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10/22/2024

We are currently offering Dr. Christopher’s at 40% off. Free shipping with orders over $50.00. Place your orders at www.herbsfirst.com.
We look forward to doing business with you.

07/13/2024

40% off Dr. Christopher's Original Formulas and free shipping with a $50.00 order. We are here for you, give us a call if you have any questions. Best healing products I've ever used. https://www.herbsfirst.com/

07/13/2024

05/03/2024

Even animals use herbal medicine!

After an orangutan hurt his face, scientists observed him chewing a plant known to relieve pain and applying a paste made from the leaves to the injury.

01/07/2024

Is learning to make your own bread a part of EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS? You bet it is! I've been making whole wheat bread for over 40 years. When covid hit I realized the importance of making sourdough bread because the starter/natural yeast is perpetual.

Well, I took several classes over the last ten years and just couldn't get it to where I wanted it to be - we would eat it, but it was never quite right. I finally got it working and we are happy here at our house.

I keep it simple, I love the recipe I use - it makes 2 loaves or 24 rolls, or mix it up and do 1 loaf and 12 rolls, or take one of the dough balls to make a pizza. Yum. Hard white wheat.

I sometimes make the round loaf, but most times just make the traditional loaf. It passed the test of my son-in-law who loves to bake, but uses refined flour. He was amazed at how light and fluffy my bread is.

Abigail's Oven Sourdough Rustic Wheat bread recipe.
1000 grams white hard wheat
740 grams filtered water
170 grams active starter
1 tbsp gluten
34 grams salt + 60 grams filtered wate

Grind the wheat, add it to the water with starter - mix and let sit/autolyse for 30 minutes. Then add the salt and water, mix and let sit for 30 minutes. Then do 3 to 4 stretch and folds 30 min. apart. Put into a cambro container to let do its thing.

I keep things simple, start at 6:00 am - into the cambro about 9:00 am - about 1:00 I form my loaves or rolls, let raise for a couple more hours and then bake at 450 degrees - bread for 30 min, rolls for 20 ish min - pizza about 24 min.

I'm getting 8 to 9 hour ferment. This is what works for me. All the cold ferment overnight and whatnot just a failure for me. Finally started doing the above and I'm happy every time.

I'd be happy to share some start with you and coach you if you need help.

Being ready for hard times starts now, develop a lot of skills so that you won't be helpless when things happen.

01/06/2024

Learning simple remedies for the sickies. Don keeps getting what the grandkids bring. I think we can get them to take this one, it tastes mild. Fill the jar 3/4 full with cut up onion, or garlic or a combo of both. Don is allergic to garlic, so just onion for us. You can start to use it in an hour, but best if fermented for 4 days - remove the onion and use the syrup. Make small batches, it lasts about 2 weeks.

01/06/2024

I make waffles for my husband and freeze them. We split the one to try it out, it made 4 waffles. Really yummy. I adjusted a recipe I saw for apple fritters. I stay away from fried foods, but they suggested making waffles. I'm glad I did. My grandkids really go through these when they come. It is nice to have something wholesome to feed them. They have been good eaters of my sourdough bread and waffles - I use hard white wheat.

Sourdough Discard Apple Fritter Waffles
2 c (or so, I’d do up to 3 cups) unfed sourdough discard from fridge
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp ginger
⅛ tsp nutmeg
¼ cup honey
¼ cup coconut oil
1 egg
1 apple cut up into small bits
Mix everything together and cook in a waffle iron.

01/03/2024

Free herbal webinar, starts soon. This guy is a hoot! zhttps://schooloftraditionalskills.com/cold-and-flu-webinar-livestream/

12/31/2023

Goodbyes are hard....

My husband and I started Herbs First in 1997 when the internet was still pretty new. We had been searching for a new business and wanted something that had meaning. We had been using Dr. Christopher's formulas for about ten years and found them to have amazing healing qualities. Dr. Christopher's Formulas could only be found in stores back then, so we approached the Christopher family to see if we could start an online store with their products. They said yes, and so Herbs First was born, and we were the first to offer these products online.
My best memory will be of all the great customers who have stayed with us all of these years. It always thrilled me to recognize people's names as the orders came in. I have written thousands of emails giving links and answers to your questions. Over the years I have taken over 2400 phone orders and even more calls which we started doing in 2009. I loved taking the orders, talking to real people, getting to know you, and giving advice of what I would do were it me in your situation. I consider you my friends and I will certainly miss this part of my life.
Indeed, I thought I would continue on for many more years, but things change. We want to be able to serve in our church and community, and help our children and grandchildren more. We want to travel and be free to do what we want to do. Our big passion is biking, we even bike in the winter. The photo is a railroad bike ride in the redwoods from earlier this year. We are ready for more fun times without restraints!
What does that mean for Herbs First? Our good friend Jeff Thompson who has been our shipping manager for over 23 years will be taking the reins. He has been in the health and wellness business for over 30 years. He has done an amazing job for us all of these years, and we are thrilled that he will be running things from here on out.
What does that mean for you? Lower prices starting with Dr. Christopher's formulas being 35% off retail and free shipping on orders over $85.00. Many people have mentioned the great care that is taken with their products. That will continue, as Jeff has always been meticulous when it comes to packaging. Jeff has other things planned and he will let you know of them as they happen.
It is now time to say goodbye to you my friends. I appreciate your support and wish you all the best with your health as you continue on your journey to wellness.
Sincerely,
Kathryn & Don Mechling