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Health Benefits And Uses of Cassava Root

Health Benefits And Uses of Cassava Root

We are lucky to have an abundance of gluten-free and paleo diet options available to us these days, and if you are anything like me, searching out new gluten-free options is a...

Greek Olive Oil Traditions + How to Do an Olive Oil Tasting and Identify the Best Variety

Greek Olive Oil Traditions + How to Do an Olive Oil Tasting and Identify the Best Variety

Tags Greece , Greek olive oil , olive oil , olive oil tasting , olive oil traditions Olive oil has a rich and magical history in Greece, where the landscape is dotted with...

5 Herbal Chocolate Bark Recipes for the Holidays

5 Herbal Chocolate Bark Recipes for the Holidays

Tags cardamom , chocolate bark recipes , DIY , fennel , ginger , holidays , rose petals With a whole string of winter holidays ahead, the busiest gift-giving time of year is...

Herbal Comfort for Aches and Pains

Herbal Comfort for Aches and Pains

Over the counter NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like naproxen (Aleve), and ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil) are what many people reach for when they need temporary...

The Ultimate Herbal Gift Guide for Herbal Students, Entrepreneurs, Formulators, and More!

The Ultimate Herbal Gift Guide for Herbal Students, Entrepreneurs, Formulators, and More!

With the holidays right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about gifts for the herbalist in your life! Or perhapsyouare the herbalist and want to drop a few hints to...

4 Reasons Thyme Is An Herb For Winter Health

4 Reasons Thyme Is An Herb For Winter Health

There are many herbal allies that you may enjoy working with during the long, cold winter months.  Elderberry and elecampane are a couple that come to mind, or perhaps...

Your Guide to Winter Foraging

Your Guide to Winter Foraging

Something magical happens in the winter. Our pace slows, the world grows quiet, and we cozy up in our homes with a more inward focus. We’re inviting you out into the quiet world...

Ethical Guidelines to Harvesting Wild plants/Wildcrafting

Ethical Guidelines to Harvesting Wild plants/Wildcrafting

I was going to wait a few days before posting this but thanks to the snow day yesterday I thought I’d move it up. Ten years ago I made the best risotto. Cheesy with Ramps,...

Botany & Wildcrafting Course – start your foraging adventures!

Botany & Wildcrafting Course – start your foraging adventures!

What strategies have plants evolved to reproduce and spread? What traits have plants evolved to attract pollinators? What is the relationship between plants and fungi? How do...

Dissolving the Green Wall: Learning to Connect With Plants and Our Environment

Dissolving the Green Wall: Learning to Connect With Plants and Our Environment

The following book excerpt is taken from Mirrors in the Earth by Asia Suler and is used with permission. For over a decade, Asia Suler has worked one on one with people in her...

Homemade Cough Syrup for a Wet Cough

Homemade Cough Syrup for a Wet Cough

Late winter is the time of year in which heavy, wet conditions can start to really settle in our lungs. Luckily, nature’s apothecary has many beneficial plant allies for coughs...

What Are Polysaccharides & How to Extract Them

What Are Polysaccharides & How to Extract Them

Featured Article What Are Polysaccharides & How to Extract Them In our continuing study of phytochemistry , let’s advance further with Polysaccharides. Studies show the many...