June 10, 2026 Happy Herbal Note Wednesday! Today's note is going to be a pretty passionate herbal chat. Because what I’m seeing right now is a flashing red warning light… and too many people are ignoring it. We always think we have more time than we do. The problem nobody wants to talk about.... Drug shortages are still happening. And supply issues aren’t the only concern. The prices of medication are skyrocketing. Did you know that almost 100% of the ingredients or complete medications for...
6 days ago • 7 min read
June 9, 2026 Case studies are so fun to read through. They're real learning opportunities and are ways to see what could potentially work for you, too. Case studies matter because they show you what’s actually possible when real people apply what they’re learning in their real life. In this case, we're taking a look at a beginning herbal student's journey into improved health and health self-reliance..... Our students’ wins are so fun to read because they’re living evidence that confidence...
7 days ago • 6 min read
June 7, 2026 Happy Sunday! When I first began learning herbalism nearly two decades ago, I was a "second-guesser." It was REALLY hard because I was never sure exactly what herb to use and then....how to go about choosing the right method of use. Would a steam be best? Or an herbal tea? Or should I make a tincture? And...how can I make a tincture FAST? This is the place where many people get stuck. You might already have quite a lot of herbs on hand. Perhaps you have jars of elderflower,...
9 days ago • 6 min read
June 5, 2026 Happy Friday! Video #3 in the Family Herbalist video series is ready for you today, and this one may be one of the most important pieces in the series. In this video, we'll talk about the difference between just using herbs and becoming a family herbalist. These two things aren't the same thing at all. Most people start and end with just "using herbs." They collect remedies, dabble in making some teas or perhaps a tincture or two, and take screenshots from all over the internet....
11 days ago • 1 min read
June 3, 2026 Last week on one of our live chats inside the School of Botanical Arts & Sciences, a student asked this question: "How can you tell if an herb is working or not?" This question is great because it gets right to the heart of learning how to think like a family or community herbalist. Most of us come into herbalism with a "medically" conventional way of thinking about remedies. We've been trained to ask, "What do I take for this?" Then we take the prescribed or over-the-counter...
13 days ago • 7 min read
June 1, 2026 I made something new for you, and I'm excited to share the first piece of it with you today. Lately, I've been reflecting a LOT on the word, "Becoming." We are all becoming, and we do this throughout our lives. We "become" in so many different ways, too! This first video is the beginning piece of what it's like to become your family's trusted herbalist. If you're here because you're serious about becoming a family herbalist, one who is competent, articulate, and confident in your...
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May 27, 2026 We just marched into May, and can you believe we're already about marching out? This month is special because we have two full moons, and one of these is the Blue moon, which will happen on May 31st. Blue moons are rare, and they're also farther away from earth than normal, too. How is your garden going? I have some great news about DIRT! We've had a LOT of rain here recently, for which I'm very grateful. For one thing, the weeds are easier to pull. And for another, our watering...
20 days ago • 5 min read
May 24, 2026 Memorial Day in America has become the unofficial beginning of summer. It's the end of the school year, and families are planning grand vacations...or at least things to do with the family for the summer months. There are gardens to tend, grills to light, family gatherings to enjoy, long weekends to rest into, outdoor projects to get done, and even a little extra time outside with bare feet in the grass. I love all of those things. But Memorial Day is also a day of remembering....
23 days ago • 6 min read
May 19, 2026 Happy Wednesday! I've been out harvesting and foraging as much as I can these past weeks: nettles, purple dead nettle, lemon balm from the garden, and the new tips from evergreens. Elder flowers are about to burst up here, and so are the hawthorn flowers and wild roses. I love spring! The Lomatium greyii is blooming on the hillside, and the arrowleaf balsamroot had an early show this year too. Horsetail is even already springing up by the roadside...but I won't harvest near a...
27 days ago • 4 min read