Clean Sweep Blood Cleanser Herbal Capsules for Spring Renewal
As the flowers awake after the cold days of winter, we feel a nudge to embrace new growth and shed our winter coats. Spring is the natural time to cleanse, detox, and refresh after a long winter season. We swap extra hours inside and heavier foods for more time outdoors, more movement, as well as…
Edible Flower-Pressed Shortbread Cookies
The following excerpt is a brand-new release from Loria Stern’s book Eat Your Flowers (published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, April 2023) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. This is the recipe that started it all! These beautiful cookies catapulted my career in food. Delicately sweet, with a touch of…
Bountiful Herb Guacamole Recipe That Will Have Everyone Coming Back for More
What is it about margaritas and guacamole that is just so dang good? The sweet and sour margarita seems to pair perfectly with the creamy guacamole – and we have just the guacamole recipe in store for you today. Throw in a big bowl of tortilla chips and veggie sticks for a fantastic party spread…
DIY Floral Ice Ring for Punch
We look forward to spring and summer garden parties all year, and with the upcoming release of our new Botanical Mixed Drinks Recipe Book, we’re dreaming of all the ways we can serve creative herbal cocktails and mocktails to our guests. In our new book, we share a recipe for Lavender and Citrus Rum Punch…
DIY Fermented Mallow Leaf Chips
The following excerpt and Fermented Mallow Leaf Chips recipe is from Pascal Baudar’s book Wildcrafted Fermentation (Chelsea Green Publishing, March 2020) and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. Snacking on kale leaf chips is one of my favorite pastimes and so, of course, I had to explore some possibilities with similar wildcrafted leaves. I…
A Toast With Spring Sting Nettle Cocktail From the Botanical Mixed Drinks Recipe Book
Herbalists Jane Metzger and Amber Meyers offer up a toast in the spirit of Herbalist Day with a fun and special celebratory twist on nettle tea! This recipe is shared as a sneak peek into the Herbal Academy’s newest recipe book, the Botanical Mixed Drinks Recipe Book – a collection of 82 cocktails and mocktails inspired…
Aviva Romm’s Gentle Evening Tea
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Aviva Romm, physician, herbalist, mother, and midwife, as she shares this gentle evening tea, a calming blend that makes every evening a celebration! In this blend, Aviva includes three familiar herbs and shares her blend in the video below. Aviva is the author of multiple books, including Hormone Intelligence,…
Juliette of the Herbs
Juliette de Bairacli Levy (1912-2009) was a pioneer of holistic animal health, a prolific writer, and a proud Gypsy, a term she considered to mean person of the earth. Deemed one of the grandmothers of contemporary herbalism, de Bairacli Levy’s life, practices, and legacy of teachings fully embody the natural rhythms of the earth and…
An Herbal Cheers With Mimi’s Mimosa Mimosa Recipe Featuring Mimosa Blossom
This Herbalist Day, Mimi Hernandez, RH(AHG) shares with us a celebratory cheer with her sparkling Mimi’s Mimosa Mimosa recipe! In this video excerpt of Mimi’s interview with HA Staff Herbalist Heather Wood Buzzard, we learn about this tree’s uplifting benefits and a bubbly herbal recipe to make with its blossoms. As Executive Director of the…
How to Choose Essential Oils You Really Need
Can you relate to any of the following situations? Every time you shop for essential oils, you see a new blend or even a new essential oil listed for sale; the description of the aroma sounds wonderful, and the list of health concerns it addresses includes an issue you or your loved ones have. You…
