Skip to content

Old Ways Herbal: Juliette Abigail Carr, RH (AHG)

Women & Children's Herbal Clinic, Vermont Herb School, & Ramblings on Family Herbal Wisdom

  • News & Writing
  • Herbal Appointments
    • Schedule an Appointment
    • Areas of Expertise
    • How Does Seeing an Herbalist Work?
    • Specialty Packages
    • Appointment Fees
    • Juliette Abigail Carr, Registered Herbalist (AHG)
  • School of Plant Medicine
    • Apprentice Program
    • Home Medicine Maker Course
    • Medicinal Gardener Course
    • Home Herbalist Course
    • Community Workshops
    • Inclusivity & Expectations
    • Work-Trade
    • POC & Abenaki Scholarships
    • Forest Classroom
    • Cancellation Policy
    • Student Discounts & Perks
    • Public Appearances Elsewhere
  • Purchase Herbs & Formulas
  • About Us
    • Production Philosophy
    • Educational Botanical Sanctuary
    • Community Building
    • Stewardship
    • Riversong Farm
    • Juliette Abigail Carr, Registered Herbalist (AHG)
  • Contact
  • Medicine-Making Articles: Kitchen Witch Recipes
  • Herbal Farmcraft Articles

Herbal Farmcraft Articles

Following is a selection of my writing on Herbal Farmcraft

Everything copyright, please do not reproduce without my permission, as written clearly throughout the site.

Starting Medicinal Plants from Seed

Create Your Own Botanical Sanctuary: Learning from the Land

Feeding Flowers

Growing Milky Oats

Garden Planning

Long, Cool Spring Survival

Supporting Garden Allies: Pollinators & Pests

Cover Crops for Herb Gardeners

Bark Harvest & Ethical Wildcrafting

Why I don’t Pick the Flowers: Leave the Spring Ephemerals Alone

Bioregional Herbalism, or “Go Outside”

IMG_2631

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • More
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest
  • Email
  • Twitter
  • Reddit

Like this:

Like Loading...

Monthly Mailing List

Join our list for monthly tips on medicine making, gardening, wild-crafting, upcoming classes, and more!

