By Jules Burk, Guest Writer “A couple weeks ago, I had a head massage from Jules at Innisfree Farm and what a great surprise!!! The experience was super relaxing. I loved all the different movements that went along with the massage and the atmosphere was more than perfect. Jules is... read more →
Aug
14
Jul
23
By ALINA BAKER RHT, Guest Writer Plants have been cultivated for their medicinal value for thousands of years. In addition to their healing properties in humans, many make fantastic additions to the home or vegetable garden. In fact, you may already be growing some for other purposes - e.g. purple... read more →
Apr
14
When you think of foraging in the woods, most people look to the forest floor and low growing shrubs and bushes for food and medicinal plants. But there is so much more to be had! The next time you are out in the woods, why not look up? Look to... read more →
Jan
24
A new year, a new start. Like most people, I have been completely stay-at-home for two years now, although I will admit to feeling lucky that my home includes seven acres of gardens and backs onto a quarter million acres of forest and mountains, so nature has been my salvation... read more →
Dec
06
In the early 1980s I had the great good fortune to live and work in India for two years. During that time, I became enamoured with the sweet and spicy Chai tea, which was served in every roadside cafe and drunk by everybody throughout the day. How well I remember... read more →
Nov
16
Around this time last year, I posted a blog about some self care products to make at home for managing infections. A sore throat spray, a sinus inhalation and so on. Now we are one year deeper into this pandemic and beginning to understand it quite a bit better. Those... read more →
Sep
14
No matter where you live today, no matter what your politics are, there is really no denying there’s a nasty virus at loose upon the world, and we are all at risk and vulnerable to some extent and in some degree. People everywhere around us, the health professionals, the politicians,... read more →
Sep
06
To Autumn Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the... read more →
Aug
05
In June of 2021, Chanchal was part of an online certification course through the Association of Naturopathic Practitioners (ANP). The course she lead was Using Alkaloids in Clinical Practice, and while the course itself is finished, you can still access all the materials, including videos, from her class. Simply... read more →
Jul
03
Lavender (L. angustifolia and cultivars) The sweet scent of lavender is said to be one of the most readily recognized smells by people in the cooler northern climates – right up there with the scents of cinnamon and mint. Traditionally used in sachets to freshen linens and deter moths from... read more →