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Mulling Spice is festive and fun: and it goes in so many things, it’s the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit! You can put it in cider, in wine, in cocktails, in cookies and cake, in hot cocoa, in cranberry sauce, in a simmer pot – it’s super versatile. Bonus: it’s not just…
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I’m so excited to share some of our favorite things! These are all great gifts you can gift to your loved ones, or you can let your loved ones know exactly what you actually want! Before we jump in, in case you might also like to make gifts – we’ve got that too! Check out…
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Some time ago, a student reached out to let me know she’d seen some information about potential toxicity of the herb ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea). This herb is also known as creeping charlie, gill-on-the-ground, and alehoof – and it’s one of our favorites here at CommonWealth! So, I wanted to double and triple-check this concern.…
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Well, it’s January, and everywhere you turn, people are talking about “resolutions”. Or in other words, it’s time to make that annual mental list of everything we don’t like about ourselves, and to promise that we’ll be better in the new year. I’m not into it. First of all, you’re already awesome! You don’t need…
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When you’re an herbalist, it’s normal to get questions from people about herbs. Usually people ask what they think is a simple question, expecting a simple response: “What’s a good herb for IBS?” They expect you to say something like “Chamomile.” Which isn’t wrong, but the truth is a lot more complex than that! This was the…
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Now that i have your attention – don’t worry – i don’t mean stop studying forever!! Studying is really important – you can’t be an herbalist just on vibes. But study time isn’t the only thing you need… Let me explain, in three vignettes: 1. Fallow Fields Even early farmers understood that soil can’t…
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This is a formula I’ve come to rely on when I have a big physical challenge to get through. I developed it in preparation for the MovNat Level 3 Certification course I took last year, and it sustained me throughout. I made up another batch before our last big move from one apartment to another,…
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You may have read something on the internet somewhere about some study that was done, “proving” that Elderberry causes a cytokine storm. The most important answer that i can give you to this concern is this: If you are concerned, do not work with Elderberry. There are so many herbs in the world, helpful in…
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A while back, a person who listens to our podcast wrote me a letter asking, more or less, how do we get through a day as herbalists in this crappy system(s) that we are living in, and how do we do the most good where we are? They were thinking about colonization and racism and…
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Excited about the prospect of going to Herb School, but not sure how to pay for it? Why not crowd source your tuition? It’s not just a great way to raise funds, but it’s also an excellent study tool! Imagine it like this: You’re going to school to learn all about herbs, how to work…
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