Plants
Honey, Tulsi & the Sweetness of Summer
It’s the harvest time of year and I’m sure you’re all out like the bees, buzzing around the flowers and harvesting whatever’s ripe. One of my favorite ways to preserve…
Read MoreHypericum Perforatum, the Herb of Summer solstice
Got evil spirits in your house? Bothering your family? No worries, head outside to your nearest field, find some St. Johnswort and hang it on your door! Winter blues got…
Read MoreCannabis, Not your Hippy Granny’s Weed + 4 Guidelines for using cannabis as medicine
This article is about what we’ve learned in the last 50 years endocannabinoid system, what we’ve learned, and some helpful guidelines for cannabis usually NOT in any of the resources I’ve found.
Read MoreBlackbirds! Bluebirds! & Snowdrops Oh My!
Yesterday the first flock of Red-winged Black birds arrived here at Heartstone. These true harbingers of spring show up like a noisy gang of teenagers arriving home after school looking…
Read MoreSeeds for Thought
By, Kris The 4th Annual Herbal Hoedown was wonderful! Held at 6 Circles Farm in Lodi, it was bursting with plant-loving people, teachers, delicious food and medicines. If you haven’t…
Read MoreSunshine Dandelion Mead
Sunshine Dandelion Mead It’s been fourteen years since I first picked up Stephen Buhner’s, Sacred and Herbal Healing Beers: The Secrets of Ancient Fermentation. His permitting ways allowed me to…
Read MoreNettles!
Nettles! Urtica dioica for the Latin lovers. Welcome Spring! Welcome readers! Welcome to the wonderful world of Nettles! It’s been a looooonnnnngggg cold winter and now is the time to…
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