In Winter, our bodies ask for rest—gently at first and then with passionate longing. In the dark half of the year, we naturally crave sleep, warmth, and the regenerative gift of doing nothing. Our bodies
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Wild Foods + Foraging
Oak
A N C E S T R A L N O U R I S H M E N T Acorns are the food of our ancestors. If you are of European, Asian, or
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Recipes
Green Chili Mashed Potatoes
When I was nineteen, I moved to Boulder, Colorado. Many things amazed me about living on the front range—the majestic mountains and crystalline streams which flowed through the town, the hawthorns groves which wove themselves
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Formulae
Smoke + Mirrors
In a wildly misguided attempt to protect corporate interests, a company called Shire City recently trademarked the traditional remedy Fire Cider, which in no way belonged to them. Trademarking fire cider is truly as ludicrous as attempting
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Recipes
Puffball Ice Cream
Giant Puffballs have always delighted me. The first time I first saw one, gleaming and impossibly white, I was hiking through a low elevation meadow in the San Louis foothills of Colorado. I felt elated;
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Formulae
Mineral Alchemy
I’ve made a bold decision. I’m going to discontinue many of the most popular medicines I have been making and selling for years through La Abeja Herbs. I’ll be honest. I’m doing this, in part,
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Seasonal Wellness
The Medicine of Summer
Summer is a time to let your mind wander, to allow daydreaming to take hold, and to drift into a kind of restorative boredom. Remember the kind of boredom that once gave rise to blanket
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Wild Foods + Foraging
Cooking With Yucca
Yucca blossoms check all the boxes for me when it comes to wild edibles. They are abundant, widespread, and of course, delicious! Additionally, when harvested correctly, your meal won’t harm the plant one bit. There
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Formulae
Soothing Summer Smoke
This light, bright, and seriously relaxing herbal smoking blend is one of the first formulas I ever made and offered through La Abeja Herbs. As I recall the time I first enjoyed this blend, I
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Herbs
Chia
For years now I have been enchanted by the whimsical blooms of Wild Desert Chia (Salvia Columbariae) also known as Golden Chia, for the way the tiny seeds shimmer in the midday sun. In springtime,
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Garden Party
Herbal Actions Crossword
For the true herb nerds out there, we’ve created an Herbal Actions Crossword puzzle. So find a pencil, make yourself a cup of tea, and get ready to brush up on those herbal terms! If you happen to get
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Wise Guides
APHRODISIA
Herbs For LovemakingLet’s Talk About Sex Love and sexuality are the ultimate affirmation of life. They defy time and space in their ability to transform a single moment into a blissful eternity. When we surrender to Eros
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Daily Practices
Solstice Rituals
The weeks and months leading up to this day mark a time of waning light in the Northern Hemisphere — and with the lessening light, our own vitality and sense of hope often wane as well. Our ancestors, knowing this to be the case, took special care to fan their inner flames of vitality during this descent into winter. They intentionally courted the seasons of renewal that they knew lay still ahead.
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How-To
Marigolds
When we know a plant deeply, and when we feel an embodied sense of connection to the place where we live, we are far are less likely to do harm. When relationships to plants and
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Herbs
Piñon
There is, perhaps, no other tree or plant that my life has become as interwoven with the Pine. Her changing gifts mark the turning of the wheel of the year–wood harvested in Spring, cured in
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Wise Guides
Good Grief
We live in a culture that has forgotten how to grieve. And yet grief is such an essential part of human life. The practice of grieving is what will enable us to continue to live
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How-To
Sun Tea
Sun Tea is probably the simplest herbal preparations you will ever make, and also quite possibly the most wonderful! In the Summer, this wholesome preparation becomes a integral part of my daily rhythm and an
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Herbs
Wild Onions
Harvesting wild onions is a deliciously grounding way to reconnect with the Earth as she grows more fertile with each passing day of Spring. I recommend finding a patch of damp earth, dappled with sun
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Daily Practices
Eat The Wild
Sometimes eating just one petal from a wildflower can provide more sustenance than even an entire meal of cultivated modern foods. This is because Wild foods feed us on a level that transcends the physical
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How-To
Herbal Respiratory Steams
Unlike drinking a tea or taking a tincture, Herbal Respiratory Steams deliver medicine directly to the tissues experiencing infection or irritation. This is why they are so effective, particularly when employed at the first sign
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