Past Musings
Upcoming Events & A Recipe!
All my classes for the rest of the year are ONLINE, and available by recording afterward if you can't attend in real time. Check out my website for a full listing of events and classes…
Big Little Herbal Tip: Stewed Apples Recipe
STEWED APPLES - 1 medium-size apple—any sweet red variety, or green or sour if you prefer…
Happy Autumn Equinox!
The Wheel of the Year is always turning. When we celebrate the Earth's holy days, Including the Solstices and Equinoxes, Nature's cycles reveal that whatever is happening in any given moment, this too shall pass…
Autumn Equinox is almost here
Autumn Equinox is almost here. This is the Earth-holiday when, on the northern half of the planet, we focus on the final harvest of the season, and on honoring the abundance of gifts the Earth shares with us…
Jewelweed Recipe for Poison/Potent Ivy Rash Prevention
I call poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron) “potent" ivy as a more respectful term for this fierce plant teacher. I respect potent ivy's medicine of guiding each of us to take responsibility for where our bodies are in space, and in relation to other life forms…
In Memoriam for the Joshua trees
I was watching the Weather Channel’s reporting on the multitude of fires happening simultaneously in California and specifically on the wild fire that was burning thousands of Joshua Trees alive in the Mojave desert…
First Aid Recipes - Store-bought, Home-made, and Trailside
It's always great to be an earth-loving herbalist but heading into the forest makes the joy and benefit of knowing your plants even more obvious…
Deluxe Strawberry Smoothie Recipe
I eat my fair share of fruit during the hot, sticky days of summer, but I like to balance all that sugar with protein whenever possible, to keep the energy boost steady rather than spiky, and some healthy fat in here is an added bonus, too…
Come explore ceremony & ritual crafting
It is my sense that in order to move through the current times, without falling prey to bottomless despair and helplessness we need real magic now more than over…
Take a Weed Walk with Me
Learn to mindfully harvest wild medicine and food for your health…
Plant Your Feet and Meet Plantain
This common plant (no relation to the tropical banana) has powers out of all proportion to her size! And almost anywhere you plant your feet on Mother Earth…
Sunny Side of the Street
Need a little sunshine in your life? Why not ask the wonderful herb commonly known as St. John's wort/St. J’s…