Instagram

Some days all I really want to do is wander around greeting plant friends. Arnica, red clover, lady’s mantle, Cal. poppy, wormwood, yarrow, & blackberry were our Materia Medica subjects during this weekend’s Home Medicine Maker Course. We did eventually get around to weight-to-volume tinctures and the science of solubility, but only after much garden-meandering. On our way to the forest classroom, we stopped to greet blooming Mayapple, both black & blue cohosh, goldenseal with blooming aspirations, some very ambitious wild yam vines, and Solomon’s seal singing their sweet flowerhearts out. We also met astragalus, hyssop, valerian, Echinacea pallida being nursemaided by E. angustifolia (seeds from @strictlymedicinalseeds), codonopsis vining happily into its 4th year (from @sawmill_herbfarm) & schisandra in the big herb garden. Photo credit @tinalouiseart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#oldwaysherbal #herbalism #herbschool #vermontfarm #vtfarm #plantwalk #botanicalsanctuary #garden #gardenlife #herbgarden #forestgarden #workingmom #modernmama #wearthem #sleepingbaby #babyatwork #bringyourbabytowork #wraphappy
Most of my houseplants are actually out-of-climate medicinals—kava, passionflower, ginger, mimosa, etc—which deign to survive these harsh northern climes only with much coddling. Bioregionalism is my main squeeze, but I’m working with a broad definition to include things I can grow...these plant babies are old friends, many have been carted from cabin to farmhouse for 15 years. I move them outside in early June when our lows are solidly in the 50s, on a rainy evening, with crossed fingers and a hopeful heart. My home seems strangely uncluttered with plants...but don’t worry, the patio is crowded. #oldwaysherbal #herbschool #herbalism #herbalist #medicinalherbs #kava #kavakava #passionflower #mimosa #ginger #passiflora #albiziajulibrissin #albizia #zingiber #pipermethysticum #plantnerd #houseplantsofinstagram #crazyplantlady #workingmom #womanownedbusiness #vermontfarm #vtfarm #womenfarmers #bioregionalherbalism #horticulture #horticulturelife #horticulturetherapy #horticultura #kitchenwitch #hedgewitch
American Chestnut snuggle selfie! These effectively extinct trees were once the beloved dominant hardwood in Eastern forests. The giants were felled a century ago by a combination of fungal blight and human intervention—they cut down all potential survivors thinking they were doomed—which changed the whole character of these forests, giving way to maple and ash. Today, you can find saplings stump-sprouting in the forest, but they’re so far apart that pollination isn’t possible, and the saplings eventually succumb to the blight. Chestnuts joined the Old Ways Herbal Botanical Sanctuary 5 years ago as 2’ bare roots from @fedcoseeds—now they’re glorious 8-10’ tall multistemmed saplings, emanating joy in all directions. The @americanchestnutfoundation is working on an eagerly awaited hybrid. What will happen to the forests in the coming decades? What will the impact of emerald ash borer, beech blight, Asian long horned beetle, and wooly adelgid be? We can’t see the future, and climate change feels impossibly scary. Just standing under these trees gives me hopefulness in the face of impending climate apocalypse. #oldwaysherbal #botanicalsanctuary #herbschool #herbalism #conservation #stewardship #stewardsoftheland #chestnut #americanchestnut #hikevermont #hikingwithkids #vermontfarm #vermontforest #foraging #forager #wildfood #wildfoodlove #hedgewitch #vtfarm #womenfarmers #womanownedbusiness #unitedplantsavers #babiesofinstagram #wearthem #wearallthebabies #workingmom #modernmama #climatechangeisreal #ecoanxiety #nativespecies
Home apothecary: no matter how much space you give it, it will grow to fill. At the moment mine is 6 shelves/each 4 ft long/stacked 2 layers high and 2 levels deep/plus 2 bins and significant real estate in the pantry, fridge, & freezer. Somehow I’m almost out of space. If your apothecary needs a boost, join us in the forest classroom for “Making Reliably Great Tinctures” Sat 6/15 at the Old Ways Herbal School of Plant Medicine, part of the Home Medicine-Maker Course.
Join me this Saturday in Montpelier for “Companion Planting: Medicinals in the Vegetable Garden” at VT Center for Integrative Herbalism, for only $35! I’ll be wearing Little A and getting nerdy about plants as usual. Pictured here happily exploring the wonders of hobblebush viburnum in Green Mountain National Forest with my trusty loupe and @ergobaby carrier, great for long hikes. Photo by the fabulous Lylah, my 2019 apprentice. #herbalism #herbalist #apprentice #herbschool #oldwaysherbal #hikelife #hikelikeawoman #babiesofinstagram #horticulture #horticulturelife #horticulturetherapy #botany #plantwalk #plantnerd #babiesbabiesbabies #hikingwithkids #viburnum #greenmountainnationalforest #babywearing #wearthem #ergobaby #ergopromise #explorevermont #workingmom #modernmama #vermontcenterforintegrativeherbalism @vcih.clinical.herbalism @somatics.plants.resilience
Motherhood brings many changes. Before kids, I prepared for conference presentations and important talks with a moment of quiet reflection, a cup of tea, and a quick read through of my notes. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••After my first baby, I did those things faster, after handing my daughter off to my husband or a friend. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Now, my second daughter and I prep for talks by nursing, changing diapers, and refilling my water bottle—that’s all the time we have! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I am so lucky to work in a field where my science-nerd-mama vibe is not only accepted but welcomed and celebrated. Thank you so much to everyone who joined me today to talk about Essential Herbs for Toddlers at #herbstalk2019 in Boston—you were all so fun and insightful, and so supportive of me and Little A in the midst of her first tooth emerging 💜🤱🏻💜 we appreciate it so much! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Thanks again @herbstalk for having us back, it’s one of the funnest, friendliest events we go to! Hope to see you next year! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #herbalism #herbalist #workingmom #womanownedbusiness #babiesofinstagram #babiesbabiesbabies #wearallthebabies #wearthem #babywearing #oschaslings #willowmidnight #momlife #nosleep #exhausted #teething #realmomsofinstagram #toddlermom #modernmama #motherhoodrising @oschaslings

Facebook

Facebook

Plant Healer Magazine: Subscribe Here to Support My Work!

