Well hello there, plant-loving friends! Who’s ready for another round of everyone’s favorite herbal guessing game, Name That Herb! Today’s mystery plant is a true celebrity in the botanical medicine world. If you’re an aspiring herbalist, I’d bet my last tincture bottle that this superstar is already part of your natural medicine toolkit. Heck, it’s […]
Hi friends! Today we are releasing another episode of our new YouTube series Name That Herb! Here’s how it works: I’ll give you a series of clues about a specific medicinal plant, and your challenge is to guess which herb I’m describing. For this episode, I’ve chosen a medicinal powerhouse that doesn’t get enough credit […]
Hi friends! We have a surprise for you today. Many of you have been schooling with us or following our blog and YouTube channel for years, so chances are you’re a certified herb nerd (and that’s a good thing…in fact it’s a great thing!). We really love nerds. In light of that, we are giving […]
“Sleep when the baby sleeps”. This is a little nugget of wisdom that all mothers spout, and no mothers ever actually practice. It’s nonsense. Baby naps are golden! When these rare and miraculous moments present themselves, I always attack my dishes with the panicked, frenzied desperation that stems from the realization that my freedom could […]
Teenage boys are the most wonderful things. I have a particularly nice one: Marty. He’s turning fourteen this December. He’s terribly handsome, kind, smart and protective to his three little sisters. He’s the best boy in the world. I can speak with authority on this, being his professional mother and therefore a completely unbiased expert. […]
