Herbal Academy Student Feature: Erin Ethier (@earthlyremediesbyerin) | Herbal Academy | For the twelfth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Erin Ethier, the owner of Earthly Remedies by Erin.
  ON June 11,2021

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Erin Ethier (@earthlyremediesbyerin)

For the twelfth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Erin Ethier (@EarthlyRemediesByErin). Erin has completed the Herbal Academy’s Advanced Course. She does herbal consultations and owns Earthly Remedies by Erin, an herbal company that makes plant medicines and botanical skincare.    HA: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and…

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Rose and Vanilla Honey Recipe | Herbal Academy | This simple rose and vanilla honey is a wonderful gift idea for someone you love and is sure to be a hit to the heart.
  ON June 07,2021

Rose and Vanilla Honey Recipe

Rose and vanilla honey is a wonderful gift idea for someone you love. Containing ingredients known for their association with romance and love, this simple honey is sure to be a hit to the heart.  Rose (Rosa spp.) is such a loving plant and is a wonderful addition to any love potions meant for others…

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How to Make a Succus | Herbal Academy | Learn how to make a succus as a useful solution for preserving the freshly-expressed juice of a plant into a manageable storage supply.
  ON June 04,2021

How to Make a Succus

A succus is the freshly expressed juice of a plant or its fruit. If you aren’t familiar with this kind of herbal preparation, that is probably because it hasn’t been as widely offered by producers in the herbal industry. Home herbalists tend to reserve this type of preparation for fewer plants, or those that will…

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Transform Your Land Into a Botanical Sanctuary | Herbal Academy | As herbalists and plant enthusiasts, part of our journey is learning how to be stewards to our plant allies with plant conservation.
  ON May 28,2021

Transform Your Land Into a Botanical Sanctuary

Native plants and their habitats are under threat. These threats come from overharvesting caused by the demand of the herbal market, and land development as more housing and other developments pop up around the country. As herbalists and plant enthusiasts, part of our journey is learning how to be stewards to our plant allies with…

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Herbal Academy Student Feature: Kendra Payne @the.herbal.scoop | Herbal Academy | In another Student Feature interview, we spoke with Kendra Payne, the owner of a discovery-based herbal botanical shop, The Herbal Scoop.
  ON May 26,2021

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Kendra Payne @the.herbal.scoop

For the eleventh installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Kendra Payne (@the.herbal.scoop). Kendra writes for the Herbal Academy blog and has completed the Herbal Academy’s  Introductory Herbalism Course, Intermediate Herbal Course, Natural Perfumery Course, and Mastering Herbal Formulations Course. She owns The Herbal Scoop, a discovery-based herbal botanical shop where she sells…

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How to Source Sustainable Seaweed | Herbal Academy | Sustainable seaweed is kind to the planet and can make a delicious, nutritious addition to your soups, salads, smoothies, and baked goods!
  ON May 19,2021

How to Source Sustainable Seaweed

Seaweed has been farmed in Japan since at least the 17th century (“Seaweed Farming”, n.d.), when farmers cast bamboo branches into shallow waters where seaweed spores would collect. But its use as a food source stretches back much further, with archaeologists discovering that the coastal people of Monte Verde, Chile harvested and consumed seaweed as early as 21,000…

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