{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} Make this conifer infused oil this winter season using foraged conifer needles! Most conifer needles can be used such as pine, spruce, or fir. This conifer infused oil with cinnamon is great for body care and it also has some aromatherapy benefits. It smells absolutely amazing! Herbal…
Herbal Infusions
Browse through our herbal infusion recipes using botanicals, herbs, spices, and more to find your next herbal creation!
Whether you'd like to make nourishing herbal tea, infused vinegar, or alcohol, such as Infused Winter Gin and Elderberry Echinacea Tincture, infused honey, like Fermented Honey Garlic, or herbal infused oils for natural skin care or to make CBD Infused Oil, we have many recipes to inspire you.
15 Best Books on Herbalism and Natural Body Care
For beginning and more advanced herbalists alike, it’s important to have some books about herbs and herbal recipes on hand. I often get asked what my favorite herbalism books are, and there are so many great ones to choose from! I’ve narrowed it down to what I think are the 15 best books about herbalism…
Homemade Infused Gin: Foraged Botanical Winter Spirits
Have you ever made your own gin? It’s so much fun, and so easy! This winter gin is infused with fresh foraged juniper berries, white fir, and lots of winter herbs and spices. It’s refreshing and aromatic, and a perfect winter foraging cocktail recipe. This homemade infused gin is the perfect recipe for the holidays…
Herbal Oxymel Recipe with Sage and Ginger
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} When fall comes, it’s a good idea to start thinking about herbal remedies that will keep you healthy through winter. This herbal oxymel recipe with sage and ginger is easy to make and has many benefits for the immune system. It also happens to be deliciously sweet…
Fermented Honey Garlic
This fermented honey garlic is the perfect thing to make to boost your immune system! Both honey and garlic have strong medicinal benefits, so you’ll want to have this delicious home remedy on hand for cold and flu season. Fermenting Garlic in Honey I’m really excited to share this post with you! Fermented honey garlic…
Foraging St. John’s Wort + How to Make St. John’s Wort Oil & Salve
When the sunny yellow flowers of St. John’s wort start to appear then I know that summer is here! It is such an unassuming little plant that often grows along roadsides, but it is a powerful herbal ally. It is a great plant to know how to forage for, as it grows nearly everywhere and…
Nasturtium Flower Infused Vinegar
Nasturtiums are an easy-to-grow edible flower with an old fashioned feel to them. They have been growing in and around gardens for centuries! If you look in the original Peter Rabbit book by Beatrix Potter (originally written in 1893 and published in 1902) you will see nasturtiums in the beautiful illustrations. Since the nasturtiums I…
Infused Dandelion Vinegar
When dandelions are abundant in springtime make this infused dandelion vinegar! It has a subtle combined sweetness and bitterness and can be used to make a wonderful salad dressing. Dandelion is beneficial for digestion and for the liver. It is also a highly nutritive tonic and I love coming up with new recipes for how…
Lilac Flower Infused Honey
The blooming of fragrant lilac flowers means that spring is really here! Not everyone knows that these beautiful blossoms are edible and delicious. They don’t last long though, so if you want to make something with them you have to be prepared! One easy way to preserve their flavor is to make this lilac flower…
Reishi Mushroom Infused Red Wine with Rose Hips and Ashwagandha
This is a guest post by Spencre McGowan of the wonderful blog Gingertooth and Twine. She will be telling us all about her recipe for Reishi Red, a delicious infusion of reishi mushrooms and other herbs infused in red wine, from her new book Blotto Botany. Read more about Spencre at the end of this…
