It’s been awhile since I’ve written a good ole food blog! And, this one is incredibly yummy (actually I just ate some and I can assure you that it is)! Food, nourishment, sustenance, living closer to the elements, herbs and plants, healing my gut, and putting my hands in the soil and growing food have … Continue reading
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A Survivor’s Guide to the Essential Oil Craze
“People who know me, know I love America and Americans, but on the question of essential oils, I am knocked to the ground by the method of selling and exploiting these precious plant medicines and by the conflict that seems to exist within the aromatherapy world itself. It makes me very sad.” ~ French Herbalist, … Continue reading
Releasing that Summer Heat
Oh where to begin!? There’s so much going on in the plant kingdom that needs our awareness ~ from ripening berries to blossoms showing off to pollinators to trees adding another ring of growth. The Summer Solstice is this weekend which marks the longest day of the year. We are at our peak in terms … Continue reading
The Great Forgetting
Last weekend I gave a talk on Plant Spirit Medicine at a local UU church in Oxford, MS. I was invited by the congregation and was so honored to be asked! In the process of preparing for my presentation, I made a realization about Jesus that I hadn’t before. Of course, they are a very … Continue reading
Late Fall and the Intelligence of the Seasons
“I realize there’s something incredibly honest about trees in winter, how they’re experts at letting things go.” ~ Jeffrey McDaniel Besides the warming scents and deep green presence of evergreens in most temperate forests, the woodland trees are beginning to shed this year’s leaf growth to the forest floor. This leaf cover not only builds … Continue reading
Late Fall Meanderings and Cypress Pine Pitch Salve
I haven’t been able to write for awhile because I’ve been abducted by my apothecary. Just like a new-born child needs to be nursed and fed, I’m steadily nursing this small business so that one day it can stand up on its own two feet. For those of you that are in the throws of … Continue reading
Seasonal Soiree Past Menus
Starting in January 2013, Lindsay Wilson and Marion Sansing began a tasty collaboration in Starkville, MS. Lindsay was inspired by the Full Moon Feasts that Jessica Prentice used to organize in the Berkeley, CA. After getting to know Marion (a traditional foods explorer extraordinaire), they combined forces and started to generate creative nourishment like never … Continue reading
Who do you trust?
I must say that I am madly in love with plants. They have taken over my life and…to be honest…my apartment. Herbs are drying in various nooks and extractions are littered about my bedroom and kitchen. I don’t mind. I’ve been kissed by the plant divas and they tend to keep you enamored as long … Continue reading
21 Days to Bliss ~ an exploration of elimination
Food has played a major role in my health recovery process. Over the years, I have made substantial shifts in the food I bring into my body, home and heart. What I have discovered is that food choices are some of the most powerful choices you can make about your state of well-being. From the … Continue reading
Got Gelatin? and Giggly Jellos
panna cotta that was made for a local food soiree About 10 years ago a friend of mine introduced me to powdered gelatin. Yes, of course I had heard of jello and had had my share growing up. But, prepackaged jello is yet another one of those chemical-rich, processed foods. My friend educated me about … Continue reading
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