Oregano Beets: Herbs on the Menu

Oregano Beets: Herbs on the Menu

Hmmm, what’s on the menu tonight? I start by looking for what’s abundant. We have a CRAZY amount of oregano right now! If you don’t have a garden, go to the grocery store and look for the freshest herbs they have. We have a CSA, a Community-Supported Agriculture...
Ginger Fig Honey Appetizer

Ginger Fig Honey Appetizer

Yep, I love bringing the appetizers. Herbal appetizers of course. One more place where you can fill your food with healing herbs. Hey, can you bring the appetizer? Yep, I love bringing the appetizers. Herbal appetizers of course. One more place where you can fill your...
Cranberry Jalapeno Salsa

Cranberry Jalapeno Salsa

So make sure what you bring is full of herbs and spices to help digest all of the food and to keep the sickness away! Make sure you have this condiment on your plate and the colds don’t stand a chance! The antimicrobial properties in ginger, jalapeno and onions are...
How To Have Pesto All Year Long

How To Have Pesto All Year Long

The good news is, there is a way to get it into your freezer so you can use it in your soups, sauces and salad dressings all year long. Once the frosts come, it’s over. For basil that is. The leaves turn yellow and brown and the luscious flavor disappears. You can’t...
How to Make Lavender Hearts

How to Make Lavender Hearts

CAUTION: You might find that you are no longer satisfied if you don’t have time to make lavender hearts, so think twice before watching this video. Haha, just kidding, but seriously. This is one of my go- to stress busters. What is your de-stress strategy after your...
How Much are your kids learning about herbs?

How Much are your kids learning about herbs?

Here’s a trick that I discovered that helps our kids learn how to use herbs to take care of themselves. When I noticed that my son was not retaining as much herbal knowledge as I would have liked him to, I asked him a question. “Hey Gabriel, why aren’t you trying to...
Firestorm Tea: Herbs for Wildfire Smoke

Firestorm Tea: Herbs for Wildfire Smoke

I come to you today with the medicine of the tea that we have been drinking to help with our smoke-filled lungs and weary hearts. This herbal tea features herbs for fire season that hydrate, help the immune system, and support lungs exposed to wildfire smoke...
What is Plant Communication?

What is Plant Communication?

“The problem is that when we focus on only using the intellect with our herbal studies, without a doubt, the information is harder to retain, remember and embody.” In the big wide world of herbal studies, there are a few big frustrations that I hear about...
Healing Benefits of Turmeric

Healing Benefits of Turmeric

“Turmeric gives the energy of the divine mother and grants prosperity.” – Dr. Ladd For many years, the turmeric lay dormant in my cabinet in the curry powder. Then one day, that all changed. I remember the very first time fresh turmeric showed up in the grocery...