Umi Saudade

I'm outside St. Louis and have met folks through the community college horticulture program as well as the urban gardening and foodscaping community. A few of us have recently banded together to start a work share group. Tomorrow we're sheet mulching a front yard for a food forest!

It seems like there are always some like minded folks around but it takes some organization and effort to get the ball rolling on actually meeting up and sharing ideas and collaborating.

Good luck!

Helen Siddall-Butchers wrote:Hi!  This is a really interesting post, and I'd love to have a go, but I don't use beeswax.  Is there an alternative that would work please?

Shea butter and cocoa butter work well.  When you are in the final stage of salve making, take a dollop and put it on a plate in the freezer for a couple minutes to check that you have the desired consistency (just like with jelly making). I imagine the lack of beeswax would make a softer salve. I use 50/50 beeswax and cocoa butter normally.