Herbal Popsicle Recipes for Hot Summer Days
All photos © Gem Boehm-Reifenkugel A mentor of mine once said, “The best way to take an herb...
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Midsummer: Herbs of Summer Solstice
A gentle breeze. A radiant, sun-kissed feeling of warmth. The fragrance of jasmine. Cue “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Croft. No matter where yo...
DIY Botanical Egg Dye
Are you feeling the excitement of this Seasonal change? Springtime brings us renewed energy and new projects to do! It's no coincidence that our...
3 Delicious Hawthorn Mocktail and Cocktail Recipes
We've already discussed the many health benefits of Hawthorn for the heart, for bre...
A Mincemeat Recipe For The Holidays
It's late December and the snow is again swirling by the windows, and so I am feeling
Spiced Cider Mocktail
As we settle into fall and the holiday season, I start craving comfort from warm drinks and seasonal foods. Nothing says fall to me quite like a...
Health Products of the Honey Bee Hive
At the end of September, I attended the Georgia Beekeepers Association fall meeting virtually via Zoom. One benefit of the pandemic is that I wo...
Elderberries for a Strong Immune System
With the beginning of autumn comes the ripening of the elderberry, my personal harbinger of fall. Each year I trudge into the swamp lands with m...
Three Immune-Boosting Broths For The Fall
In just a few short weeks, the summer warmth will fade and begin to give way to the crisp b...
A Back-to-School Mocktail For Kids
Over the past month, kids have been going back to school all over the country. Whether they're going back in person, online or a combination of ...
A Delicious Summertime Mocktail For Immunity
It's safe to say that 2020 has brought us the most unique summer in modern history. While we've had to reimagine many of our favorite summertime...
Herbal Popsicles: Three Recipes
There's nothing quite like an ice-cold popsicle on a scorching day. Everything about the experience — from plunging your arm deep into th...
A Father's Day Treat: Adaptogenic Energy Bites
Searching for a way to let Dad know you care this Father's Day without breaking the bank? These adaptogenic energy bites are the perfect solutio...
Lilac Flower Honey (Recipe)
Right outside my kitchen window stands a sprawling lilac bush. Most of the year, it fades into the background, unnoticed. In the winter, chickad...
Passionflower
There are over 400 Passiflora species. Passiflora incarnata is the most common species found in herbal products, and the one we'll...
Three Crepe Recipes For Mother's Day
If you're looking for the perfect way to thank Mom this year, letting her sleep in while you cook her up a decadent breakfast is certainly not a...
Motherwort: A Mother's Lion-Hearted Love
There couldn't be a more perfect herb to talk about just before Mother's Day than motherwort. The latin name for motherwort is Leonurus card...
Getting Your Green In: Two Green Smoothie Recipes
There's a point, usually in March, when the monochrome winter landscape officially loses its appeal. This often coincides with the first patches...
The Many Wonders Of Astragalus
Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) has been used for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine and is widely believed to restore health on all le...
Spicy Valentine's Hot Chocolate
I'd argue that there is nothing in the world quite so heart-meltingly romantic as a steamin...