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Herbal Potions

A Love Story

You know I could talk about plants and their eye popping, jaw dropping, tongue twisting properties ALL day! ….kind of like it’s my job. There is...

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Ritual: The Power of Self Care

Ah, yes, ritual. At first, it seems like an old word. Some relic from the past, an exotic practice or tedious formal event. The very word is der...

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Invite the Light

Trees need the time of darkness, to bear their roots deep in the rich soil for the winter, so they can lie dormant and nourished, gathering all o...

Herbal Potions

Five-Fold Moisture

Hello Lovelies! Winter solstice is rapidly approaching and with all of the beauty and holiday cheer that a winter wonderland brings, it also cause...

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SACRED PLACES

The herbal Monastery in Olimje, where medicine is grown on site by monks- and has been for hundreds of years.... The Blejski gorge where the river ...

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SLOVENIA, A STUDY OF ROOTS

As I write, I'm sipping on a tea blend called 'Dober Tek', Slovenian for bon appetit. This tea blend is made from the recipe of the late Slovenia...

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THE COMPOSITION OF HERBS, DOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS

The workshop begins in a little dome in a south Minneapolis neighborhood. I love when worlds collide. If you're imagining planets crashing tog...

Plant Wisdom

BABY HERBS

Hi babies!!

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YURT LIFE

There is much to do on the house and surrounding garden, not to mention the farm- but we are dedicated to the project. I'm hoping to host a ma...

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WHERE I'VE BEEN AND WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO

I'm back from my time away in the Catskills where I was doing an artist residency at the Shandaken Project. It was a ball! Got down to work and soa...

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DYE JOB

Spent the day dying with home grown medicinal plants and experimenting with techniques and recipes. It was such a pleasure to harvest our comfrey, ...