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Clinical Skills & Cases 2023
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Join me at the AHG Symposium!
Please join me for "Materia Medica of Synergistic Herbs" at the American Herbalists Guild Annual Symposium in October! Synergists are herbs that enhance the effects of other herbs in a formula—but they are not one-size-fits-all. Learn how to choose a synergist to best increase and improve your formulation’s effectiveness and get better outcomes in clinical … Continue reading Join me at the AHG Symposium!
Intentional Farmcraft: Garden Planning from the Heart
Garden Planning from the Heart Take time this month to make an intentional plan for garden projects for the season. Now that the ice has melted and the mud has dried up, the growing season is upon us in full. I choose 1-2 projects per month, whether that's rebuilding a trellis or spreading mulch, and … Continue reading Intentional Farmcraft: Garden Planning from the Heart
Herbal Steams
Herbal steams combat dry winter air to help decrease our bodies’ susceptibility to germs.
Winter Gardening: Collecting the Seeds of the Year’s Labor
My herb gardens thrive on benign neglect, and one of the ways I support the plants' life cycles is by letting the kids cast seeds.
Japanese Knotweed for Dinner & Medicine
Japanese Knotweed is a perfect illustration of bioregional herbalism. This invasive plant is one of our primary defenses again Lyme infection and is a delicious, nutritious spring wild food.
Rose-Infused Honey: Rugosa & Multiflora Rose
Herbal medicine of different Rose species, & using Rose honey in formulas
American Chestnuts Bear Fruit
There are so few of these trees left that are healthy enough to bloom that it’s practically unheard of to produce nuts, because they need multiple trees--but this year, they did!
Quince for Perseverance, Patience, Hope
Quince jelly for my babies lunches from this place’s ancestral shrubs, at the cusp of the dark turn of year. Food as medicine for perseverance, patience, hope, & thorny protection.
Old Ways Herbal: Juliette Abigail Carr 