How to Grow Elderberry

How to Grow Elderberry

One of the main herbs at the center of herbal learning is elderberry Are you using elderberries in your herbal medicine making? I sat down with Tina Glaessner, owner of Crimson Sage Nursery and herb grower for 30 years and we did a deep dive into everything possible...
Cool and Calm Summer Herbal Tea

Cool and Calm Summer Herbal Tea

Join me in my garden as I pick a few favorite herbs to make the perfect summer tea! Lemon balm and rose petals are cooling and also have a calming effect. Passionflower calms the nerves and is the perfect tea for irritation that can come from too much heat. Let’s make...
Herbal Strategies for Summer Heat

Herbal Strategies for Summer Heat

It’s hot today, and it’s going to get even hotter. This is an herbal strategy for summer heat. The thing about heat is that it accumulates. In Ayurveda, we talk about how heat rises in the body just like it does in a house. “Heat rises in the body just like in a...
Herbal Salad Dressing for Everyday Health

Herbal Salad Dressing for Everyday Health

Store bought salad dressings are junk. I’ve got a simple herbal salad dressing tutorial for you today and the truth is, I think making your own salad dressing is one of the best and easiest health hacks out there. Store bought salad dressings are junk. You make all...
Lemon Balm Cilantro Pesto

Lemon Balm Cilantro Pesto

Adding this delicious pesto is of course so much about flavor, but what you are also doing is getting your greens, easy to digest nutrients and increasing your ability to digest whatever you put it on. How can you bring the healing power of herbs into EVERY meal?...
Comfrey Oil: Sprained Ankle Anyone?

Comfrey Oil: Sprained Ankle Anyone?

Comfrey oil! I’m so glad you’re here because this is a good oil to have on hand! I’ve seen comfrey help people with injuries involving muscles, tendons, joints, bones, ligaments, ankles, knees, pulled muscles, joint dislocations and even fractures....