The Amazing Benefits of Black Elderberry

Our elderberry plants did great last year, yielding plenty of berries for us, plus enough to share with friends. I'm making elderberry syrup to flavor homemade kombucha. #elderberries #growyourownfood | Common Sense Home

Grow elderberry! Did you know that you can grow elderberry in your own backyard? As a native shrub to most of the US, it is one you should definitely consider. Elderberry is commonly known for its immune boosting and medicinal properties, and berries that mature in mid to late summer. Harvest them when they turn almost black and immediate dehydrate to save for years, or cook down with some honey and cinnamon to make a delicious syrup. Either way its a great thing to make up over those long winte