These red pandas are adorable! They look so much like a raccoon that they used to be classified as a type of raccoon before they were thoroughly studied. If you’d like a chance to win him, leave a comment. For more chances, leave a separate comment each time you do one of the following: -blog [...]

Spring is coming! As the weather starts to fluctuate, trees start to awaken and with this awakening brings their medicine! One of the first trees to share their medicine with us is the Cottonwood. Ice storms and other strong weather systems tend to snap the brittle ends of Cottonwoods branches off, delivering their medicine within [...]

Congratulations to Debra! Her name was drawn from the entries to win the next issue of Herbal Roots zine. Debra said this in her comment: “we’d really enjoy this! thanks for the giveaway.” Debra, I hope you and your children have a great time learning about Cottonwood next month!

You’ve just spent the last month learning about turmeric. If you haven’t already completed the crossword puzzle, do it for review today!

How are your turmeric plants coming along? Have you seen any signs of shoots yet? At first, they will be little white fingers sticking up out of the earth and then the leaves will start to emerge. They are a beautiful tropical plant with benefits of growing healing medicinal tubers!  You can see more pictures [...]

If you’ve been following along with the January calendar, your tincture was started about 3 weeks ago and should be ready to start using. Check on it today!

Have a scratchy throat? Whip up a batch of turmeric and honey and heal it quickly!

The days are starting to warm up just in time to tap the maple trees and gather the cottonwood buds. Start collecting the buds and twigs today to get ready! This week, I’m giving away 1 copy of the February Issue which is all about Cottonwood. Want a chance to win a copy? Leave a [...]

Congratulations to Jennifer. She said: “It sounds like a great book and many of the herbs can be locally grown which really appeals to my lifestyle.”

Have a painful inflammation? Try grating some fresh turmeric root and placing it on the inflamed area twice a day. The poultice works directly on the nerve endings in that area to help ease the pain and inflammation.