Herbalism

Black Walnut Tincture – How to Make it and Use it Safely

September 6, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 94 Comments
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In this post, we’ll discuss how to make black walnut tincture, plus uses and benefits and a black walnut parasite cleanse. Black walnut tincture is easy to make, although a quick search will reveal plenty of variations in technique. Some people use only the green hull, some use the whole nuts in the hull. Most use only green nuts, but I’ve found a couple sources that use black hulls. I prefer to keep it simple and stick with plain vodka, but some mix half vodka and half glycerin, or even vodka, lemon juice and a layer of olive oil on top. (The olive oil and lemon help prevent oxidation, keeping your tincture green instead of brown.)

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Chicory – Prebiotic, Coffee Substitute, Health Tonic – Weekly Weeder #5

August 31, 2018 By Laurie Neverman 24 Comments
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Welcome to the Weekly Weeder series. Today’s featured plant is chicory, Chicorium intybus. The wild and domesticated varieties of chicory have a long history of use for food and medicine, and as a forage crop for livestock.

Chicory is prized for its long taproot, which is roasted and used as a coffee substitute or coffee additive. The roots are also high in inulin, which is used as a sweetener and prebiotic. The plant contains compounds such as flavonoids and coumarins that may help fight disease….

Natural Tick Repellents and Easy Tick Control Tips

March 20, 2018 By Amber Bradshaw 73 Comments
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TICKS – Everything you will read about avoiding or repelling ticks will have the word DEET in it. From the CDC to the EPA, they all recommend using DEET to protect yourself and those you love from blood-sucking ticks. Instead, I’d like to discuss Natural Tick Repellents, tick control, and tips to avoid getting bit. We also include recipes for tick repellents for humans and dogs made with essential oils, and how to remove a tick safely.

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Queen Anne’s Lace – Butterfly Host Plant and Blueberry Protector

June 24, 2017 By Laurie Neverman 24 Comments
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Today’s featured weed is Queen Anne’s Lace, Daucus Carota

Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota) is a biennial and is also known as Wild Carrot, Bird’s Nest Weed, Bee’s Nest, Devils Plague, garden carrot, Bird’s Nest Root, Lace Flower, Rantipole, Herbe a dinde and Yarkuki. In some states it is designated as a noxious weed. Known as 野胡萝卜 in china.

The World Carrot Museum states that the name “‘Herbe a dinde’ derives from its use as a feed for young turkeys – dinde.” (Personally, I’d never heard of that name before. Maybe it’s a UK thing?) The Woodrow Wilson Foundation Leadership Programs for Teachers cites the origin of the name as follows: “Queen Anne’s Lace is said to have been named after Queen Anne of England, an expert lace maker. When she pricked her finger with a needle, a single drop of blood fell into the lace, thus the dark purple floret in the center of the flower.”
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Lavender – How to Grow It and Use It for Food, Medicine and More

June 16, 2017 By Amber Bradshaw 12 Comments
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I tried to grow lavender as one of the first herbs I planted in my garden – and promptly killed it. Since then I learned to pay attention to what the plants need instead of where they’d look nice in the yard. In this post I’ll share easy tips for helping your lavender plants to thrive, and some of my favorite lavender uses. It’s a great garden plant for bees, and has a rich history of use as food and medicine….

Herbalism

Today’s featured weed is Queen Anne’s Lace, Daucus Carota

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