Herb of the Month

  • Winter Musings: A Formula for Cultivating Wellness

    Who else finds December to be a contrary month with social activity amping up and the holiday season approaching at…

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  • A Tale of Turmeric, The Quest for Whole Plant Medicine

    A Tale of Turmeric, The Quest for Whole Plant Medicine By Colleen Emery, RHT (CHAofBC) Steeped in Indian culture, Turmeric…

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  • Herb of the Month: Violet

    Violet’s spring blossoms are some of the first flowers to arrive after the solitude of Winter has left us. Their…

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  • Simply Cinnamon

    Cinnamon 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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  • Herb of the Month: Dandelion

    HERB 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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  • Herb of the Month: Astragalus

    Astragalus, Astragalus membranaceus What brought me to want to share the knowledge of this herb was the intensity to which…

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  • Ode To Yarrow, a tale of Achilles.

    Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, a native of Europe, has adapted to the regions of North America and other moderate climates of…

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  • HERB OF THE MONTH: Horsetail

    My earliest memory of interacting with majestic and ancient horsetail was in Elkwater, Alberta when I was a young girl.…

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