These common plants grow just about everywhere in temperate climates, and many gardeners yank them right out of their yards. But guess what? These spring weeds have many edible and medicinal benefits! From being nutritional superstars to soothing the skin and...
This nettle soup recipe is my favorite soup ever! If you have fresh stinging nettles, you definitely need to give this a try. Not only does it taste delicious, but it’s also loaded with the health benefits of nettle. Nettles (Urtica dioica) come into season once a...
I created this roasted dandelion mocha recipe to help all my clients who were trying to stop drinking coffee. I wanted to make something that had a rich, deep flavor but also felt like a treat. The good news is that I’ve helped hundreds of people successfully cut back...
If you don’t teach them how to use herbal teas, they aren’t going to know how to prevent all of those colds How is it going with your herbal tea drinking? And how are the tea-drinking efforts going for your loved ones around you? I drink a lot of herbal tea, but don’t...
I would love to hear what the needle mover is for you in building your home herbalism culture. What has landed as an everyday thing that feels easy? I know you’re working on embedding more herbal routines into your daily life… You’ve discovered that’s the only way...
How much do you like herbal recipes? Good herbal recipes. Time-tested herbal recipes… I decided to do a little round-up of my most downloaded herbal recipes for you. These aren’t recipes that I just made up for the blog post or to put into one of my books. These...
I have seen people get sick, and in some cases, really sick on green smoothies. How could that be? They are supposed to be so healthy… I know green smoothies are all the rage. With hundreds of blogs and articles talking about their healing benefits it’s hard to...
It is that time of year again. The elderberries are ripe. Blue/black berries so heavy they pull the branches down lower so you can reach them, if you can get to them before the birds… When the Earth is giving it up with such an abundance of harvest, time to honor it...
The combination of emotion, flavor, feelings and taste adds up to something hard to describe, but you know you feel deeply fed. Why do we like the food we like? I love thinking about the concept of ‘kitchen culture’ and what goes into preparing the food and herbs we...
Making your own dressings is one of those places where even when you are strapped for time, you can go homemade. You can make enough of this raspberry rose vinegar and salad dressing to last for several months. So you only have to make it once! The Best Homemade Salad...
