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....
6 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...
10 days ago • 4 min read
May 13, 2026 Happy Wednesday! You know, I was thinking about my kitchen cupboards today. They're a mess, and it's time to go through them, organize, and create a better system. I have SO many spices! That's because I cook with them on the daily. I do use a lot of herbs. This kind of cooking is a form of herbalism. Your home apothecary starts right in your kitchen with what you use every day. Some people think that herbal medicine begins with rare and strange herbs, complex tools, complicated...
17 days ago • 6 min read
May 10, 2026 First, Happy Mother's Day! I hope you're spending it with someone(s) you love. I'll be sharing delicious food with my own mom later on. But let's talk herbs for a second! Are you familiar with the linden tree? You may have it growing nearby, and it's a good one to get to know, if you do! I remember the first time I stood under a mature flowering linden tree in Moscow, Idaho outside the Co-op....and I immediately felt calm and...just happy. That's when I decided I'd better find...
20 days ago • 7 min read
May 3, 2026 Goodness gracious, Happy Sunday, and can you believe it's May? Crazy times! I wasn't going to write today, but it's been a while since I wrote a Scentsational Sunday note, and I have news I forgot to tell you last week! But first, an update on Buddy, plus how to adjust dosing of herbs. Last week I wrote about a traumatic incident that happened with my horse, Buddy, and that the vet couldn't come out (too busy), and he was in no way able to be transported to an animal hospital 2...
27 days ago • 7 min read
April 29, 2026 Today in our live Q&A chat inside the Confident Herbalist Tribe community, we had the BEST question come up. In fact, it was so good, I wrote an article. This is the kind of question that I can't fully address on social media because it's illegal to do so. But I can teach students in our private school. Thankfully, this is still allowed! The question was about a healthy young man's desperation and need for help. He asked for help dealing with an acute sinusitis infection he had...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
April 22, 2026 Happy Earth Day! I have an article for you all about Earth Day, and I'll put the link below for you. Today, it's been put on my heart to talk about a problem I keep coming across, and it seems to be getting worse.... One of the most often asked questions I get is, "Why am I so tired all the time? And what can I do about it?" Some people want to just turn to adaptogen herbs.... BUT...where do they REALLY fit in? If you or someone you love is experiencing constant fatigue and low...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
April 15, 2026 Well, as you read this note, I am in California at a business conference learning how to run a real business and networking with others who are already doing so. I've met so many neat and wonderful people! Traveling sounds fun in theory. And sometimes it really is, even for me, a true homebody. But if I’m being honest, whenever I travel, I feel SUPER anxious days before I ever zip the suitcase. Part of it is the usual what-to-pack stress. How many outfits? Which shoes? Do I...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
April 8, 2026 Before I started writing this note to you, I had been working for many hours. I had a GREAT plant masterclass live chat with my Confident Herbalist Tribe (CHT) students on this month's herb, Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), and what a fascinating and biblical herb it is. The replay is already out, too! Hyssop is a particularly relevant medicinal herb for this time of the year, as it is purifying and clearing, just what we need for spring. Also, it was the plant used to hold the...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read