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Colleen Emery
A Tale of Turmeric, The Quest for Whole Plant Medicine
Read moreA Tale of Turmeric, The Quest for Whole Plant Medicine By Colleen Emery, RHT (CHAofBC) Steeped in Indian culture, Turmeric…
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Colleen Emery
Herb of the Month: Violet
Read moreViolet’s spring blossoms are some of the first flowers to arrive after the solitude of Winter has left us. Their…
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Colleen Emery
Simply Cinnamon
Read moreCinnamon Cinnamomum cassia/burmannii Cinnamomum zeylanicum/verum I have a great fondness for the herbs we have in our kitchens, that we…
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Colleen Emery
Time to Build
Read moreTurning the page into the new calendar year somehow enlists a huge cleansing craze and media blitz encouraging us to start fresh by introducing certain agents that help to purge out the toxicity of the year gone by. I find this ‘tradition’ to be one that is so unseasonably inaccurate it causes more harm than good. Cleansing the body, detoxification, takes energy and one needs access to live, fresh foods, full of nutrition and vitality to assist in the great task of taking out the garbage. Winter is a time to naturally slow down, reserve our energies and resources, build and nourish.
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Colleen Emery
Fermentation and Seasonal Changes
Read moreFermentation and Seasonal Changes The benefits of including Fermented Foods in the diet has widely been documented and reported. What…
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Colleen Emery
Herb of the Month: Dandelion
Read moreHERB OF THE MONTH! Dandelion Taraxacum officinale I have a deeply committed, long-term relationship with Dandelion, it being the first herb…
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Colleen Emery
Herb of the Month: Astragalus
Read moreAstragalus, Astragalus membranaceus What brought me to want to share the knowledge of this herb was the intensity to which…
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Colleen Emery
Emery Herbals Celebrates Five Years in Winlaw!
Read moreFebruary 2017 marks Emery Herbals fifth year of business in Winlaw! Six years ago Colleen, along with her husband and…
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Colleen Emery
The Gift of the Darkness
Read moreThe start of November is a time that has a special place in my heart. It is a time where…
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Colleen Emery
Ode To Yarrow, a tale of Achilles.
Read moreYarrow, Achillea millefolium, a native of Europe, has adapted to the regions of North America and other moderate climates of…