“Go out in the woods, go out. If you don’t go out in the woods nothing will ever happen and your life will never begin.” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Women Who Run with the Wolves I’m feeling nostalgic about the 5 years I spent in Mississippi before moving back to California last year. I left … Continue reading
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Ye Ole Formulas from My Apothecary Days
As some of you may know, I ran a wild-harvested, hand-crafted herbal apothecary for almost five years in Mississippi from 2013-2017 called Sweet Gum Springs Apothecary. I created and ran the apothecary with another herbalist for the first two years, Mandi Sanders, a wonderful herbalist. At the apothecary, we crafted Mississippi’s (and one of the … Continue reading
Tales from a 3-day Herb Course in Mississippi
I didn’t know who would sign up. But, I knew I would show up no matter what. Before I left Mississippi to move to Tennessee this April (2017), I wanted to leave a heaping package of ‘thank you’ behind. So, I crafted a 3-day herb course for Spring 2017. We met one Sunday each month … Continue reading
A Recap: Foraged Farmacy Intensive
Reposting this from my old website, http://www.sweetgumsprings.com, to this one (as I am about to shut down the other website). I feel really satisfied with the recent intensive, Foraged Farmacy: Crafting Your Own Medicine Chest in Clinton, MS which took place the last weekend of May 2016. This was the third time Jen Stovall and … Continue reading
Plant Medicine Intensive Recap
In the depths of the winter months I normally begin plotting out the calendar for workshops and teaching opportunities the following year. There are usually a few key teaching dates, conferences and collaborations I nail down with room for spontaneity. For the past couple of years I’ve been going down the Maypop Herb Shop in … 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
Spring Green Drink
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
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
