mingle, Chat)
7:00pm to 8:15pm Topic/Presentation
8:20pm Giveaway
For more information contact Jill Wolfe at 404-313-1569.
National Website: http://www.ladieshomesteadgathering.org/
Our Website: http://www.ladieshomesteadgathering.org/southhall
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Email: southhallga@nlhg.org
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