Category Archives: Updates

Wishing you and your Loved Ones a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!

Dear Friends, The holidays are a wonderful season; a time of thanksgiving and gifts, a time of reflection and learning from the past, and a time of new beginnings.  That’s what makes this season so beautiful! It is a time to take inventory of all the things that made the year special. As we go […]

How To Mow Your Lawn Like an Expert Herbalist!

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. […]

Stinging Nettle – An Astonishing Medicine That REALLY Wants Your Attention!

As we wander through the woods enjoying the peaceful bliss of the Good Lord’s garden, we are struck by the majesty of the glorious trees, the intricate beauty of the lovely flowers, the verdant green splendor of leaves and ….. OUCH! What The Heck Was That!!!? Stinging Nettle! Yes it’s stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, that […]

Clear Your Brain Fog – Plants that Support Cognition, Alertness, and Focus

The older I get, the more experiences I have with the “Here After”. In fact, just this morning I walked into a room and asked myself; “What was it I was here after?” Yes, I’m talking about brain fog, that lovely mental mist that befuddles the brain, clouds the consciousness and muddles memory. As humans […]

Pine Pollen: The Miracle Herb For The Middle Aged Man

Spring is in the air and so is the pollen. But one of those pollens is actually a phenomenal nutrition source and are a remarkable medicinal herb. I’m talking about pine pollen! Pine trees have two different reproductive structures, male and female. We all know the female structure. That’s the pine cone. The pine cone […]