Category Archives: Herbal Learning

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 […]

I love flowers. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Flowers are glorious to behold. They smell good, and attract and feed a multitude of beautiful and beneficial animals. There’s just something renewing to the spirit to have a yard full of flowers with butterflies and bees and hummingbirds going about their business amongst […]

Herbal medicine has been used throughout the ages. As long as people have been wandering around this planet, they have been poking herbs in their mouths and solving problems. The art of tincture-making can be traced to the early days of alcohol distillation. Numerous ancient civilizations, among them the Egyptians, recorded their practice of immersing […]

Facebook thinks I’m fat. So does Instagram. I’m trying not to be oversensitive or paranoid, but it’s hard when every other advertisement features ultra-slim women demonstrating deep squats in super tight yoga pants or promoting the latest miracle supplement promising to MAGICALLY MELT BELLY FAT OVERNIGHT. There’s the elusive 5-minute daily meltdown exercise too–a top-secret […]

You are sitting in a beautiful auditorium surrounded by elegant folk dressed for a glorious show. Suddenly, the lights begin to dim and a hush of anticipation comes over the audience. Sweet music begins to flow from the orchestra pit. Then, from wings, a flock of beautiful ballerinas float onto the stage in pink tutus. […]

There’s a parasitic fungus growing on your birch trees…and you should be really excited! I’m talking about Chaga, a black, woody lump that really can change your life. In the world of herbal remedies, few species can claim the same level of medicinal diversity and utility as the Chaga mushroom, scientifically known as Inonotus obliquus. […]

Learning to incorporate herbal powders into your daily routine can be a real rollercoaster. Trust me, it’s not all ‘mix with a lil water and down the hatch’ like you might expect. Sure, there are some daring souls out there (like my crazy dad, Doc Jones) who DO mix powdered herbs with water and gulp […]

A few weeks ago, I drove from Idaho to Washington state for a workshop I was putting on with Melissa Norris. Melissa is doing wonderful work educating folks on how to live a simpler more self-reliant life. Her YouTube channel, Melissa K. Norris – Modern Homesteading and her website MelissaKNorris.com are wonderful educational resources for […]