Congratulations to Nancy! Her name was drawn from among all the entries to receive the Wooden Gray Langur created by Mamaroots!

Sing Cinnamon’s Song!

Mmmmm….the Cinnamon Rose Elixir has been steeping for about 3 weeks now. Try some today and let me know what you think!

It’s been a few weeks since you started your Cinnamon Oil, it’s ready to use!

With winter here, an extra boost for your immune system is always welcome. Try making some Cinnamon Chai, it’s full of immune boosting herbs and tastes great too!

The holiday season is over and we are deep into winter here in the Northern hemisphere. The chill in the air leaves me longing for warming herbs and turmeric fits that bill nicely! Did you know this addition to curries is a traditional medicine that has been used for over 5,000 years? Ancient India used [...]

One of the fun things I like to do is match up a critter to the environment my herb I’m writing about lives in. During the winter I tend to write about more ‘exotic’ herbs that grow in tropical environments and can commonly be found in our kitchen cabinets. This gives me an opportunity to [...]

Congratulations to Robin! Her name was drawn and she won a copy of the January Issue of Herbal Roots zine. Robin, your issue will be sent out as soon as it’s ready to go!

I love to see what everyone’s been doing with their issue of Herbal Roots and so I created a group page on Flickr just for people to share their experiences. If you’ve got pictures you’d like to post, head on over there and post them today! And while you’re there, see what everyone else has [...]

Sketching a picture of the plant you are studying is a great way to notice things you would normally miss when looking at the plant. Unfortunately, for most of us, having a live model to sketch is not going to be very likely as Cinnamon only grows in warm climates. Those in Southern California and [...]