One of my favorite ways to cleanse and nourish my body in the springtime is to make a Spring Green Drink with early spring weeds and herbs. These herbs have a good bit of calcium, magnesium, silica, Vit C, iron, Vit E, trace minerals, and other vital nutrients. These weeds are good for gently drying … Continue reading
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Wild Herb, Weed, Blossoms, and Greens Salad
I had to post this beautiful picture of the wild herb and greens salad that we made for a local, foodie/dinner event this past week. This salad contained about 20 different wild herbs and weeds and a few different kinds of edible blossoms — all being offered up around most non-sprayed, chemical-free, not mowed lawns. … Continue reading
Cleavers (Galium aparine) and the Dreamtime
She is abundant in Spring. She loves garden beds, dappled shade, even moisture, and the base of trees. She is bristly and sticky — stem and leaf — with dainty white flowers that bloom and quickly transform into cleaving, small round seeds. She uses her bristles to crawl and climb onto other plants. Although not … Continue reading
Seasonal Intelligence 2013
Here we go again! — the *second* run of my Seasonal Intelligence on-line course — where I guide you through the seasons of the temperate world. We’ll explore herbs, yoga, meditation, foraging, traditional food preparation and the basics of the five-element Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) system. Each month, from March to January (with the exception … Continue reading
Recent Interview with Project Illum
Recently, I was interviewed by Project Illum, a team working to create an eco-healing retreat center in a the village of Jafre in Spain. They inquired about the nature of my work and what I wish to see in a project of that scale. I posted this interview here, on my blog, as I thought … Continue reading
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
This native evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean is one of the few herbs still bedazzling the garden in the somber Winter months. In Mississippi, where I live, I have to make sure not to crowd the crown of the roots or have debris touching the lower branches as the humidity will tend to rot the … Continue reading
Holy Mo-lay (Mole)
Cacao pods and cacao beans in their raw form For many years I have been a chocolate devotee. Fortunately, as I have aged, I have learned the deeper layers to this amazing plant ally. What started as a young addiction to over-sugared Cadbury eggs has now turned into a full-fledged reverence for the cacao tree … Continue reading
In Honor of the Alewife
My micro micro micro brewery It started about four years ago. I began brewing tea to make kombucha with a live bacteria-yeast culture. This culture has mysterious origins like many of the cultures that are passed down. No one can make one out of ingredients, you must get a culture from someone else. There is … Continue reading
Healing Clay
One of the simplest home remedies is the use of healing clay — internally and externally. Although the practice of using clay as a cleanser, detoxifier and remineralizing agent is coming back…I feel like it’s time to write some information about it to help get the word out on this great age-old healer. First, there … Continue reading
Apple Chutney (lacto-fermented)
Heirloom apple mix from Southern Appalachia A few weeks ago, a friend ‘found’ some apples — about two bushels — that were just ripe for the pickin’. So, for the past few weeks, I’ve been trying to do stuff with them before they go bad. I didn’t feel like making standard apple sauce or apple … Continue reading
