Summer has arrived here in south Texas and it looks like it is going to be a busy one for our family. We already have several day trips planned and a couple of overnight trips to visit family are on the calendar. Looking forward to the time away, but as a mom of seven there is one thing I know…
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Last winter I was contacted by Tap My Trees and asked to review their tree tapping kit used in making homemade maple syrup. Unfortunately, I live in south Texas and wasn’t able to take advantage of the offer. However, my friend Colleen, from Raising Lifelong Learners, lives up north where maple trees are abundant. She was excited to “tap her…
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One of the exciting aspects of learning about herbal medicine is sharing my love of plants with my children. Besides involving my children in various herbal medicine making projects, I am always on the lookout for educational materials that will help them learn about herbs. Exploring Creation with Botany allowed us all to learn botany together. Learning with My Children…
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The Herbal Medicine Maker’s Handbook by James Green is exactly what the name indicates…an herbal medicine making handbook. This book is one, if not the, standard in American herbal medicine making. The information he provides is indispensable. James Green has spent years practicing herbal medicine and passes along a great knowledge base. Green covers just about every medicine making technique…
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Many years ago I purchased Botany in a Day by Thomas Elpel to aid in my botanical studies. The majority of my herbal studies had been book work. I really wanted to get out and learn the plants hands-on. I lived in southern Spain at the time, where there were an abundance of beautiful wild herbs just down the road. …
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