Common Branch Herbal 1st Aid PrepChallenge
It's finished! And it's FREE! An introduction to practical herbal first aid and home health care, focusing on simple recipes and skills you can adapt to different scenarios. This is one of...
February Medicinal Trees Walk
Whiplash weather is typical here this time of year. Today's weather is in the single digits, but yesterday was warm and sunny. So I took advantage of the amazing Valentine's...
Hawthorn+Helichrysum Sea Glass: An Herbal Candy-Making Adventure
Investigating all thepossibilities for herbal sweets and treats was an entertaining way to spend an afternoon, but despite all of the truffle-icious temptations my original plan of learning to make...
Botanical Sweets and Treats- Endless Possibilities!
If you remember the Botanical Bucket List I posted at the beginning of the year, you will recall that February's must-try activity is making an herbal treat or confection. Well. Do I...
Herbal Preparedness Articles 2014
As many of my regular readers know, I write a monthly article for Lisa Bedford (aka The Survival Mom) on topics related to using herbs for SHTF scenarios and emergency preparedness....
Ebola: An Herbal Perspective
Much of the chatter I have been hearing over the last week or so in Herbal Preparedness circles concerns this year’s Ebola outbreak in Africa. A particularly virulent strain has...
An herbalist’s first aid kit guest blog
I am very excited to be part of the new writing team over at Lisa Bedford's blog, The Survival Mom. If you click here, you can read a bit about...
Garden update, April 5
There is plenty to do with spring in full swing. Dandelions, chickweed, and violets are everywhere. Cleavers are just beginning to make an appearance. It's a really good year for violets,...