Got lemon balm? Here are over 30 delicious lemon balm recipes to help you use all of this edible and medicinal herb growing in your yard! Lemon balm, Melissa officinalis, is super easy to grow and forage for and has multiple benefits. To identify lemon balm, just look for a square stem and the sweet…
Herbalism
Using herbs, flowers, and plants for medicine is something I feel very strongly about, as I believe that the plant world has given us almost everything we need to stay healthy! I’m passionate about teaching others how to make their own herbal remedies and skin care products with homegrown and foraged herbs and flowers.
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10 Reasons to Grow Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm, Melissa officinalis, is a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, but now grows rapidly throughout the world. It’s a member of the mint family and because all mints have square stems, identifying this herb is as easy as crushing a leaf between your fingers. If the aroma released is sweet, lemony, and slightly…
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…
50+ Dandelion Recipes: Drinks, Sweets, Soap, Remedies + More!
Dandelion flowers are edible and medicinal and have many uses! Here are 50+ dandelion recipes for drinks, sweets, baked goods, savory dishes, bath and body, and home remedies. After a long winter, it can be a relief to see the first few signs of spring. Like a groundhog not seeing his shadow, the sight of…
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…
Dandelion Soap Made With the Whole Plant
Celebrate spring with a Dandelion Soap made from the whole dandelion plant! This all-natural cold-processed soap recipe makes a beautiful bar loaded with blossoms, leaves, and roots of herbalists and foragers favorite “weeds”! I don’t know about you, but by the time February and March roll around, I am so over winter. As much as…
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 in red wine, from her new book Blotto Botany. Read more about Spencre at the end of this post….
6 Medicinal Mushrooms for Your Health
Today I’d like to welcome guest writer Lucia Hadella who is going to teach us all about medicinal mushrooms that are good for our health. You can read more about Lucia at the end of this post! Are you feeling sluggish? Sniffly? Maybe you’ve decided your weekly health regime needs a reboot. Some folks turn…
Rosemary Champagne Cocktail with Blood Orange
I love me a good cocktail, especially if it has herbal components! I’m of the mind if you can add a bit of herbal or foraged medicine to a festive cocktail, why not? Let’s get healthy while we imbibe! Since rosemary is one of my favorite fresh herbs and it is available year round in…
Pine Needle Cough Syrup
Pine needles may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of natural herbal medicine, but they actually do have a lot of benefits! The best part is that conifer needles are easy to forage year round, even in the fall and winter. This pine needle cough syrup is easy to…
