Sweet Violet Benefits: A Materia Medica

Sweet Violet Benefits: A Materia Medica

Violet’s delightful scent wafts through the air early each Spring announcing the arrival of the beginning of growth and renewal.  The tiny vivid purple flowers of this herb are all full of beautiful fragrance and has beneficial uses. This lovely little plant only flowers for a short while each Spring, truly a gift from the Earth.

The beloved violet has been revered throughout the ages. The flower’s sweet beauty symbolizing modesty, fertility and love while finding use as for soothing the heart, respiratory system and more. This tiny unassuming plant is full of gentle yet powerful.

Read on to discover the benefits and uses of violet!

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End of the School Year Herbal Support for Students

End of the School Year Herbal Support for Students

Springtime often finds my daughters’ lives filled to brimming with end of the year activities and responsibilities. All of this in addition to the normal daily life activities of a teenager can easily lead to overwhelm, overload, and stress!

Happily there are wonderful herbal allies to turn to during life moments such as these. Herbs with useful nervine properties are perfect to invite into these busy times to ease the worries of the day and ultimately invite a restful, restorative sleep.

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How To Use Herbal Preparations Wisely

How To Use Herbal Preparations Wisely

Would you like to discover how to use herbs and herbal preparations wisely? As with anything, there are benefits and risks to using herbs. Yet there are simple guidelines that can help us to approach and use herbs safely! The more you know when using herbs the safer you will be! And while nothing is 100% safe, by using common sense, listening to our bodies, and following guidelines used by herbalists, we can learn to use herbal preparations wisely. Find resources below to help set you on the path to enjoying herbs with surety. 

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Empower Your Kids With Herbal Knowledge

Empower Your Kids With Herbal Knowledge

Imagine if your child’s favorite new book series also taught them how to use herbs. Herb Fairies does just that, empowering kids to use herbs to stay healthy. Each spring with the flush of new green plant life springing forth, my friends at LearningHerbs open the Herb Fairies Book Club for kids to come and learn during the coming year! Visit LearningHerbs and join in the fun!

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Lemon Balm Cheesecake Recipe

Lemon Balm Cheesecake Recipe

Studded with little tasty green bits of lemon balm, this cake is made using a combination of thick protein-rich Greek yogurt and neufchatel cheese, with pure honey as the sweetener. Topped with delicious berries and pretty flowers, enjoy this lemon balm cheesecake recipe as a delightful dessert or even a quick, tasty breakfast on a busy summer morning.

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Dandelion Benefits & Uses: A Materia Medica

Dandelion Benefits & Uses: A Materia Medica

Dandelions are quietly fierce with strong roots that strive to break into hard ground, reaching for nutrients and life despite adverse circumstance. This vivacious and tenacious quality is part of the medicine dandelion offers us. Imbued with a strength and lust for life, dandelion imparts this strength to our bodies. This modest yet powerful little plant is often accursed by modern gardeners. We would be wise to embrace it’s many virtues and cultivate rather than fight it’s existence in our world.  

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Adorable Herb Stuffed Sock Snowman

Adorable Herb Stuffed Sock Snowman

These sweet little sock snowman couldn’t be easier or more fun to make, especially when they are all stuffed with aromatic dried herbs. The addition of herbs to the snowman’s stuffing imparts a bit of delightful wonder to these adorable creatures. And these squishy sock snowman will give off a wonderful fragrance when squeezed and loved.

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12 Kid-Made Herbal Gift Ideas

12 Kid-Made Herbal Gift Ideas

Handcrafting gifts gives children a wonderful sense of heartfelt pride in the precious gifts they share. Enjoy special time with your kiddos while making herbal gifts to share with all the important people in your child’s life such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends, and teachers!

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