Borage for Courage
Learn how to make and use flower essences. Borage flower essence is very good for courage.
Permaculture 101
Learn the basics of permaculture and design strategies in the guest post from our permaculture instructor Kareen Erbe.
Wintertime Plant ID
It’s so useful to be able to identify medicinal plants year-round! Learn more about winter plant I.D.
Celebrating First Menstruation
In our culture, menarche is often left uncelebrated. As a significant life passage for most young women, let’s delve into how to repair this.
Herbs for Surgery
Knowing which herbs and nutrients to use after surgery will significantly improve recovery.
Growing an Herbal Lawn
It's easy and fun to grow medicinal plants in your lawn. Learn which ones to grow and how to do it.
Herbs for Chronic Smoke
Learn about caring for your respiratory system during prolonged smoke exposure using herbs and essential oils. Lots of recipes available.
Making Better Herbal Medicine
When using plants for medicine, we can interpret information about how they grow and reproduce to help us understand how to store them, how long they will stay fresh, and how to best make them into herbal medicines.
Tree Medicine
Trees and shrubs offer all sorts of amazing medicines from every part of the plant, depending on the species. These range from seeds (including nuts, berries, and fruits), sap, pollen, bark, twigs, leaves, flowers, and buds.
Rose Hips: Natural and Free Vitamin C
Rose hips are chocked full of beneficial constituents. They contain: tannins, invert sugars, pectin, malic acid, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), calcium, flavonoids and so much more!
Herbal Flower Cookies
This gluten-free recipe combines three aromatic flowers that made my kitchen smell amazing. They taste delicious, with a hint of tartness.
Sumac Fire Cider
Sumac Fire Cider is a new twist on a traditional herbal formula. It is an excellent cold and flu remedy and can help stimulate digestion and immune function.
Rose Cordial
This rose cordial is simple, but it really captures the complexity and beauty of a summer rose! Sip a small amount as an after-dinner treat, add a splash to fruit, ice cream, or cheesecake.
Are Essential Oils Safe? Part 2
Learn baout common dilutions, carrier oils, essential oil adulteration, testing for impurities, and the best practices to keep your essential oils fresh.
Are Essential Oils Safe?
Like all plant-based remedies, essential oils need to be used with thoughtfulness, care, and respect for all life.
Natural Lice Treatments
Many people are reluctant to use insecticidal head lice treatments on themselves and their families. Natural remedies can work just as well, or sometimes even better.
Herbs for the Heart and Cardiovascular System
Information and a list of herbs that have specific healing effects on the cardiovascular system.
Tending Mother Ocean: Herbs for the Lymph
The lymphatic system is a network of vessels, structures, nodes, and organs containing lymph fluid. The lymph works closely with the circulatory system to maintain cellular health.
Hibiscus Lemongrass Herbal Punch
I made an herbal punch that got rave reviews and I thought I'd share the recipe with you. This would be a fun punch for any celebratory event.
My Favorite Lip Balm Recipe
This is a wonderful and versatile recipe to make your own lip balm. You can play with it to create your own blend by adding different fixed vegetable oils, butters, or essential oils.