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  • Winter Musings: A Formula for Cultivating Wellness

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

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  • Honouring our Teachers by Patrick Kooyman

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    Honouring our Teachers How did you become an herbalist? Learning the art and science of herbalism can come from many…

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  • Holistic Herbalism Programs Open for Registration June 1st!

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    The Holistic Herbalism Programs Open for Registration June 1st! A Little Bit of History about our Holistic Herbalism Program I…

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  • Herb of the Month: Violet

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    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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  • Time to Build

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    Turning 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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  • Fermentation and Seasonal Changes

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    Fermentation and Seasonal Changes The benefits of including Fermented Foods in the diet has widely been documented and reported. What…

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  • Herb of the Month: Dandelion

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    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

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

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  • Emery Herbals Celebrates Five Years in Winlaw!

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    February 2017 marks Emery Herbals fifth year of business in Winlaw! Six years ago Colleen, along with her husband and…

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  • Ode To Yarrow, a tale of Achilles.

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

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