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Heal Local: 20 Essential Herbs for DIY Home Healthcare
Don’t miss our Heal Local book giveaway! See details at the end of the post! It was just a matter of time before the popularity of the local food movement expanded its influence to herbal medicine. Just like food, locally sourced herbal medicine brings something to the table – or the medicine cabinet, in this…

Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens with Fresh Eggs Daily
I’ll just say this up front: if I were a chicken, I’d want to be a chicken in Lisa Steele’s flock. Fortunately for the backy...

6 Herbal Books Worth the Investment
As we tell our herbalism students, herbal books are an invaluable resource for the home herbalist, and growing your home library ...

5 Herbal Body Care Products to Buy or DIY
Do you enjoy making your own herbal bath and body care products at home? Making luscious lotions, healing salves, heavenly soaps and other goodies can be rewarding, but usually DIY instructions are for bulk batches that make several bottles, jars, or bars of one recipe at once. Sometimes it’s nice to have a favorite herbal…

What is Herbalist Day, also known as Thank an Herbalist Day?
Everyone has a unique story of their own herbal journey. Herbs touch so many lives – they are there for people of all ages and from all walks of life. For some, a kind word from a friend set them on this path. For others, a cherished book or the curiosity born from exploring a…

Learn About Essential Oils for Free: EO Summit
Want to learn more about essential oils? You’re going to want to mark May 11 – 18 in your calendars for the FREE EssentialÂ...

Herbs Work With Us
Herbs work with us, not against us. They can be subtle as they build us up over time, but they stand with us as we move forward. T...

Spring Reads for Children
Reading with children is a wonderful way to feed their imaginations and open their eyes to new ideas. Reading about the natural world with children — well, that’s just magical. There is something about the way their eyes light up and their natural curiosity is piqued that makes exploring nature with children through books especially…

Support Herbs and United Plant Savers with Your Herbal Studies
The Herbal Academy of New England is a proud supporter of United Plant Savers, which is why we have joined with them in their Partners in Education (PIE) program. Formed in the spirit of hope, UpS is a group of plant enthusiasts committed to raising public awareness of the plight of wild medicinal plants and…

Treating Fevers Naturally
Because there is such a huge interest in natural wellness for family health, specifically children’s issues, we just have t...