Winter is approaching and that means we can look forward to more reading, browsing through seed catalogs, holiday celebrations with family…and the flu. Flu season…
“The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where…
The elder is a deciduous shrub of myth, legend, beauty, and usefulness. In June through early July, the whole bush is adorned with lacy, cream-colored…
Using Herbal Remedies on the Homestead One of the greatest benefits of homesteading is the increased responsibility you have over your life. You choose what…
You grow herbs for culinary uses and maybe herbal remedies, but did you know you can use herbs for skincare products you make at home?…
Rene Caisse was a modest, humble, hardworking nurse from Canada when she discovered the herbal remedy that rocked the medical world. She remained humble and…
Oxymel… what an odd word. The etymology of the word actually gives us the basic recipe for this ancient medicine. The root for oxymel is…
When considering the wonderful contributions that Russia has made to the culinary world, the first response that might spring to the mind of a typical…
In Medical Folkways in America – Part One: Maggots, Hairballs, and Eels, we looked at how things used to be, way back, when people lived on…
In 2007, Americans spent five times as much on prescription drugs as they did just six years earlier. In 2002, Consumer Reports found that 65…