In true 2020, (and Mars retrograde Square Saturn) style, wildfires blaze along the western states. I have been doing lots of herbs and other things to help soothe and protect our lungs as we surrounded by wildfire smoke, and I’d love to share some of them with you.
My heartfelt…
Harvest time is an Earthy time of year. This is the time of year when, within the Chinese medicine 5 element philosophy, the Earth organs of the Spleen and Stomach are active. The Earth element comes alive as we prepare for gathering nurturing, assimilate the fruits of summer and…
St. John’s Wort oil is really, truly one of my favorite herbal remedies, and I hope you find inspiration in this simple herbal oil recipe – and the plethora of uses for this remedy.
I know I’ve been saying that just about every remedy I’ve made this summer has been…
How was August 2020 for you? Mine revolved around realizing I needed to take an Instagram break. More about that later.
This is my second month of doing reflections. These arose from a desire to honor the markings of time. And I want to add photos of harvests, medicine making, plants…
While camping at the amazingly beautiful Opal Creek wilderness area I experienced a new type of injury: sandal chaff. Thankfully, I had thought of a few herbs for first aid and packed a Yarrow, Calendula and Comfrey poultice.
Yes, the skin on my feet somehow where rubbed to oblivion by…
Have you ever made a hydrosol with a canner?
You don’t need a fancy copper still to make fabulous hydrosols. A home canner with the macerated herbs in the bottom, a bowl to catch the distillate, and a few bags of ice on the inverted lid to help condensation works…
I have been testing fresh and dried Skullcap in both teas and tinctures, side by side.
Verdic?
I like Skullcap. In any shape or form.
I’ve been doing tests like these for as long as I can remember. Really, testing of any kind is a type of play. Afterall, children…
To me, July epitomizes summer.
June is a transition time. The Sun energy is vast, the plants take off, but the summer mindset sleeps until the end of the month.
August is summer to the extreme – hot, restless, drawn out and dried out.
July is right in the middle, and it…
Let me introduce you to one of the most decadent, delicious herbal remedies I know: Lavender herbal Oil.
Perhaps you already love this remedy, too. Then you know how a little Lavender herbal oil massage soothes the nervous system like no other.
If you haven’t made your own Lavender herbal oil,…
Friends, I have gone too long missing my favorite botanical toner because I’ve been out of a key toner ingredient: Queen of Hungary Water. In this article I am going to share a little about what this is, and a super basic and adaptable Queen of Hungary Water recipe…