How’s your elixir doing? It should be strong and delicious by now! Feeling nervous? Try some today.   Stay tuned, on Monday we’ll start learning all about Nettles!

Wild Cherry has calming and sedating properties. If you’re having problems sleeping, try making some Wild Cherry Leaf tea to drink before bedtime.

The month is almost up! Hopefully you’ve learned a lot about Wild Cherry. Test your knowledge by doing the Crossword puzzle.

How’s your tincture doing? If you started it back at the beginning of the month, it should be ready to start using now!

MamaRoots has made an adorable mockingbird! He’d make a great addition for your nature table or for fun play. If you’d like a chance to win this wonderful mockingbird, leave a comment. For more chances, leave a separate comment each time you do one of the following: -blog about this contest -tell me what item [...]

This month is all about one of my all time favorite herbs, Nettles. While those in the main stream world may think herbalists are a bunch of nuts to revere such a potentially painful plant, those in the herb world know the sting isn’t all that bad and is actually beneficial! One of many highly [...]

Congratulations to Jumbleberry Jam! Her number was drawn through the random generator and she will be receiving the next issue of Herbal Roots zine which is due out on Monday! JJ, I’ll be emailing your issue out to you in the next day once it’s ready to roll!

Today’s the final day to sign up for K.P. Kalsa’s Culinary Herbalism course on Learning Herbs. If you are wanting to sign up for the course but can’t afford to pay all at once, they are now offering a payment plan. The details are at the bottom of the page. I’ve had a chance to [...]

There are so many great articles about Wild Cherry. Read other herbalists’ writings to understand other perspectives on Wild Cherry. Check the list in the Resource section of this month’s issue. photo by Ananda Wilson

It’s fun to see what other kids are up to in their month of activities. I created a Flickr Group page so everyone could share their experiences, crafts and findings with each month’s herb. Check it out and post your own pictures here!