St. John’s wort oil is one of my most-used home remedies! It is a superb massage oil, but it also helps with cuts and scrapes, minor burns, and muscle pain. Actually, I can talk for several hours about all the situations I’ve seen this oil help… but let’s just...
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...
Herbal infused oils are the most used natural remedy in my household. Lavender infused oil has many uses and benefits for the skin, stress, and more. When I first started studying herbal medicine many long years ago, making herbal oils was the first thing that I fell...
Kids love making smoothies and the great thing about smoothies is that you can add all kinds of delicious, nutritious ingredients to a basic fruit smoothie. Empower your children with the blender and inspire them to make their own smoothie drinks. Have fun...
Herbal Sprinkles are one of the simplest and satisfying ways to incorporate more herbs into your cookery. The key to using herbal sprinkles is to take them out of the cupboard and keep them next to where you cook and eat. I have several herbal sprinkle combinations on...
I am wondering if you can help me out! I am trying to come up with what to call the medicine cabinet! Here are some of the things I’ve come up with: Home Wellness Tool Kit Wellness Cabinet Prevention Cupboard Herb Cabinet I kind of like Wellness Cabinet, but it...
I have a great chai honey recipe on page 143 in The Herbal Kitchen. However, for those of you who have been with me for a while, you know I have a hard time following recipes, even my own! I started messing with the Chai Honey recipe in The Herbal Kitchen almost as...
I love local herb shops! They are sometimes the most interesting store in the town! Full of local remedies, consciously wildcrafted herbs and handcrafted natural medicines. It’s where you’ll find nature all packaged up in the most healing and beautiful ways...
I see so many people suffering from 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 helped my clients and students over the past 25 years of...
Are you a parent, feeling frustrated, like you should know how to take better care of everyone during cold season? You know the story, first it’s a runny, nose, then it’s an ear infection, or a stomach ache….. Do you wish you knew how to stop a cold or even prevent it...
There are many large pomegranate trees in the old part of Vacavile, the town I grew up in. Some of them are over 50 years old….. We would raid the trees, come home with lots of fruit but my mom quickly sent us outside to eat our messy red plunder. Our clothes would be...
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...
