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An Herbal Diary

Jun 28, 2018

Exploring herbal tea blends - delicious, healing, versatile in the kitchen

Refreshing Herbal Tea Blend

HIbiscus (HIbiscus sabdariffa) - 1½ part

Lemongrass (Cymbopobon citratus) - 1 part

Violet leaf (Viola sororia) - 1 part

Ginger (Zingiber officinalis) - ¼ part

To Brew: Combine 2 teaspoons dried herbs with 12 ounces...


Jun 21, 2018

Excess heat, whether from summer or internal energetic influences, can be completely uncomfortable and create tension and pain. In this episode, I talk about the natural element of fire and how cooling herbs can be a rescue when it is out of balance in our lives.

Herb Sources

Zack Woods Farm

Companion Plants

Many...


Jun 14, 2018

Flowers have the ability to deepen our personal experience with herbalism. Flower essences extract energetic elements of a plant and gently nudge our spiritual growth. Join me in my garden to prepare a flower essence with yarrow blossoms.

Flower essence extract preparation

Steps:

  1. Infuse flower blooms in spring water in...


Jun 7, 2018

I’m talking all about bitters and how we can put our taste buds in rehab with dandelion green pesto.

Dandelion Green Pesto Recipe: get the recipe HERE

(adapted from Marcella Hazan’s Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking and Deb Soule’s How to Move Like a Gardener)

2 1/2 cups fresh partially chopped dandelion...