Recent Articles & News

  • Create Your Own Botanical Sanctuary: Learning from the Land
  • Birth Trauma: Healing with Herbs
  • Essential Herbs for Toddlers & Young Children
  • How to Choose Safe, Effective Herbal Remedies for Toddlers & Young Children
  • Choosing Remedy Forms for Toddlers and Young Children
  • Indispensable Preparations for Toddlers and Young Children
  • Birth Trauma Class in Montpelier
  • Saturday Class: Montpelier
  • New: Public Appearances Page
  • POC & Abenaki Scholarships
  • Ethical Wildcrafting Principles
  • Free Medicinal Plant Walk in April
  • School of Plant Medicine Registration Open
  • Plant a Bug Spray Garden
  • Good Medicine Confluence 2019
  • Registered Herbalist!
  • Infused Herbal Oils
  • Herbal Ice Pops for Sick Kids
  • Frozen Yogurt Infusions: Toddler Magic
  • Oxymels: Love in the Medicine
  • Goldenrod: August Medicine Journal
  • Garden Planning: February Garden Tip
  • Starting Medicinal Seeds: March Garden Tip
  • Identifying Lookalike Forest Plants: June Wild-crafting Journal
  • Long, Cool Spring Survival: June Garden Tip
  • Iced Tea & Ice Cubes: July Medicine Journal
  • High Summer: July Wild-crafting Journal
  • Feeding Flowers: July Garden Tip
  • Summer Meadows: August Wildcrafting Journal
  • Supporting Garden Allies: August Garden Tip
  • Time to Dig Roots! September Medicine Journal
  • New England Aster: September Wildcrafting Journal
  • Cover Crops for Herb Gardens: September Garden Tip
  • Long Distance Clients: Phone Hours Expanded
  • Allyship in Herbalism: Ruminations
  • Thoughts on Family Herbalism
  • Principles of Home Herbalism
  • High Summer Apprentice Program
  • Old Ways Herbal in the News!
  • Growing Milky Oats: April Garden Tip
  • New: “Quick Question” Consultations
  • Clinic Hours Expanded
  • Announcing Radical Family Herbalism Column in Plant Healer Magazine
  • Medicinal Gardener Course
  • Garden Tip of the Month: Starting Medicinal Plants from Seed
  • April Workshops Scheduled
  • Solubility in Medicine Making
  • January’s Garden Tip: Now is the time to plan!
  • Preserving Mushroom Medicine
  • Preserving Water-Soluble Magic Beyond the Growing Season: Herbal Ice Cubes
  • Cold & Flu Tea Recipe
  • We Won!
  • United Plant Savers Grant!
  • Starting Medicinal Plants from Seed
  • The Battle Over Fire Cider
  • Homegrown Tea
  • Bark Harvest & Ethical Wildcrafting
  • Echinacea Tinctures From Your Garden
  • Make Your Own Herbal Allergy Syrup
  • Nettles, Burdock, & How to Make Tinctures That Actually Work and Don’t Taste Like Death
  • Why I Don’t Pick the Flowers: Leave the Spring Ephemerals Alone
  • Milky Oats Tincture: What’s the Secret?
  • Herbalism in the Winter: How to Choose Cold & Flu Relief Herbs That Work
  • How to Make Herbal Teas
  • Infused Honey, Syrups, & Elixirs for Winter Colds
  • Bioregional Herbalism, or “Go Outside”
  • Solstice Brew: Herbal Hot Toddy
  • Making Weight-to-Volume Tinctures
  • Folkloric Tinctures and Infused Vinegars

Search Articles

Follow Old Ways Herbal: Juliette Abigail Carr, RH (AHG) on WordPress.com

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Ownership

All writing and photos on this site are copyright Juliette Carr unless otherwise noted.

This blog is a labor of love. Please do not reproduce my writing without my permission. Feel free to contact me and I will get right back to you. Thank you.

The information on this site is my opinion only and is not intended to diagnose any disease or otherwise step outside the scope of practice of someone writing online for public consumption. Please make your own informed decisions, and see the health care provider of your choice if you feel unwell. Thank you.

Old Ways Herbal: Vermont Herb School, Plants, and Herbal Remedies

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.com

united plant savers

american botanical council

northeast herbal association

Monthly Mailing List

Join our list for monthly tips on medicine making, gardening, wild-crafting, upcoming classes, and more!

