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Planting the Future: How You Can Help Protect Medicinal Plants
March 27, 2024
The plants are calling you. They have a rich and diverse vocabulary and speak in many tongues. For the scientist the plant may speak in …
10 Ways to Use Fire Cider and Apple Cider Vinegar for Your Health
With its well-balanced blend of hot, spicy, and pungent flavors, Fire Cider is not only pleasantly delicious but also a powerful blend of medicinal herbs. ...
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What’s All the Fuss About Fire Cider?
Portions of this blog are excerpted from the Free Fire Cider website. A spicy hot and deliciously sweet vinegar tonic, I first made Fire Cider ...
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What is Fire Cider?
Ah, Fire Cider. That tangy, spicy, zesty apple cider-based remedy that comes in as many flavors and colors as there are herbalists, Fire Cider is ...
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10 Magical Ways to Incorporate Elderberry into Your Life
“Magical” might be the best way to describe the Black Elder (Sambucus nigra)! Its creamy white flowers form sweetly scented umbels in late spring followed ...
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Elderberry Medicine: Potent and Powerful
I began my love affair with Elder (Sambucus nigra, Sambucus canadensis) when I was in my teens. This vigorous shrub grew with joyful abandon along the ...
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How to Make Elderberry Syrup
Elderberries are among Europe’s most esteemed remedies for colds and flu. Travel through any European country in wintertime, and you’ll find a variety of Elder ...
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Voices of our Herbal Elders Podcast
Herbal Harmony: Margi Flint’s Fusion of Plant Wisdom and Creativity ~ Voices of our Herbal Elders Ep. 13
April 5, 2024
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In this inspiring episode of “Voices of our Herbal Elders,” I sit down with Margi Flint, an incredibly insightful and beloved herbalist whose expertise spans ...
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Healing Heritage: Phyllis Light’s Journey in Southern Folk Medicine ~ Voices of our Herbal Elders Ep. 12
March 15, 2024
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This episode of “Voices of our Herbal Elders” brings an intimate conversation with Phyllis Light, a revered herbalist whose deep roots in Southern folk medicine ...
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Plant Allies and Healing Tales: Insights from Jane Bothwell ~ Voices of our Herbal Elders Ep. 11
February 23, 2024
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In this inspiring episode of “Voices of our Herbal Elders,” I am honored to welcome the remarkable Jane Bothwell, a foundational figure in the world ...
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