Drying herbs might seem simple, but how to dry herbs successfully can be more complex. If you’ve made the effort to harvest or wildcraft your herbs, the last thing you want is for them to go to waste because they weren’t properly dried. I’m going to...
Immersing yourself in an herbal bath is a wonderful way to use herbs. Your skin absorbs the herbal constituents and you inhale the medicine through the steam. As you relax in the tub, your body receives the healing benefits of the herbs. If you don’t feel like...
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...
Are you feeling stress or tension in your life? From everyday demands to deeper uncertainties, stress can take a toll on our bodies, minds, and emotions. Therefore, the more self-care techniques that we can put into place, the more we can nourish our well-being....
Herbal self-care techniques can have a really big impact, especially for stress relief and the immune system. From teas and supplements to echinacea tincture and elderberry syrup, there are a lot of “sexy” herbal remedies out there. But did you know there’s a whole...
Who are you listening to? How are you staying grounded and listening for the solutions to move forward during this time of pandemic and change? Politics know that people are easier to control when in a state of anxiety and panic. With the airwaves set at fear and...
This pandemic is giving us the opportunity to make changes that reach far beyond the current pandemic crisis. Let’s talk Coronavirus. I mean, everyone is thinking about it every day anyway, why not expand the conversation a bit? The current common narrative is:...
And so the other big question is, “Can you tell when your oils are starting to go bad?” Usually, you find delicious herbal remedies here, but I have to bring this one up… I’ve been thinking long and hard about how to say this in a good way that everyone will...
The effectiveness of this remedy is in timing. At the very first sign of congestion or irritation in your upper or lower respiratory system, break out your herbal steam! Did your mom teach you how to do an herbal steam? Let’s talk about how to do an herbal steam...
Please read on and watch the tutorial video and you’ll find out how you can eat more garlic in a way that doesn’t have the side effects of raw garlic. This garlic herbal medicine preparation benefits immunity and can help prevent colds and flu. Eating too much...
Are you ready to go wildcrafting? Join me in my garden in this video and learn how to harvest the cleavers plant and how NOT to harvest it. Then we’ll make a spring herbal beverage from this wildcrafted, medicinal plant. You’ll find out how to prepare it,...
