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If I’m honest, for the majority of my life, I never really paid much attention to all those “save the earth” messages that came my way from time to time. You see, growing up in the country, most people already seem to have a connection with the earth to some extent. People farm, they hunt, […]

What You Will Learn Each Month: Who Is Herb Folk For? Who Are “Herb Folk”? Herb Folk | (h)ərb fōk | noun1 – a group of like-minded people interested in learning about and using herbs: We are herb folk. adjective1 – of or relating to the traditional art or culture of using herbs: folk herbalism. HERB INTRODUCTION & MONTHLY […]

Here we are at the final post in the How To Start Using Herbs blog series. These posts have spanned 2 1/2 months with 14 posts total covering the basic things you need to know to help you get started using herbs. Today, we’ll be talking about herbal syrups, honeys, and oxymels including what they are, […]

When I first started learning about and using herbs, my idea of herbal medicine centered around the use of herbal tinctures for everything. Not only was I trying to fit herbs in a box (as you learn more about herbs you’ll find that they do NOT fit into boxes), but I was limiting them in so many ways. […]

If you search the internet for herbal remedy recipes, you’re sure to find many herbal salves show up in the search results. You’ll probably also notice a few creams or lotions mixed in as well. So what exactly is an herbal salve, how does it work to bring healing to the body, and how do you […]

What do lotions, salves, and massages have in common? What can you use on a pulled muscle that will not only relax it, but penetrate deep down into the tissues to bring healing to that area? Herbal infused oils and liniments… that’s what! These two herbal preparations are very similar, and today we’ll be talking about what […]