Calendula Extractions in Oil – Jojoba vs. Olive
5 of 22 A quick guide to shelf life, absorption, and best uses. We grow Calendula on our Tower Gardens here on Shambhala, right by the back door in our Zone 0 so we can harvest them daily for the dehydrate rack all summer long. This ally is a staple in modern herbalism and has been in […]
Libra Season, the Equinox & Solar Eclipse: Finding Balance in a Time of Change
The cosmos is giving us a power-packed lineup this week: the Sun moves into Libra on the Equinox, Mercury is already in Libra, Mars is here too, and a Solar Eclipse in Virgo lands just one day before the seasonal shift. That’s a lot of fresh air, balance-seeking energy, and a big cosmic reset all […]
Ginger-Rosemary Tincture for health
Sometimes the simplest recipes are the most powerful, and it was just about a year ago I made my first tincture in my herbalist certification, with two simple kitchen herbs, fresh ginger and dried rosemary from my friend’s farm. This recipe was in one of our three course books, The Gift of Healing Herbs, by […]
Broken Toe – Natural Remedies
About two weeks ago I broke my right big toe. I don’t even know how it happened – but after loading an oven/range into our neighbors’ house and then loading firewood into mine, my toe started to hurt. I took my boot off and it was throbbing and swollen. I iced it for 30, and […]
Herbal remedies for Kidney Stones
idney stones are no joke; they’re painful, sometimes nauseating, and rarely dangerous. These hard mineral deposits form in the urinary tract and can be excruciating to pass. It’s better to prevent them than to try and break them up or pass them, so if you know you have the genetic predisposition, or have had them […]
Natural Remedies for Poison Ivy, and lessons learned
Getting back to this blog, after a couple years off… because I didn’t have the bandwidth while we were building our house, but between living off grid, and a long year of herbalism training, I have some good MacGuyver tips and home remedy lessons to share! The first of which is what I’ve learned from […]
Top 5 Surgery Herbal Resources and more
Over the past year I’ve upleveled my herbalist knowledge – for 30 years I’ve been a dabbling amateur when it comes to natural health; finding solutions for myself and making a few things here and there like my “Green Cream” comfrey salve and facial toner that I share and sell. I’ve grown my own herbs and foraged herbs. I’ve […]