Instagram @oldwaysherbal

Some days all I really want to do is wander around greeting plant friends. Arnica, red clover, lady’s mantle, Cal. poppy, wormwood, yarrow, & blackberry were our Materia Medica subjects during this weekend’s Home Medicine Maker Course. We did eventually get around to weight-to-volume tinctures and the science of solubility, but only after much garden-meandering. On our way to the forest classroom, we stopped to greet blooming Mayapple, both black & blue cohosh, goldenseal with blooming aspirations, some very ambitious wild yam vines, and Solomon’s seal singing their sweet flowerhearts out. We also met astragalus, hyssop, valerian, Echinacea pallida being nursemaided by E. angustifolia (seeds from @strictlymedicinalseeds), codonopsis vining happily into its 4th year (from @sawmill_herbfarm) & schisandra in the big herb garden. Photo credit @tinalouiseart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#oldwaysherbal #herbalism #herbschool #vermontfarm #vtfarm #plantwalk #botanicalsanctuary #garden #gardenlife #herbgarden #forestgarden #workingmom #modernmama #wearthem #sleepingbaby #babyatwork #bringyourbabytowork #wraphappy
Most of my houseplants are actually out-of-climate medicinals—kava, passionflower, ginger, mimosa, etc—which deign to survive these harsh northern climes only with much coddling. Bioregionalism is my main squeeze, but I’m working with a broad definition to include things I can grow...these plant babies are old friends, many have been carted from cabin to farmhouse for 15 years. I move them outside in early June when our lows are solidly in the 50s, on a rainy evening, with crossed fingers and a hopeful heart. My home seems strangely uncluttered with plants...but don’t worry, the patio is crowded. #oldwaysherbal #herbschool #herbalism #herbalist #medicinalherbs #kava #kavakava #passionflower #mimosa #ginger #passiflora #albiziajulibrissin #albizia #zingiber #pipermethysticum #plantnerd #houseplantsofinstagram #crazyplantlady #workingmom #womanownedbusiness #vermontfarm #vtfarm #womenfarmers #bioregionalherbalism #horticulture #horticulturelife #horticulturetherapy #horticultura #kitchenwitch #hedgewitch
American Chestnut snuggle selfie! These effectively extinct trees were once the beloved dominant hardwood in Eastern forests. The giants were felled a century ago by a combination of fungal blight and human intervention—they cut down all potential survivors thinking they were doomed—which changed the whole character of these forests, giving way to maple and ash. Today, you can find saplings stump-sprouting in the forest, but they’re so far apart that pollination isn’t possible, and the saplings eventually succumb to the blight. Chestnuts joined the Old Ways Herbal Botanical Sanctuary 5 years ago as 2’ bare roots from @fedcoseeds—now they’re glorious 8-10’ tall multistemmed saplings, emanating joy in all directions. The @americanchestnutfoundation is working on an eagerly awaited hybrid. What will happen to the forests in the coming decades? What will the impact of emerald ash borer, beech blight, Asian long horned beetle, and wooly adelgid be? We can’t see the future, and climate change feels impossibly scary. Just standing under these trees gives me hopefulness in the face of impending climate apocalypse. #oldwaysherbal #botanicalsanctuary #herbschool #herbalism #conservation #stewardship #stewardsoftheland #chestnut #americanchestnut #hikevermont #hikingwithkids #vermontfarm #vermontforest #foraging #forager #wildfood #wildfoodlove #hedgewitch #vtfarm #womenfarmers #womanownedbusiness #unitedplantsavers #babiesofinstagram #wearthem #wearallthebabies #workingmom #modernmama #climatechangeisreal #ecoanxiety #nativespecies
Home apothecary: no matter how much space you give it, it will grow to fill. At the moment mine is 6 shelves/each 4 ft long/stacked 2 layers high and 2 levels deep/plus 2 bins and significant real estate in the pantry, fridge, & freezer. Somehow I’m almost out of space. If your apothecary needs a boost, join us in the forest classroom for “Making Reliably Great Tinctures” Sat 6/15 at the Old Ways Herbal School of Plant Medicine, part of the Home Medicine-Maker Course.
Join me this Saturday in Montpelier for “Companion Planting: Medicinals in the Vegetable Garden” at VT Center for Integrative Herbalism, for only $35! I’ll be wearing Little A and getting nerdy about plants as usual. Pictured here happily exploring the wonders of hobblebush viburnum in Green Mountain National Forest with my trusty loupe and @ergobaby carrier, great for long hikes. Photo by the fabulous Lylah, my 2019 apprentice. #herbalism #herbalist #apprentice #herbschool #oldwaysherbal #hikelife #hikelikeawoman #babiesofinstagram #horticulture #horticulturelife #horticulturetherapy #botany #plantwalk #plantnerd #babiesbabiesbabies #hikingwithkids #viburnum #greenmountainnationalforest #babywearing #wearthem #ergobaby #ergopromise #explorevermont #workingmom #modernmama #vermontcenterforintegrativeherbalism @vcih.clinical.herbalism @somatics.plants.resilience
Motherhood brings many changes. Before kids, I prepared for conference presentations and important talks with a moment of quiet reflection, a cup of tea, and a quick read through of my notes. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••After my first baby, I did those things faster, after handing my daughter off to my husband or a friend. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Now, my second daughter and I prep for talks by nursing, changing diapers, and refilling my water bottle—that’s all the time we have! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• I am so lucky to work in a field where my science-nerd-mama vibe is not only accepted but welcomed and celebrated. Thank you so much to everyone who joined me today to talk about Essential Herbs for Toddlers at #herbstalk2019 in Boston—you were all so fun and insightful, and so supportive of me and Little A in the midst of her first tooth emerging 💜🤱🏻💜 we appreciate it so much! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Thanks again @herbstalk for having us back, it’s one of the funnest, friendliest events we go to! Hope to see you next year! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #herbalism #herbalist #workingmom #womanownedbusiness #babiesofinstagram #babiesbabiesbabies #wearallthebabies #wearthem #babywearing #oschaslings #willowmidnight #momlife #nosleep #exhausted #teething #realmomsofinstagram #toddlermom #modernmama #motherhoodrising @oschaslings

Old Ways Herbal on Facebook

Old Ways Herbal on Facebook

Search Articles

Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
Cancel
loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
%d bloggers like this: