I teach people to work with plants for real health; my book “Think Like an Herbalist” is out now.
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It’s that time of year again! I was always taught that you only harvest horseradish (the key ingredient in fire cider) in months that end in an “R”, and since September was still hot and dry, I waited until early…
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Giant Squash 2020!
I just had to make a quick post about this. I am SO bummed that all the fairs were cancelled this year because LOOK WHAT I GREW! I think Boston Marrow winter squash are just the coolest. I have NEVER…
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Learning and Changing
I don’t know if you know this, but my husband is about 1/8th Menomonee (Ojibway tribe) and I know of some Osage ancestry on my father’s side of the family tree. Between these facts and the journey that I’ve been…
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Masterful Mullein! How this common weed helps you breathe better
Mullein is a common herb in North America, though just like dandelion and plantain it is not native to this land. It’s even considered an invasive species in many parts of the country. You have probably seen it in a…
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Flower Essences in Troubling Times
Dr. Edward Bach pioneered work with flower essences, creating a new kind of natural medicine that works to heal and change emotional responses in individuals. You may have seen the little bottles of Bach Flower Remedies at your local health…
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Henbit all over
Henbit is the common name for a very common weed here in New England: Lamium amplexicaule. It has similar properties and quite a similar look to it as another common weed: purple dead nettle. However, I have noticed that henbit…
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Sage: Know it, Love it, Burn it!
The one thing that every good chef and every good pagan have in common is that they know how to utilize some of the many benefits of sage. There are two main types of sage we are generally talking about…
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Bone Broth!
You have probably heard of bone broth by now– slow cooking beef or chicken bones with other herbs and Vegetables for long periods of time to leech out all the good nutrition inside. They actually sell bone broth at grocery…
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Favorite Herb this Week: Mugwort!
Most people HATE mugwort. Honestly, I was one of them up until quite recently. I had an enormous patch… like a whole quarter of what was supposed to be my big vegetable garden, that was just inundated with Artemesia vulgaris.…
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My Favorite Herb This Week: Usnea
Usnea, A.K.A “Lungs of the Forest” I tell you what, my friends: Usnea tincture is my BEST FRIEND this year. Usnea is that sort of furry-looking green lichen that you see hanging off trees this time of year, or that…
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