It’s summer vacation! We’re swimming. We’re jumping off the dock. We’re playing volleyball. We’re surfing, water skiing, kayaking. It’s so fun, right? This is also a great time to connect with nature in summer. When we come to the water and into the sun, we are healed...
During a fire, our lungs take a big hit from the smoke and debris. We typically think about supporting our lungs in terms of wearing a mask, staying indoors, or even taking herbs, like my Firestorm Tea recipe. There’s a lot of great information out there on how to...
Have you ever taken the road less travelled? Well, that is what I did on this very spot and I never looked back The California school of herbal studies. Straight out of college I started taking classes with Rosemary Gladstar and Jane Bothwell. I had just spent 4 years...
“What else do you think we should stir into the pot on this conversation about Foundations of Home Herbalism?” Recently I got this question: “Kami, what is home herbalism? Is it kind of something like you use garlic and lemon for colds instead of a...
With cardamom, hawthorn, honey and rose hips as some of the ingredients, you can’t go wrong!! Have you made electuaries yet? Big yum factor. Good thing there are so many tasty ways to get herbs into us! I’ve been making this Love Your Heart Electuary for a...
The first spring flowers to arrive in our yard are camellias and calla lilies. I love these flowers, not only because they are beautiful, but they are the two flowers that remind me of my grandmother, Nana, June McBride. “What plant do you smell that takes you...
Handcrafted healing herbal oils are the easiest place to start building or increasing the effectiveness of your natural first aid or home remedy tool kit so you can have something on hand (-before you need it, key point-). I like to think of it as the least amount of...
I see so many people suffering with 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 help my clients and students over the past 25 years of...
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...
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 lots of medicinal and culinary uses. There are hundreds of ways to use rose...