Learn how to identify and prepare this common tree lichen that’s revered for its antibacterial properties. Its ability to clear multiple types of infections ranging from urinary tract infections to tooth, gum and mouth/throat infections (thrush, strep, etc.) makes it an indispensable part of your herbal medicine cabinet.
Catnip for Human Medicine
How to grow, harvest, and use catnip for human medicine.
How to Wildcraft in the Wilderness
Every year the Holistic Homestead hosts a Wildcrafting Party to meet some of our local edible and medicinal plants that grow wild and free in the Colorado Rockies at our homestead 9,200 feet above sea level. In this article you will see some of the highlights of how we teach Wildcrafting with herbalist Kate Miller […]
Where to buy essential oils
Stop buying your oils from the grocery store. Stop buying your oils from Amazon. Stop buying your oils from cheap sites. (raises hand, been there) I mean obviously, this is up to you, but I’m going to tell you where to buy essential oils and why. Because friends don’t let friends buy oils from the […]
Why I use herbs instead of herbal supplements from the store
A few years back I was diagnosed with a serious liver infection. It was winter and the herbs I wanted to treat it with were not readily available so I went to the pharmacy and bought herbal supplements. I did get some herbal teas, but mostly my regimen consisted of capsules of dandelion root and […]
How to make an herbal sleep tea
Ever have one of those nights that you can’t sleep, so you lay awake looking at the clock and playing the ‘how many hours of sleep will I get if I fall asleep right now’ game? I have that problem from time to time and years ago I turned to herbal teas to help me […]
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