I sometimes follow the bees...picking the dandelion flowers when they're done.
If anyone is looking, feel free to check out my online store. I've had a few folks looking for ingredients for dandelion wine.
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Will be plenty of fresh dandelion flowers through...
Welch's is in Concord, MA (I went to high school there, but never saw it, just heard about it)
A lot of cranberry bogs in that area.
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Ah! What cuties! I have an orange cat too.
Don't think clay is used in wine....as a Bentonite clay face mask or french green clay you find in health food stores.
I wouldn't use tap water at all. House pipes contain minerals and contaminants. I would use (and drink) filtered water through a pitcher or buy spring water in glass bottles. There also was a website I used to look at, Find A Spring - Home, where you can find places in your area where you can go...