Words from Kate!

Solomon's Seal Root

Solomon's Seal Root

Hi Friends, Here is Brandon-carefully thinning and transplanting Solomon seal rhizomes we have been growing for years by our garden house to a n...

Preparing a Glycerite from an Alcohol based Herbal Extract:

Directions: 1. Place the alcohol herb extract into a small stainless steel or glass pan. 2. Add the same amount of non-chlorinated water to this. ...

Embracing Autumn!

An Ayurvedic approach to Seasonal Health and Well-being In climates that experience seasons, Ayurveda defines the seasons according to the quali...

What to do after being bitten by a tick: One possible protocol

What to do after being bitten by a tick: One possible protocol Kate Gilday, herbalist, mom and grandma 1. As soon as possible – remove the tick. ...

Chaga Recipes!

CHAGA (Inonotus obliquus): Our Chaga is ethically gathered from Yellow Birch trees in the foothills of the Adirondacks by our woodland essence team...

Change

Dear Friends, We are living in a remarkable time of change and uncertainty. Days when we brim with creativity, sureness and curiosity; other ti...

Welcome Spring!

There is a lift in our spirits as we look ahead to birdsong, wildflowers blooming in field and woodlands, planting first seeds and welcoming the gi...

The circle of life continues.

Tonight, it’s all about seeds. Outside the cold rains of November fall, the hardwood trees stand leafless in their elegant bones of trunks and bra...

Welcome Summer!

Summer light dances on the fields and gardens, where herbs and flowers open in a rainbow of beauty. Our days are spent planting, tending, gathering...