I recently wrote an article for the Herbal Academy blog all about a lesser-known but quite useful herb, Queen Anne's lace. In the article, I share how to properly identify Queen Anne's lace from her, sometimes deadly, look-a-likes, some fun folklore surrounding the herb, how it can be used for wellness purposes, and ...
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12 At-Risk Plants You Should Not Harvest This Year
Late spring and summer are ideal times for harvesting plants. This is because, by this time, most plants have developed to the point where their identifying characteristics are obvious — leaves are often fully grown, flowers have blossomed, and some plants are already forming seeds, each of which makes plant ...
How To Make Chickweed Pesto This Spring
Chickweed is a spring herb that is abundant here in East Tennessee. Not only is it easy to identify, but it has several different uses — one of which is chickweed pesto. Chickweed pesto is one of my favorite ways to use chickweed. Not only is it healthy for you, but it’s easy to make and tastes good too! Identifying ...
Winter Foraging, Herbal Hot Chocolate, and More!
I wanted to repost one of my Letters To Natural Mama emails here to give anyone who’s curious a peek at the sort of content I share in these biweekly emails. They’ve taken over blogging for me in a sense, and it feels really good to share in this more intimate way—email to email that is. This particular “letter” was ...
9 Summer Herbs To Forage This Year
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, playing in the ...
How To Preserve Jewelweed With Jewelweed Ice Cubes
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 soothe the skin and reduce inflammation, ...
