How’s your mullein root tincture doing? It should be ready to use now so if you’ve got some back pain or other problems that mullein root is useful for, try it out! It’s been a great month of mullein! Be sure to check out what others have been up to on the flickr page and [...]

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Have you ever heard that dragonflies only live for 24 hours? Well, that is just a myth! Dragonflies actually live up to four weeks in the adult stage. The nymphs or naiads can live up to 3 years as they molt into their adult stage. And this little fella will live even longer, capturing the [...]

There was so much information to share this month about Rose that I probably should have made it into 2 issues! This month’s issue, All About Rose is full of information on using both Rose petals and Rose hips and is a full 40 pages. Rose is one of those special herbs that can be [...]

One of our favorite activities in our house is having a tea party. I can’t think of a better herb to have a tea party with than rose! This herb is so versatile, your entire tea party could be served up with roses, including the fresh flowers to decorate your table! Start out by making [...]

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Pressing leaves and flowers is a great way to remember what a plant looks like. Your mullein pressings should be done now, although the leaves are thicker than most plants so they may take a bit longer. Check on them and if they are dry, tape them in the Craft section.

Sword play can be a lot of fun. Pretending to be knights in battle or Jedi knights is great exercise. Grab some mullein stalks and have a sword fight!

Check on your mullein tincture, it should be ready to use now.

Before plastic wrap and aluminum foil, there were mullein leaves! Did you know that mullein has active constituents that are natural preservatives? People used to use the leaves to wrap their food up to keep it fresh between meals. For fun, have a picnic and wrap your food in mullein leaves.