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Easy Homemade Marshmallows with Marshmallow Root: A Step-by-Step Guide

Homemade marshmallows are a delicious and affordable candy that can be simply made at home with a few simple ingredients. But did you know that marshmallow is actually a plant too? DIY Marshmallows are also a great way to use marshmallow root, one of my favorite medicinal herbs, with a variety of...

Kombucha Cocktails: The Secret to the Best Fall Cocktails & Mocktails

Fall is the perfect time for visiting with friends and family over a tasty cocktail that captures the flavors of the season. And what better way to make your fall cocktails healthier than by incorporating the natural probiotics that are in kombucha? Don’t drink alcohol? No worries, in this artic...

How to Make Ginger Tea from Ginger Root: Step-by-Step Guide w/Pictures

  Ginger is a popular ingredient in many tea blends from Golden milk to traditional marsala chai blends. Ginger also has a host of wonderful health benefits and while ginger is great in a homemade natural water flavoring, making tea from fresh ginger has even more health benefits.  After a deep ...

Tincture Making and Crafting Your Own Tincture Recipes

  Tinctures are one of my favorite ways to use herbs in the home after herbal medicinal teas. They are simple to use for the home herbalist or caregivers wanting natural remedies for their families and loved ones. These concentrated herbal extracts offer a convenient and potent way to harness th...

Benefits of Drinking Dandelion Tea + Drink Recipes!

  Coffee is very much a part of American culture, especially on the West Coast. Having been a coffee drinker myself I can attest to the coffee smell wafting through the air making my brain smile. It is almost like someone flipped on a switch. For many Americans though a day without coffee doesn'...

Healthy Homemade Coffee Creamer + 13 Flavor Options

  For many mothers, starting the day with a cup of coffee or tea latte is a comforting morning routine. Its our quiet time before the kids get out of bed. However, store-bought coffee creamers often contain chemicals, additives, and processed sugars that can be harmful to our health. While we al...

Home Apothecary Herbal Labeling Tips + FREE Label Template

  Did you know that before the FDA was established in 1906 and before the mid 1800's the first drugs came from natural sources and existed in the form of herbs, plants, roots, vines and fungi? As our family business grew over time we went through a great man different types of labels and packag...

DIY Bug Bite Relief Herbal Salve; Stop Itching & Stings

Bug bites can be incredibly annoying. They are uncomfortable and itchy, and for many people can become red and swollen. And if you have a little kid in the house, there’s a good chance that some dirty, little fingers will scratch the bites which means you’ll run the risk of them bleeding and beco...

How to Make Iced Tea - A Loose Leaf Tea Guide

In the dog daze of summer nothing hits the spot like iced tea. Apparently American's agree, as 85% of tea consumed is consumed iced. It's one thing to grab an iced tea in town, or at a restaurant, but how do you make iced tea at home? We are going to dive into just that today and all while saving...

A Guide to Making Kombucha SCOBY Fruit Leather

  If you’ve been brewing kombucha for a while, then you probably have SCOBY’s piling up and sometimes it’s hard to know what to do with them all. Should I keep all of them? Do I just throw them away? Well my friends, did you know that SCOBY’s can be utilized beyond brewing?  Let’s put that SCOB...