Herbal Recipes
Wild Fermented Dandelion Wine Recipe
It is a beautiful spring, but I'm singing the blues. I'm down to my last bottle of dandelion wine from last year, and now I...
Vanilla Bean Chamomile Mead – One Gallon Recipe
When I began making infused honey, the first and favorite of my herbal honey blends was Vanilla Bean Chamomile Honey. It was only natural that...
How to Make Lemon-Infused Honey
Man, oh, man...is this honey good! We go through jars of this recipe more quickly than the other infused honey and syrups that we keep around the house....
Hedgerow Jelly: a recipe from the wild places
What is a hedgerow? In the cultured, organized sense, it is meant to be a barrier of trees and shrubs planted to mark boundary lines...
Drying Strawberry Tops
I admit it: I'm lazy. A lazy cook, a lazy gardener...I like to set things up and let them do their own thing with minimal input...
Dandelion Flower Infusion and Syrup
There are only a few dandelions in my yard this year, which is the opposite of a problem as far as most people are concerned! NOT...
Soapwort Recipes: Green Cleaning from your Garden!
Soapwort is a versatile plant and it is easy to grow, harvest, and use around the home. It will clean skin, lace, quilts, hair, and bodies. Even...
How do I learn about herbs?
So you want to be an herbalist or to learn about herbs and plant wisdom. Good for you! How do you get started to learn...
Ask A Pixie: #1- Onions and Plantain
Howdy, folks! I've been getting lots of reader questions and comments sent to my inbox, and so I'm beginning a new feature called "Ask A...
Recipe Box: Herbal Cough Syrup (Infusion)
It has been a doozy of a winter. It isn't just colder than usual, but it is also very wet and wildly fluctuating temperatures. This...
Recipe Box: Four Thieves Vinegar
Four Thieves Vinegar is a great tool that gets a lot of use around my house. A dear friend introduced it to me when she...
Let’s Talk About: Catnip Herbal Remedies
Oh, sweet Catnip! My yard has a very happy spot in it during the warm months - right next to a sun-warmed rock wall lives a...
Moontime Tea Blend for Painful Periods
The ebb and flow The moon is rising huge and silver in the sky this evening, full and bright. We are pushed and pulled along by...
Make your own Fire Vinegar (aka Fire Cider)
The weather in western North Carolina can be a tease. We had our first freeze in early October and since then the temperatures have been...
Let’s Talk About: Goldenrod Recipes and Remedies
Goldenrod, Solidago, Golden Dagger! Many people take one look at goldenrod and run in the other direction, sneezing and coughing, but goldenrod is NOT the...
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