Poplar: A Bud for Winter’s End

Special thanks to my herbal students @imaginetruehealth, @potent.earth @Mossdance for contributig their photos and video found in this post.    When I need to regroup and pause, I go and sit by the Poplar tree. Perhaps it’s the convergence of elements they live among that’s so soothing, the borderland where river meets rock and gnarly…

Read More

Community is Immunity

Basket of fresh harvested greens and herbs on Salt Spring Island.

The coronavirus’s quick travel around the globe in a few short months in early 2020 highlights our connectivity as human beings.   As the metaphor goes, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil and sets off a tornado in Texas. The hygiene practices and social distancing you or I practice has a tremendous impact not…

Read More

Herbs to Protect our Lungs

The land is burning, and so are our lungs. Here’s a list of my favourite respiratory protectors. Drink them up, and be sure to share them with the vulnerable people in your life such as small children, elders, and those who are immune compromised. If you want to learn more about herbal medicine check out…

Read More

Medicine of Rose: Honey, Vinegar & Heavenly Elixir

With their sweet fragrance and complex flavour, roses teach us about love and boundaries. You may admire the beauty of the bloom, but then, approach carefully and thoughtfully—or else. There are over 2,800 plants in the rose family Rosaceae. Some of the most  recognizable members are peaches, plums, almonds, apricots, cherries, strawberries, quince, hawthorn, rowan,…

Read More