I love local herb shops! They are sometimes the most interesting store in the town! Full of local remedies, consciously wildcrafted herbs and handcrafted natural medicines. It’s where you’ll find nature all packaged up in the most healing and beautiful ways...
I see so many people suffering from their spring allergies. There are definitely steps you can take to knock them back so you can suffer less and enjoy the beauty of spring. Here are some of the tips that have helped my clients and students over the past 25 years of...
Are you a parent, feeling frustrated, like you should know how to take better care of everyone during cold season? You know the story, first it’s a runny, nose, then it’s an ear infection, or a stomach ache….. Do you wish you knew how to stop a cold or even prevent it...
There are many large pomegranate trees in the old part of Vacavile, the town I grew up in. Some of them are over 50 years old….. We would raid the trees, come home with lots of fruit but my mom quickly sent us outside to eat our messy red plunder. Our clothes would be...
You know I am all about focusing on solutions and how we can continue to work with nature to heal ourselves and take care of each other. Every once in a while, though, I have to dredge up the dismal news. It helps us remember why we work to create a nourishing kitchen...
Ok, I hope you don’t ever need to use this cayenne pepper home remedy to stop bleeding, but if you do, well, it’s a good one to know about. This is my son Gabriel. He likes to climb trees, tinker with things, fix things, ride horses, ride his bike really fast, read...
Save your rose petals! Any rose petal can be used as long as it is not sprayed with chemicals. Yes, the pink, red, purple, yellow, gold, white, and orange petals from your rose bushes have numerous medicinal and culinary uses. There are hundreds of ways to use rose...
Let me ask you, do you ever treat your feet to prevent a cold? We don’t necessarily think of using scrubs and taking care of our feet or our skin as a cold prevention remedy, but this is a great natural home remedy that can help you fight off a cold. This scrub...
Family, friends, and feasts, this is the perfect time to share some Christmas Tea with your loved ones. Do you know what people love about this tea? It’s red. Yep. Red teas get gobbled up more than any other color tea! Hibiscus Hibiscus makes a red tea! It’s a...
If you are feeling slow and sluggish and the sun hasn’t been out for a while, try this herbal bath to get things moving! This rosemary and pine needle bath tub tea recipe will warm you up, relieve sore joint pain and increase your vitality. Herbal baths are one of my...
