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This Immune Boosting Herbal Tea Recipe is a wonderful thing to have on hand when you start to feel unwell. Drinking this herbal tea (along with doing some of the other immune-boosting activities mentioned in this article) can help you fight off illnesses and/or help you get better a bit quicker. It is a tasty…
Learn how to make goldenrod honey. This is an infused herbal honey recipe that I made for helping my husband with support against seasonal discomfort. It is a raw herbal honey so that the benefits of raw honey can shine through as well as the goldenrod health benefits. One of the things I love about…
This article includes a recipe for dandelion root herbal coffee, which combines dandelion root with burdock root, chicory root, and spices to make a roasted, delicious “coffee” tasting beverage that is perfect for afternoons when you don’t want caffeine, or if you want to break a coffee addiction, or if you love herbal beverages that…
If you’ve got an herbalist in your friends and family circle, and you need some ideas for what herbalist gifts to give them, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve gathered together everything I could think of for the Ultimate Herbalist Gift Guide. Note: when make this herbalist gift guide, I was careful to be…
Garden-Inspired Italian Seasoning Recipe This Italian seasoning recipe is made only with herbs from my garden. You simply cannot beat the freshness and taste of a garden-inspired homemade Italian seasoning recipe over a store-bought seasoning mix. When I Harvest My Garden Herbs… The last thing I harvest before (and during) the first frosts of late fall…
Digestive Bitters are a popular herbal remedy right now, and for a good reason. Let’s take a closer look at why digestive bitters are important, what they are, some common digestive bitter herbs, a digestive bitters recipe, and, finally, a book review for Healing Herbal Infusions by Colleen Codekas. Why Digestive Bitters are Important I recently…
13+ Ways to Use Echinacea as a Natural Remedy Looking for ways to use echinacea in your home? Echinacea is not only a beautiful flowering herb for your garden, it is also a wonderful natural remedy for your household. I’ve gathered together over 13 ways to use echinacea as a natural remedy. I hope this…
Sleepytime Brandied Berries and Cherries Recipe Do you have difficulties falling asleep at night? Good news, adult readers: this brandied berries and cherries recipe can help improve your sleep AND it is a tasty treat to enjoy right before bedtime. First, a brief Book Review… I have fallen in love with my newest book: The…
Homemade Mosquito Repellent Spray Recipe This homemade mosquito repellent spray combines herbs from the garden with (optional) essential oils, witch hazel, and a few other items to make a non-toxic spray that can help keep the mosquitoes (and other biting bugs) away. As I mentioned in my Finding Joy in the Garden in Summer post,…
Queen of Hungary’s Facial Toner Recipe I recently made some homemade Queen of Hungary’s Facial Toner recipe. I’ve gotta say, growing my own herbs has been a blast this year. I’m in the fourth year at my new homestead, and finally my herbs are HUGE and plentiful. So far, I’ve used my excess herbs…