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A viscerally warming blend of turmeric & traditional spices makes this golden milk spiced chai a soothing, comforting latte style tea with healing benefits Ask a room full of herbalists what the first anti-inflammatory herb that comes to their mind…
Honor your sacred heart with this tulsi, rose, and hawthorn chai. This warming, relaxing blend of herbs and traditional chai spices will soothe and protect. Some days it’s just hard to be hopeful. Maybe it’s the weather, maybe it’s the…
A beverage for a joyful heart! Spiced hawthorn and rose hip mead marries herbal medicine with fermented libation. A jolly cheers to you and yours! Fall has most certainly arrived. Heavy Pacific Northwest winds and rains have rendered most of…
Try this sweet recipe with the immunity enhancing elderberry for kids and adults alike. These elderberry lollipops are delicious and the perfect thing for a dry, hot throat, and hoarse cough. I am going to start this post by admitting…
Tart & bitter, the berries of Oregon grape are often overlooked, culinarily speaking. Create a rich Oregon grape and lemon curd for an amazing foraged treat! This delicious Oregon grape recipe is sure to excite everybody! Sometimes when you are…
Not everything in life is perfectly sweet. Sometimes things are a little bit bitter. Or a lotta bit bitter. As is the case with the horehound herb. This attractive herb is a carefree perennial with great medicinal value, if one…
As the ubiquitous tree of the Pacific Northwest, Douglas fir has a rich folklore, history and abundant food and medicinal use. Try a Douglas fir tea recipe for respiratory support. Douglas fir is a thing of scent memories. From my…
When the too much of a good thing happens, a little liver detoxification may be in order. Find balance with these cleansing tips and a Love Your Liver Tea recipe. Perhaps it was the cookies. Perhaps it was the cheese. …
A solid friend when you need it, hawthorn is an invaluable heart tonic. Savory hawthorn cranberry syrup gives you forager cred and amazing flavor. With the week’s forecast of heavy rains, high winds and extensive flooding, I am seeking the…
Feral, beautiful wild roses delight the senses. Thoughts of the fleeting nature of things & recipes for wild rose infused honey & a luxurious facial toner. I have buried myself. In farm work. In school work. In housework. The phrase…
I am an herbalist, farmer, cook, and forager. I get my hands dirty and am not afraid to do things the "hard way". Sharing my Nitty Gritty Life with you! Read More
Devon
