Harvest Rose Hips for Vitamin C
We have finally had our first frost here on Vancouver Island so that means time to harvest Rose Hips! This year our weather was a little...
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Love, Tiffany
Nov 26, 2015
Herb Profile: Mullein - Verbascum thapsus
Last week my daughter and I went for a walk around our neighbourhood and we came across a lakefront lot that looks fairly abandoned. Up...
Love, Tiffany
Nov 18, 2015
Wild Turkey Tail: Why its so great for you!
Turkey Tail - Trametes versicolor Wildly common and prolific this medicinally potent mushroom can be found on dead hardwood logs in...
Love, Tiffany
Nov 8, 2015
Hawthorne for a Healthy Heart
Herb Profile: Hawthorne - Crataegus doulasii, Crataegus columbiana Look at these beautiful Hawthorne berries, leaves and twigs! All parts...
Love, Tiffany
Sep 8, 2015
Herb Profile: Calendula - Calendula officinalis
This wonderous little flower was the first herb that we looked at when I began studying herbs. I noted that an infusion tasted sweet and...
Love, Tiffany
Aug 10, 2015
Herb Profile: Red Clover - Trifolium pratense
As a child I used to pick these and suck the sweet nectar out of each 'petal' little did I know that I was consuming what we herbalists...
Love, Tiffany
Jul 27, 2015
St Johns Wort - Herbs that make you Happy
Pictured above is St. Johns or St. Joans Wort. This herb is a primary example of how the herbs that we need the most are growing all...
Love, Tiffany
Jul 8, 2015
Plantain, Natures Band Aid
Plantain is one of the first herbs that I began to use regularily. I mostly used it for its external purposes as natures most amazing...
Love, Tiffany
Jun 15, 2015
Roses: Beautiful, Fragrant and Great for Your Health
Currently the wild roses are in full bloom here on Vancouver Island; they are so beautiful and so fragrant! All roses are beneficial but...
Love, Tiffany
May 24, 2015
One man's treasure....
One man's garbage is another man or womans treasure! I know my neighbours, and likely my landlord sigh when they see the amount of...
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