We talk about self-reliance here pretty regularly. Gaining the knowledge to use common plants to care for our loved ones when things go pear-shaped is certainly a worthwhile ambition and one that I heartily recommend. But what if you aren’t a prepper? What if you could care less about all the tin-foil-hat, SHTF, TEOTWAWKI, apocalypse […]
Once in a while a plant sneaks up on you. The species name of hops, Humulus lupulus, means Hops, the little wolf in Latin. The Romans called it that because hops has a habit of entangling and strangling neighboring plants…you know…like a wolf does. OK, so the Romans were a little confused about the predation […]
I am going to share with you how we make compost, and this might not be the best, most technical, or even easiest way, but it is a method we have used for the last 15 years. This composting method is fast and warm!
My sweet wife loves remodeling and fixin’ up old houses. It’s all I can do to keep her away from crowbars and paint cans. So, we’ve been watching a TV series about folks that are restoring old houses in Ireland. One of the interesting things I’ve noticed is that almost without exception, the barns on […]
Announcing HerbPet.Com! Having been a practicing veterinarian since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I’ve had a lot of experience taking care of dogs. In fact, it was a dog that officially began my journey as an herbalist. It was a black Labrador. She was in liver failure. Unfortunately, modern medicine really doesn’t have diddly for liver […]
People often talk about the poop hitting the fan. But that talk is typically quite hypothetical. After all, what could really happen? Humans are very subject to what psychologists call the “Normalcy Bias”. We tend to think that the world we live in will always be as it has been during our own experience. But […]
The other day I was piddling with my bonsai trees (yes, in addition to being an herb nut I’m also a wanna-be, amateur bonsai guy). I was trying to make a hole in the bottom of a pot….using a pair of needle-nose pliers. Believe it or not, it took a long time and the hole […]
Got brains? If you’re anything like me, I’d guess there are times when you wonder. But, believe it or not, we all have one…and they’re actually quite important. The brain runs practically every other organ and process in the body at some level or other. It monitors and manages all kinds of sensory input from […]
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but bad things happen. Whether it’s a global pandemic, a regional disaster like an earthquake or a war, or even a local ice storm that cuts the electricity to your cul-de-sac for a week, it seems that on any given day, there’s plenty of “apocalypse” to go around. As […]
Two thousand years ago the world was changed forever. A new star appeared in the heavens to herald a long-awaited event; the birth of Israel’s Great King, the Messiah, the Son of God. Wise men from the East had long watched for the promised sign. When they saw it, they rejoiced and began their long […]
