7 Questions to Ask Yourself About Survival Gardening
Can you answer these seven questions about your survival gardening strategy? Discover what you should be asking yourself to make sure you're prepared! If you haven’t ever planted a garden...
The Giving Trees
It's easy to take trees for granted. They are part of the landscape, melding into the background. Unless you have a particular interest in trees, you won't notice them until...
A Beginner’s Guide to Herbal Preparedness
It's hard to believe that the original edition of The Independent Herbalist: A Beginner's Guide to Herbal Preparedness, my first eBook, came out in 2012, but it did! This handbook...
Herbal vocabulary to help you learn herbalism
One of the most daunting tasks for the would-be herbalist is deciphering how to pronounce the new vocabulary. It can be pretty confusing: herbalism borrows words from the scientific lexicon,...
The Indie Herbal Leaflet (A New Zine!)
Making a zine has been on my project list for years now. When I set up my Patreon page last fall I finally promised myself I would do it, because...
(Rooibos Chai) Butter Tea
Have you heard of butter tea? I hadn't until recently, and it's definitely a little unusual. If you have heard of it, you might know that there are quite a...
Overnight Steeps for Vim and Vigor
I was first introduced to the idea of steeping a nettle infusion overnight to maximize the nutritional punch through the writings of herbalist Susun Weed. It’s a way to make a very concentrated infusion,...
An herbalist’s guide to passionflower
Passionflower is a beautiful and fascinating "weed" with a very rich tradition of use for the nervous system and as an antispasmodic. I've been a little nostalgic for it this...
Holy Wow! Green Rooibos Tea Recipe
Today I'm sharing one of my homemade tea blends with you. I sometimes call this my "Holy Wow!" tea blend, because I enjoy punny names and it has tulsi (aka,...
Practical and creative herbal tea projects
Personally, I don't think I will ever get tired of drinking herbal teas, but there are plenty of herbal tea projects that transcend the humble teacup. One of the benefits...