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The “Dog Days” of summer are upon us in the South. The dogs and cats are lazy, the snakes are more prone to bite, the gnats, flies, and mosquitoes are more bothersome than normal, and the poison ivy is thriving. Thankfully, it isn’t all bad. These slow, hot days bring more time for family gatherings, […]

9 Summer Herbs To Forage This Year | Growing Up Herbal | Here are 9 summer herbs to forage right now. These herbs are abundant in the summer, and depending on where you live, they may be in your backyard, too!
How To Preserve Jewelweed With Jewelweed Ice Cubes | Growing Up Herbal | Need some jewelweed during the winter to soothe an itchy rash but can't find any growing? Here's the solution to your problem!

What do you do when you end up with a bad case of poison oak in the middle of winter, especially when your go-to poison ivy plant, jewelweed, is no where to be found? I’ve been there, and trust me, it’s no fun. Sure there are other plants and natural products you can use to […]

Hi, friends! July has come and gone, although a little too quickly for my taste. I’ve been kicked back this summer, trying to take it easier than I normally do. I’ve been sleeping in, doing a lot of reading, and spending lots of time outside in the sun. If you get my Letters To Natural […]

Things I Love: July 2017 | Growing Up Herbal | Cousin's Party 2017, summer foraging, breakfast recipes, and more. Here are 5 of my favorite things from this past month!
A Day In The Life: How I Make A Living As An Herbalist - Part 2 | Growing Up Herbal | Ever wondered what it's like to work as an herbalist? If so, let me share my personal journey with you, including the newest adventure in my herbal career!

When I left my job as a registered nurse to stay home with my first baby, I would never have dreamed I’d end up where I am now. In fact, I thought I’d be perfectly content to not have a career and instead to devote myself to caring for my family, but that wasn’t the […]

One of the major selling points when we initially considered buying this land and moving up here on the mountain was the driveway… for me at least. I know that a long, gravel driveway up a mountain would be a big turn off to some, but to me, it was perfect. I’ve always loved the driveway […]

House To Home: Driveway Woes | Growing Up Herbal | I love my long mountain driveway, but there are times it causes problems.

Honeysuckle. Nothing signifies summer to me like seeing thousands of honeysuckle blossoms along the creek bank here in the South. Honeysuckle not only smells and tastes great, but it can be used to create herbal remedies that are good for your body, too. Honeysuckle flowers are the most commonly used part of the plant. They […]

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