Congratulations to Sandra! Her name was drawn from all the entries to receive the wooden bat.

Editor’s note: Today we are excited to have a guest herbal columnist on our site today. Kiva Rose is a well-known herbal blogger, and co-founder of the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference. Kiva is finally coming out with her secrets of how she learns so much about plants without using books. Her plant monographs, like [...]

Feel confident about your knowledge of Echinacea now? You should have plenty of remedies on hand using Echinacea this upcoming season of flus and colds! Using herbs in everyday life is the best way to keep them fresh on your mind. In the meantime, get ready to learn all about another great wintertime herb: Sage!

You’ve spent the last month learning all about Echinacea through stories, games, puzzles, crafts, recipes and more. You should know a lot about using Echinacea now. Review what you know by completing the Word Search.

If you started pressings at the beginning of the month, they should be ready to attach to the craft page now. Check them and tape or glue them on the appropriate page.

If you started your glycerite at the beginning of the month, it should be ready to use now! You can strain it off and bottle it. Be sure to label your bottle with the ingredients and date you made it.

Colder weather sends herbs into dormancy. This is the time of year to turn our study to herbs easily found at the grocery store or can be grown in pots inside. November’s herb fits this bill nicely: Sage. This herb has so many valuable uses! Read all about the medicinal side of Sage and learn [...]

I love bats! They are one of my totem animals and I think they are just dandy. Bats are given such a bad rap even though they do so much good for us. They eat mosquitos and other bugs for us. Just think of what this world would be like if there were no bats…the [...]

Congratulations to Sarah in the Woods…her name was drawn for the November issue of Herbal Roots! Sarah, I’ll get the issue sent to you as soon as it is ready to go!

Acrostic poems are special poems made from the letters of a word. Most often the letters are used at the beginning of the line but they can be used at the end of the line as well. Here is an example of an acrostic poem: Easy to identify, Echinacea is Capable of lessening the duration [...]