Plant Wisdom
Traditional Plant Teachings – Discover how sacred plant wisdom is the secret to vibrant health. Come explore the time honored traditional teachings from the wisdom of our sacred plant ancestors.
Magical Crabapple: The Folklore & How To Use This Underappreciated Fruit
Let’s delve into the folklore of crabapple, as well as ways to use this underappreciated fall fruit to honor our ancestors during the autumn equinox.
The Benefits of Boneset Tincture & 6 Easy Steps To Create It
Boneset tincture is a simple and effective way to use the medicinal herb boneset. Its many benefits include acting as an immune tonic, soothing inflammation and easing cold and flu symptoms. Learn how to make a great tincture with this easy guide.
The Amazing Benefits Of Boneset Tea & How To Make It At Home
One traditional folk remedy for cold and flu is boneset tea, which has been used for centuries as a natural remedy for many ailments. Here’s how you can make boneset tea at home and its benefits.
Learning the Herb Boneset: A Useful Native Medicinal Plant
While you might have never heard of the herb boneset, it has been used for centuries for its medicinal uses. It is best known as a fever reducer, digestive aid, pain reliever and to stop coughs. On this page, you will learn all about the herb boneset and its traditional and medicinal uses.
20 Hardiest Cold Weather Crops to Grow in Fall and Winter
This ultimate guide to cold weather crops for fall and winter gardening in Connecticut discusses the vegetables and fruits that you can grow there in the winters and discusses ways to extend the growing season.
Surprising Joe Pye Weed Uses & How To Make A Tea From It
The medicinal Joe Pye Weed uses and benefits.
6 Excellent Reasons Why You Need Joe Pye Weed In Your Garden
A native plant that provides many benefits to your garden, joe pye weed is a versatile addition. This native plant attracts pollinators while being low maintenance and beautiful.
Make Your Own Effective St. John’s Wort Tincture
St. John’s Wort tincture is a potent herbal medicine for depression, anxiety and insomnia that you can make at home.
Identifying and Foraging for Wild Huckleberry
Learn how to forage and identify black huckleberry. So go pick some wild huckleberries and make that sweet summer treat.
How To Identify, Harvest, and Pick Wild Blueberries: The Ultimate Guide
Learn how to find, identify and pick wild blueberries! I will teach you the basics of foraging these sweet summer fruits and explain some of the best places to look as well as how to tell them apart from other berries. We will also discuss safety concerns, harvesting, and storage practices.
Amazing Plantain Weed: Nature’s Wonder Herb
Here’s everything you need to know about plantain weed, including how to identify and use this edible and medicinal herb.
Yarrow Tea: Both Magical and Medicinal
Yarrow tea made from yarrow (Achillea Millefolium) has been used in folk medicine for centuries. Discover some of the many benefits so you can harness its magic and medicine.
Amazing Yarrow Plant: The Native Herb with Surprising Uses
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Purslane: One of Mother Nature’s Wild Superfoods
Discover the benefits of purslane, an amazing superfood.
Easy Ways To Create A Pollinator Garden
Creating a pollinator garden will benefit every living creature and help keep our planet healthy.
Bioregional Herbalism and 8 Effective Ways To Practice
Bioregional herbalism focuses on knowing where your herbs come from, understanding how they interact with each other and with their environment, and using them in ways that align with those relationships.
Harvesting Lemon Balm Plant and 3 Easy Drying Methods
Lemon balm plant is an herbal ally worth preserving and harvesting. Here are some tips on how to harvest, dry and preserve this amazing plant ally.
12 Amazing Benefits Of Lemon Balm You Need to Know
Discover the health and medicinal benefits Of Lemon Balm and why you need it in your garden.
How To Use Blue Vervain Tea To Calm Anxiety
Blue vervain tea can help calm you down and sort of mellow the whole system out.
5 Easy Steps to Making And Using Blue Vervain Tincture
Blue vervain tincture helps you find peace in your body, mind, and emotions.
An Ancestral Diet and 12 Easy Wild Edible Plants to Enjoy
Here are some easy spring foods that you might want to consider gathering for food, medicine, or to start a more ancestral diet with.
