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So you’d like to be an herbalist? This road map of herbal livelihoods will help you discover your next step. When a person first encounters herbal remedies and finds out they actually work, a new path opens before them. It’s like wandering through a forest and coming upon a trail. You can trust in the […]
These aromatherapy shower tablets infuse your daily shower with calming rose fragrance from natural essential oils and rose hydrosol. Rose has been found to balance the emotions, relieve nervous tension, and uplift the mood. Lavender essential oil is calming and relaxing. Lemon is uplifting. A little goes a long way. When I created these aromatherapy […]
Use these 15 DIY immune boosting remedies to prepare your body for this winter’s viral storm surge. Your health is in your hands. In the northern hemisphere we are heading into the dark days of winter. For many of us this is the time our bodies are most likely to fall prey to viruses, bacterial […]
These medicinal herbs that you can forage in the fall will stock up your herbal apothecary for the dark days. Forage for them now before the ground freezes. How has your fall been so far? We’ve had frost for about a month with one night going down to -5C. That pretty much killed the […]
Garlic and onion recipes are perfect for fall and winter comfort food. Not only do they taste great, they also increase your stamina, provide energy, and help prevent seasonal colds and flu. But that’s just a few of their profound health benefits. In the DIY Herbal Fellowship membership, we’ve been talking about garlic and onion […]
Veggie noodles are a healthy alternative to wheat pasta and by adding homemade creamy alfredo sauce, you have a quick meal, loaded with flavour. Who says “fast food” can’t be healthy AND yummy, too. Do you grow your own veggies noodles? You may not think of your standard garden vegetables as veggies noodles when they are […]
This quick and easy buttered vegetable noodles with poppy seed recipe is another fast veggie noodle dinner. Forget take-out food, when you’re tired and the kids are cranky. Veggie noodles can be on the table in minutes. This buttery poppyseed noodle recipe makes a satisfying side dish paired with a salad, and canned fish or […]
When making medicinal elderberry syrup from fresh elderberries there are just a few important caveats. If you ignore them your elderberry syrup can cause more harm than good. If you keep them in mind your medicinal elderberry syrup can keep you healthy through the flu season. My friend called me on Thursday night and asked […]
