How to Make Lavender Kombucha
One of my favorite indulgences when I’m grocery shopping is lavender kombucha. It’s bubbly, tart and has the distinct flavor that only lavender buds can bestow upon a beverage. Yes, it’s hippie refreshment at its finest. Kombucha is a drink made by...
Etsy 101: How to Create a Shop and Sell Your Handmade Items
A few years ago, I started making herbal remedies for my family. Soon after, I began sharing them with friends. I nodded when people said I should sell them, but didn’t do much about it. And then people kept saying I should open an Etsy shop. So I did. I opened...
Herbal Spotlight: Plaintain (and Sore Throat Soothing Tea Recipe)
Plaintain is a much-loved herb in our home. It’s a wild-growing herb, useful for many skin ailments. Like many of the herbs I use, it can be taken internally as well as applied externally in a variety of different remedies. Externally, plaintain speeds the healing of...
Herbal Spotlight: Peppermint
Growing up on an herb farm in central Oregon, the sweet smell of peppermint was almost always in the air. Peppermint grows abundantly here and seems to tolerate well the bipolar-like characteristics of our local weather. It has many uses and can be put to work in the...Herbal Spotlight: Comfrey
I have been hard at work for the last week putting together a local class. I’m talking about herbal remedies and using natural ways to take care of your family. All from a minimalist point of view. I’m excited. And really nervous. Herbs have been on my...Hi, I’m Nina
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