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86.The Joy of Medicinal Coffee with Jakob Sletteland

Often, we think of medicine as being bitter and unpleasant–A bit of a chore, actually. What if we told you it doesn’t have to be?
What if we told you your daily medicine can actually be a sensual treat?

Nettle – The Sum of Its Parts

Nettle is commonly harvested for its leaves in the spring but advanced herbalists know it as a harvestable herb well into autumn. Nettle has medicinal value in the seeds and in the roots. Their use is not often mentioned in most herb books but reasearchers are picking up where Western herbalists have left off. Leaf […]

Nettle: Herbal Mineral Abundance

Stinging Nettle. Not exactly an herb of excess, is it? I mean, who’d want pounds of stinging anything, right?

In 2008, I sure thought I did. I was making about a half gallon of Nettle Tea every other day to help stave off allergies and bulk-up on my calcium and other bone-building minerals. It took a cup of dried nettle to make each half gallon, so I was buying what felt like pounds of Stinging Nettle at the grocery every month.

Herbal Garden and Wildcrafting Year

The herbalist garden lives year round. Those of us living in the Willamette Valley are spoiled by a temperate zone with short, mild winters matched with equally short summers. We have a immense biodiversity for wildcrafting but the vegetable garden can be risk. To avoid the “Green Tomato Summers”, the gardener has to be smart. […]

Hawthorn Syrup Recipe

hawthorn berry

Most hawthorn syrup recipes require fresh hawthorn berries but those are only available seasonally and quality syrup should not be stored for more than a few months. One way to keep fresh haws at your fingertips year round is to freeze them after harvest in 1/2 cup containers.Most hawthorn syrup recipes require fresh hawthorn berries but those are only available seasonally and quality syrup should not be stored for more than a few months.

How to Make an Oxymel

I like to add a little extra zing to my oxymels. I put in aromatic barks or roots or resinous plant parts that are tricky to extract in vinegar at the end of the oxymel process.

Nettle – Defense Against Allergies and Anemia

Nettle is the first herb that our herbalist team reaches for when treating allergies. It is not a decongestant. It fortifies our bodies so that we have the strength to fight off the allergy problems ourselves.Nettle is the first herb that our herbalist team reaches for when treating allergies. It is not a decongestant. It fortifies our bodies so that we have the strength to fight off the allergy problems ourselves.

84.Teaching Kids about Nature with Anna Bradley

Herbal Learning can start as early as kindergarten, and it never needs to end. Herb walks and summer camps are a couple of fun avenues into nature and Herbalism. Today, we’re talking with Anna Bradley, clinical herbalist and co-founder of Whole Earth Nature School, about helping your kids connect with Nature and Ancestral Living.

Lavender Essential Oil Properties and Uses

Balance is the key word to keep in mind when you’re working with Lavender essential oil. Lavender’s actions are complex, sometimes seemingly stimulating while at others calming, at times encouraging circulation and thus warming, while simultaneously seeming to cool. At first glance, lavender is a paradox amidst the world of essential oils. From an Ayurvedic […]