Chcken Coop

Just as there's no crying in baseball, there are no sick days when you live on a farm. Animals still need to be fed and cared for no matter how cruddy you feel. Fortunately we manage to stay pretty healthy by living the same way as we raise our animals - with a varied diet filled with plenty of healthy food, lots of water, fresh air, exercise and natural preventives and immune system boosters. 

But sometimes the germs still manage to get the upper hand, and this easy-to-make elderberry cold syrup is a wonderful substitute for store bought cold medicine. Adapted from this recipe I found on the Herbal Academy of New England blog, the syrup can also be used as an immune system booster during the cold season to help protect you from getting sick.