Every aspiring home herbalist needs to grow their knowledge of common herbs right along with their herb gardens.  Today, I’m featuring the violet. They can be seen growing freely in the springtime everywhere, from yards to woodlands. This series of blog posts will introduce you to 8 common medicinal herbs and weeds and how you […]

Every aspiring home herbalist and green witch needs to grow their knowledge of common herbs right along with their herb gardens. Chamomile is one of my favorite herbs and one that I think belongs in every garden. This post is part of a series that will introduce you to  8 common medicinal herbs and how

Every aspiring home herbalist needs to grow their knowledge of common herbs right along with their herb gardens. Today, I’m highlighting a common weed, dandelion. Throughout this series, you’ll be introduced  to  8 common medicinal herbs and weeds and how you might want to use them in your home apothecary. Of course, there’s much more

Plant Profiles: Peppermint Every aspiring home herbalist or kitchen witch needs to grow her knowledge of common herbs right along with her herb gardens. This series will introduce you to 8 common medicinal herbs and how you might want to use them in your home apothecary. Of course, there’s much more to know about each

Elderberries are one of those plants that are just must-haves I think. Every aspiring home herbalist needs to grow their knowledge of common herbs right along with their herb gardens.  Whether you want to grow herbs to use in a little kitchen witchery or you want to make up your own batches of tinctures, oxymels,

Plant Medicine to Make in the Fall Plant medicine to make in the fall. As a home herbalist/green witch, fall is one of my favorite times to make up batches of herbal potions. When we make plant medicines in the fall, we’re usually using plants that are best harvested at the end of the growing

Making herbal infusions is easy and can be done with items you probably already have in your kitchen. Pans, jars with lids, wire strainer, and mugs are few examples of the items you might find useful for making your infusions. In this fourth post in the plant medicine series, we’ll look at making herbal infusions

Start Your Own Home Apothecary: Tools & Methods Once you start learning about plant medicine and all the benefits and healing powers these plants offer, you may want to begin building your own home apothecary. That way, you’ll have your own stock of plant medicines on hand. Beginning your own home apothecary requires just a