The First Gardener
“One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin.” Shakespeare I am reading a wonderful book about the rambling adventures of a man building a garden in the French countryside …
Tea Tuesday: Cleavers
“Reduce excesses, but not excessively.” Argisle As we enter into mid-Spring in the South, the conversation turns to cleansing our bodies from the rich foods; the slower movement; and the …
Monday Morning Musing
? Good Monday Morning ? Thinking of all of you as we, within this magnificent country of states and world at large, begin the transition from quarantine to moving back out into …
the calm during the storm: principles for physical and mental health during the pandemic
“Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much.” Helen Keller Hello everyone, As a community herbalist, I want to share a resource that has benefited myself, …
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The Wild Edged In-Between Time of Late Winter
Wan February with weeping cheer,Whose cold hand guides the youngling yearDown misty roads of mire and rime,Before thy pale and fitful faceThe shrill wind shifts the clouds apaceThrough skies the …
In the darkness of Winter, we grow.
After the holidays, many struggle with the slow movement towards daily sunlight; physical health after unbounded days of feasting and the sadness of leaving family and friends. There is a …
The Daily Dose: Thuja
Thuja: (Thuja occidentalis, Pine Family) Common Name: Arbor-Vitae, Yellow Cedar Medicinal Part: Branchlets and leaves Description: The Thuja is a handsome ornamental evergreen much cultivated for hedgerows and windbreaks, grows …
The Holy in Weed and Soil
Today is the Winter Solstice of 2019. The longest night and the shortest day. It is considered a day of reflecting on the year; purging things that did not help; …
The Daily Dose: Elder
“The warm infusion of the flowers is said to be diaphoretic (inducing sweating) and gently stimulant. In cold infusion, they are diuretic and cooling. The expressed juice of the berries evaporated to the consistency…”
The Daily Dose: Nutmeg
Nutmeg, (Myristica Fragrans, Myristicaceae Family) Common Name: Mace (arillus of the fruit) Medicinal Part: Kernels of fruit Description: Nutmeg is a tree, native of Indonesia (cultivated in Molucca Islands, West …