How to make a healing calendula-infused oil from scratch at home using only two ingredients. Calendula oil is a wonderful oil with many uses.
NATURAL BUG REPELLENTS, SUNSCREENS, AND SUNBURN REMEDIES Now that the warm weather is here, most of us will be spending...
This elderflower lemonade is simple to make and combines the floral scent of elderflowers with tart lemons in a refreshing summer drink!
Shortly after I posted about fläderblomssaft (elderflower cordial) last June, I learned that you can also make a drink out of lilacs, but it was too late. The lilacs were gone. So I have been waiti…
This is the first of hopefully many kitchen tips I’m going to start offering on this site. Many of these are a result my “MacGyver” attempts of making-do in a less-than-desirable…
This Carrot Ginger Turmeric Juice is a dense immune-boosting and anti-inflammatory juice with carrots, ginger, turmeric, and lemons!
Grow, harvest, and dry calendula as an anti-inflammatory herb for recipes and skincare, a practice dating back to ancient history.
Learn about the beautiful and versatile Calendula officinalis in our latest blog post! Discover how to grow this low-maintenance plant in your greenhouse and its many culinary and medicinal uses.
A simple recipe for how to make hawthorn tincture using berries and vodka. Hawthorn is a red berry that gently supports heart health, and that you can forage for in autumn. You can use the volume ingredient measurements in this folk method tincture or use the 1:2 ratio measurements in the notes below. Scale the recipe up or down to suit your needs.
Tonight I’m off to Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. With Ewan McGregor (I wish). Not much time for cooking means pulling another quick and easy recipe out of the bag. Today it comes in pretty lil…
A closer look at what is Ayurveda, what it is, its benefits and how it can help individuals heal their body different from western medicine.
Our recipe for a spectacular purple panna cotta made from blueberries and lilac flower syrup. It's a show stopper we promise!
Antioxidant-rich green juice loaded with superfoods like spinach, almond butter, turmeric and coconut milk. Not too sweet, refreshing and healing!
Herbs and spices.
Calendula, also called pot marigolds, is a medicinal herb you'll definitely want to grow in your garden.
Lemon fudge is a silky smooth white chocolate fudge with a fresh, sweet-tart lemon taste. It's a quick and easy recipe that your family will love.
Adapted from Colleen Codekas of www.GrowForageCookFerment.com
As with food, I rotate herbs in this sleep tincture recipe so our diet includes a variety of micronutrients without too much of any particular compound.
Today's recipe for infused body oil - comes from Alina of Abundant Earth. She's an incredibly skilled herbalist and created a blend that perfect for the summertime. Your skin will glisten and glow and the scent is beautiful... honestly I've been smelling my arm, in the cafe as I write this. I know I look crazy -
Overnight sleeping masks seals in moisture, hydrates, and nourishes the skin throughout the night so you can wake up to plump, rejuvenated and beautiful skin. Sleeping masks are quite popular and are an important last step in the 10-step Korean skincare routine. If you are looking out for an all-natural skin brightening sleeping mask recipe? […]
Learn how to stock your winter home apothecary with herbal allies for colder months. When illness arrives, you'll be prepared with seasonal herbal support!
May it be the loving occasion of anniversary or the moment when you step ahead with your feelings on your hand in the form of flowers; flowers are always the
Calendula Rose Herbal Salve is a beautifully easy recipe to make for yourself and/or for your loved ones during the chilly weather & holidays! Add a little something special to that stocking this year, or make it for yourself!
This ethereal syrup is a complex balance of ethereal early spring blooms. It’s wonderful in mixed drinks or sipped alone with some soda water.
Can essential oils boost fertility in men and women? To know better, read this post on the Best essential oils for fertility & pregnancy.
If you’ve been to the grocery store, no doubt you’ve been inundated with the number of cooking oils on the shelves. Gone are the days when one would reach for the olive oil or canola oil and call it a day. From coconut oil to avocado oil to grape-seed oil, there seems to be a new oil to try out each week. But which oils are the healthiest? And which oils are the best to cook with? Before you choose an oil, there are a few things to consider. For starters, you’ll want to look at the oil’s smoke point,...
