There’s no need to order a bunch of dried herbs from faraway places if you want to make your own herbal care at home. You can easily grow many of your own – many of them may already be in your garden! Here is a short list of some very Read more…
Its been an amazing mushroom season here in the Sierra Nevada.? Aside from the sheer wonder of seeing such a diverse display of fungi, it has provided a source of incredibly delicious food and precious medicine for many people. At this year?s Fungus Foray in Nevada City,? my daughter found Read more…
Most all of us have some association with pine pitch ? ranging from the frustration of having the sticky black resin stuck to our car (or hands!), to the joy of inhaling that heavenly, sweet aroma it provides on a warm summer day walking through the woods.? But pine pitch Read more…
Even after years of making herbal products, one of my favorite things to do is get together with a couple of friends and make herbal potions in the kitchen.? Some dear friends came for a visit last weekend and we experimented with two things I have been wanting to do Read more…
We?ve all heard of sowing your wild oats, but have you thought about harvesting them? Most of us are familiar with Avena sativa ? the cultivated oat used for oatmeal and animal feed.? This oatmeal grain has been shown to reduce cholesterol, blood sugar level, and risk of heart disease. Read more…
If you are a gardener, you will probably recognize this weedy beauty called chickweed (Stellaria media).? I always welcome the arrival of this world-wide weed in my garden.? Although it has a history of being used as chicken fodder (especially the seeds), I tend to gather it for the humans Read more…