Do you know this plant? Have you ever weeded it from your garden and thrown it away? Well, those days are over. Meet mallow, the edible weed with health benefits. Common mallow is one of the most amazing edible weeds on the planet. From now on, instead of throwing it...
Are you pregnant? Do you have a pregnant friend or family member? Maybe you know someone that is trying to have children? Ina Mae’s Guide to Childbirth by Ina Mae Gaskin is by far the best book on birthing. I buy 10 copies at a time and just give them away to friends,...
This is what my grandfather; John McBride had to say back in the day: “The Problem with children these days is they don’t spend enough time in nature” As the first Parks and Recreation Director of Solano County he decided he had the power to do something about this...
I love my hedge of pineapple sage. It blooms in December and brings the beautiful red throated hummingbirds to my porch each day. The deep healing red that fills my yard is so nurturing and inspiring. I love having these vibrant red flowers greet me each day as I open...
It is time to eat, drink and be merry. Have you ever gone to a holiday party and just been so disappointed in the amount of sugar, sodas and junk food that was there? I love celebrating life and the changing seasons with friends and good food. Sometimes though, you...
The holidays are here. This time of year brings more family gatherings, festivities and feasting. Unfortunately cold and flu season follows hot on the heels of the holiday season. The good news is that many of the spices that we pull out of the cabinet this time of...
Did you know that many of the evergreen trees have medicinal uses and health benefits? Read on to learn about pine tree medicine and cedar tree medicine. You’ll find out how to make Christmas tree tea such as pine needle tea or cedar tea, as well as a...
Women have between 350 and 500 periods in a lifetime. Time to do some math! If your monthly period is five days long, each year you spend 60 days menstruating. You spend 1 ½ or more years out of every ten years of your life bleeding. If you bleed from the time you are...
Are you wondering how to get kids to eat veggies? Meet my son Gabriel. He is 9 ½ and he likes to eat. Just how much he likes to eat was apparent in a recent conversation he had with a school mate. Gabriel and his friend were playing in the living room and they asked...