The smell of night-blooming jasmine, the sticky, moist air before an afternoon storm, the energizing midday sun, these are the quintessential signs of summertime. It’s the boldest of the seasons,...

Bitter herbs are some of the most beloved by herbalists and fundamental to digestive health. When you taste the challenging flavor of bitterness, you strengthen your digestive response and enhance...

It is nearly impossible to list all of the benefits plants offer. During this time of tumult, we invite you to lean into the power of plants in all forms....

Our herbalists will tell you, there’s truly an herb for everything. Whether a flower essence is used at an energetic level or a strongly-brewed tea is recommended for a specific...

Tonic herbalism is all about taking the simple initiative every day to care for your well-being. While many of us think about our health only when something goes awry, traditional...

As we shift from the holiday season, it is an excellent time to take a few days to simplify, clear and pave the way to receive the bounty of the...

From an herbalist’s standpoint, each season is tied to an element or quality within nature. Fall signifies both the end and beginning of a cycle. The end of summer, a...

All year long we dream of wild and sunny summertime camping adventures. As plant people, some of our favorite camping activities include identifying mushrooms, taking pictures of wildflowers, and discovering...

Did you know that wild plants are important ingredients in your food, cosmetics, medicine, and especially close to our hearts – herbal tea? As the demand for natural products continues...

In the English and European Victorian era, gifting herbs and flowers was used to relay secret messages. When you received a flower bouquet, you would sit down with your dictionary...

As herbalists, we are naturally intrigued by all plants – for their historical use as traditional medicine, but also for art and creativity. We mark the passage of time with...

While “detoxing” may appear to be a modern-day reaction to what seems like an increasingly toxic world, the truth is detoxification has been integral to ancient herbal traditions for centuries....

Winter is upon us. With its chilly weather and lengthened nights, we are drawn towards warmth and hibernation. Yet, our modern lives beckon us outwards, exposing us to the vulnerabilities...

A good night’s sleep is precious. It can put the bounce back in our step, a smile back on our face, and even restore us to health when we’ve been...

The skin is one of the most fascinating systems of the body. Known as the integumentary system, the skin is the largest organ of the body, stretching two square meters...

In herbalism, healing begins and ends with the individual. The herbalist is not a healer but merely a conduit through which the healing can happen. So, following that logic, to...

Summer vacation is a great time of the year to reset body, mind, and spirit. Whether you’re stepping out of your normal routines for an outdoor adventure, or stealing away...

On the border between Poland and Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest remains the Europe’s largest and last primeval forest—a Garden of Eden of old-growth trees that have been largely protected for...

Did you know herbs are some of the most effective digestive aids? Teas made with ginger, peppermint, and chamomile are incredibly popular, and for good reason—they work. But they aren’t...

Dandelion is undeniably the unsung hero of the plant world. Often overlooked or dismissed as a weed, the sunny dandelion manages to rise above stereotypes to be one of the...

We don’t know about you, but for us, it seems like everything lately is go-go-go, leaving little to no time to create things from scratch or engage in much-needed self-care....

The first spring herbs shooting out of the ground are nature’s way of telling us it’s time to wake our bodies up from winter’s slumber. While many of us relish...

At the end of winter here in California, the countryside is covered with fresh, medicinal herbs like cleavers, chickweed, dandelion, nettles and an array of other edible spring greens—a gift...