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Tulsi: Queen of Herbs
Published July 6th, 2020
Plant profiles, such as this, are intended to help you cultivate a deeper relationship with the herbs that you consume. Reading about tulsi’s rich history can help weave a tapestry of images and anecdotes to call upon each time you sip some tulsi tea or take a holy basil supplement. Learning about the herbs you’re taking helps to bring deeper meaning and understanding to your experience with these plants, and helps you to fully internalize the plant’s benefits on all levels.
Passionflower
Published June 3rd, 2020
The Doctrine of Signatures, dating back to the time of Dioscorides and Galen (50-200 AD), states that plants resembling parts of the body may be useful for those parts that it resembles. The color, shape, texture, scent, location and other physical and geographical attributes can be used to determine how a plant might be useful. According to this logic, the appearance of the passionflower tells us a lot about its uses.
Motherwort: A Mother's Lion-Hearted Love
Published May 1st, 2020
There couldn’t be a more perfect herb to talk about just before Mother’s Day than motherwort. The latin name for motherwort is Leonurus cardiaca, or the lion-hearted one. It’s said that when you take motherwort, you are protected by her lion’s heart and you can relax into her embrace. Her energy is that of protective maternal grace, supporting heart, mind, body and spirit.
Why Buy a Farm Share and How to Choose One
Published December 8th, 2016
Community Supported Agriculture, also known as CSAs or farm shares, has become an effective way for people to buy local, seasonal, organic food directly from a farmer. It’s a simple, community-building idea that has had a positive impact on communities and farmers alike. It also makes local, organic, seasonal foods accessible to many, and adds significant nutritional value to the diet. Because of the natural and soil-building practices of organic and biodynamic farms, the food produced on these farms can have much more nutrition than produce from a store.
Confessions of an Exhausted Eco-mama:
How I Found the Most Important Way to Teach My Daughter to Love the Earth
Published February 17th, 2020
And that’s when I unearthed a gem of wisdom. I shifted from a sense of lack and guilt to one of abundance and gratitude for what was already right in front of me, for what I was surrounded by every day – nature. What I wanted to teach my daughter about I could access right from my own backyard – I wanted to teach her how and why to love nature. I realized that I didn’t need to buy the “right” things to teach my daughter to care for the Earth. I needed to teach her how and why we want to take care of the Earth in the first place.
10 Flower Essences for the Holiday Season
Published December 6th, 2018
What do you want this holiday season? Not a list of “things” you would like to own, but rather what is it that your heart truly desires? How would you like to feel as you visit with family and friends? What would you like to have more of in your life? Peace? Joy? Love? Confidence? Compassion? Boundaries? Resilience? Connection? Many of us look forward to increased connection and quality time with those we love during the holidays. As much as that can be nurturing and supportive, it can also add a layer of stress, anxiety, and other unwanted emotions. We can look to our plant allies to help us manage some of those emotions and to cultivate more of what our hearts desire.