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Where to Find Me

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Want to keep up with me elsewhere online?  I write and post in a ridiculous number of places.  Here’s a handy list!

Blogs

A Magical Life is our family blog where my husband and I post articles about foraging, cooking with kids, organic gardening and other sustainable living topics.

A Magical Homeschool contains all kinds of articles about free homeschooling resources, fun ways to learn all kinds of subjects and more.

A Magical Childhood (blog) has simple crafts, fun activities, support and ways to make a little magic with your kiddos.

My author blog is where you can find out about all of my books and find good stuff about the subjects I write about — acorn and elderberry recipes, nature study ideas, and more.

Facebook:

I post all kinds of content to each of these Facebook pages.

Alicia Bayer, Author

A Magical Childhood

A Magical Homeschool

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A Magical Childhood:

A Magical Childhood is my original website, which my hubby hand programmed nearly 20 years ago when I began sharing fun ideas, deep thoughts, support and silliness with other mamas (and daddies, grandparents, nannies, you name it) to help make childhood a little more magical — for the kiddos and for those of us who love them.  I don’t update the site these days but that should be changing soon!  It has always been and will always be non-profit and ad-free.

You can also find me on Instagram.

My Books:

Elderberries grow wild all over the United States, Canada, Europe and beyond, yet most people don't even realize they're there. Now you can learn how to easily find wild elderberries, forage them and grow your own to make medicinal remedies like anti-flu syrup and elderberry oxymel, delicious baked goods like elderberry meringue pie and elderberry thumbprint cookies, elderflower recipes like elderflower fritters and elderflower soda, alcoholic recipes like elderberry wine and elderberry hard lemonade, and lots more. Elderberries and elderflowers are among the most perfect wild foods. They are useful in all sorts of recipes, packed with health benefits that do everything from boost the immune system to cure the flu, and you can even find them for free all over the world -- or grow your own. This comprehensive guide will teach you: The incredible history of elderberries and elder flowers Health studies and traditional medicinal uses The effects of heating and freezing on the medicinal properties of elderberries The most efficient way to get every bit of the anti-flu benefits from elderberries (Hint: it's not elderberry syrup!) How to easily find elderberries, with full-color ID photos and maps of elderberry ranges in the United States and Canada (though you'll also find them elsewhere all throughout the world) How to grow your own elder shrubs from cuttings or wild transplants How to preserve elderberries by freezing, drying, canning and more How to ID elders and how to tell them from so-called poisonous look-alikes Elderflower recipes for teas, pancakes, syrups and more Elderberry recipes for jams, tinctures, oxymels, popsicles, pies, muffins and more Instructions for homemade spirits like elderflower wine, elderberry mead, elderflower-blueberry smashes and elderflower liqueur ice cream floats -- just to name a few! And much more With over 60 recipes for health remedies, baked goods, spirits, jellies and more! The amazing health benefits of elderberries are well known. There's no more need to spend up to $20 a pound on dried elderberries when you can find them all around you once you know where (and when) to look. There's also no more need to limit yourself to elderberry syrup when there are so many better ways to get the health benefits of elderberries. And once you know how to find or grow your own elderberries, there's no need to stop at medicinal recipes when you'll have enough to also make all kinds of delicious jellies, liqueurs, baked goods, drinks and other delicious treats. Whether you're a novice forager wanting to find local (free!) sources of elderberries for anti-flu syrup, a homeowner interested in growing elderberries and finding delicious ways to preserve them, or a veteran forager looking for fun new ways to make use of elderberry and elderflower bounties, this comprehensive book has something for you.

Elderberries: The Beginner’s Guide to Foraging, Preserving and Using Elderberries for Health Remedies, Recipes, Drinks & More

Acorn Foraging: Everything You Need to Know to Harvest One of Autumn’s Best Wild Edible Foods, with Recipes, Photographs and Step-By-Step Instructions

Acorn Foraging: Everything You Need to Know to Harvest One of Autumn’s Best Wild Edible Foods, with Recipes, Photographs and Step-By-Step Instructions

A Magical Homeschool: Nature Studies: 52 Wonderful Ways to Use Nature Studies in Every Season to Teach Science, Math, Art and More

A Magical Homeschool: Nature Studies (52 Wonderful Ways to Use Nature Studies in Every Season to Teach Science, Math, Art and More)

Getting Started Homeschooling: Everything You Need to Know About Legal Requirements, Curricula, Testing, Types of Homeschooling, Learning Styles, Socialization and Making It Fun for Everyone

Getting Started Homeschooling: Everything You Need to Know About Legal Requirements, Curricula, Testing, Types of Homeschooling, Learning Styles, Socialization and Making It Fun for Everyone

More books are coming soon!

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2 Replies to “Where to Find Me”

  1. Hi Alicia,

    My name is Barry Bowman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrybowman/). I’m starting a new venture which will launch on Amazon in February 2019. Our company, Amazing Elderberry, will be the only supplier of the Sambucus canadensis variety of dried elderberries on Amazon.

    As part of our offering we are giving away a recipe eBook. Currently we have about 50 recipes from various sources, and would love to add yours to the book as well. As of now, we are putting the title of the recipes and a link to the blogs to whom the recipes belong to.

    Could we add your recipes to our eBook and either give a link to your book on Amazon or to another one of your websites? I’m open to whatever you would prefer we do.

    Please let me know what questions you might have. Your book is fantastic by the way! I look forward to hearing back from you!

  2. Hi Alicia,

    Turns out we are actually going to source our berries from Austria most likely. There’s just not enough production in the U.S. right now.

    Would love to hear from you. We would like to use your recipes in our eBook, but of course, not without your permission. If this is something you’d be open to, I would love to give a coupon to you and your readers to purchase our berries at wholesale cost for the initial promotion we’ll be launching.

    Hope to hear from you soon!

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