5 Surprising Herbs in Your Spice Cabinet
Day 10 of the #40DayHerbalist Challenge The herbs and spices in your kitchen cabinet have some uses that may surprise you, so consider today a mini introduction into the magic...
What Can You Make with Herbs?
Day 9 of the 40 Day Herbalist Challenge Welcome to Day 9 of the #40DayHerbalist Challenge: What Can You Make with Herbs? How have you used herbs? As a tea...
Tips for Using Single Herbs + Creating Herbal Formulas
Day 8 of the 40 Day Herbalist Challenge Herbs can be used one at a time or blended together. The practice of using single herbs is sometimes called simpling, and...
Creating + Managing Your Organized Home Apothecary
Welcome to Day 7 of the #40DayHerbalist Challenge! Keeping track of herbal supplies and projects can be tricky until you find your rhythm, because some herbal projects and recipes will...
How to store herbs and maximize shelf life
Have lots of dried herbs on hand for your home apothecary? Here's a quick guide about how to store herbs and maximize their shelf life. Keeping dried herbs on hand...
#40DayHerbalist Challenge – Here Comes Week 2!
Week One of the #40DayHerbalist Challenge debuted on January 2, 2017, but there's still plenty of time to catch up, or start following along at your own pace. Here are...
Herbal Safety Basics for Home Herbalists
There is a common misconception that herbs are natural, so they must be safe. The truth is more nuanced, so let’s look at five areas of herbal safety so you...
Useful Info About Herbs
Day 4: Useful Info About Herbs Welcome to Day 4 of the 40 Day Herbalist Challenge! Today’s Challenge explores important things to know about plants: plant families, botany for plant...
A Phrasebook for Learning Herbal Lingo
Day 3: Learning Herbal Lingo Welcome to Day 3 of the 40 Day Herbalist Challenge! Today we will explore some of the herbal jargon that can seem mysterious and esoteric-...
Defining Herbalist + Gathering Tools
An herbalist is generally understood to be someone who studies and works with herbs. According to the Oxford dictionary of the English Language, an herbalist is “One versed in the knowledge...