Musings

Thoughts from the farm, the tincture studio, and the wider web of living things. Here we share notes on herbalism, growing sacred plants, land stewardship, and the lifelong work of cultivating relationship with nature and our own power to heal. Wisdom from plants for the everyday.

Lemon Balm: Salve for the Soul

What does the word “balm” mean to you? Is it soothing? Does it cover or heal or calm a wound? Often we equate a balm with a salve, and it’s...

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Skullcap, I love you

Ever wonder where some names come from? Sometimes the way that a plant is named can tell us a lot about the time in which the name was given, and...

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Ashwagandha, Rooted in Balance

Have you ever seen an ashwagandha plant? It's a nondescript plant that is basically shrubby and doesn’t produce showy flowers; in other words, not exactly a staple for most gardeners....

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Sleepy Herbs

Just about everyone can relate to this feeling: it’s 2 am and you’ve been tossing and turning, but you just can’t seem to drift off to sleep. Or maybe you...

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Take Your Bitters!

You know how Mary Poppins says, “a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down?” This can certainly be the case sometimes, but did you know that the sharp sensation...

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Adaptogen Allies

Sometimes our entire world feels like it’s on fire or sending us for a loop around some universe we’ve never even imagined visiting. When we feel lost without a roadmap,...

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Big Brainy Herb

If you have gotu kola growing in your garden, or you’ve seen it growing in someone else’s garden, you’ll know that it grows like a real life, rooted in the...

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Working with Nettle

Have you ever been ambling through the woods on the way to your favorite swimming hole, bare legs out in the summer heat, when suddenly you feel a biting, itching...

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