As we approach spring, I, like most gardeners, am dreaming of my garden and planning to start seeds indoors to eventually transplant into beds. Seed catalogues cover my
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Winter Evergreen Medicinal Herbs
Evergreens – medicines you’ll find on a winter walk. Most plants are in winter slumber mode, however there are a few medicinal herbs dwelling in our forests that
Homemade Cough Remedies
We are in full swing with our annual cold and flu season, so I would like to share a few practical tips on how to deal with coughs.
The Language of Flowers
Summer is the season of flowers; bringing a steady parade of different blooms, whether they be wild flowers of the meadows and roadsides, or cultivated ornamentals decorating our
Wild Salad
Wild food foraging is a fast-growing hobby and lifestyle here in Nova Scotia and throughout N. America. Foragers are driven by a desire to connect with nature’s offerings,
Savayda’s Comforting Winter Herbal Tea Recipes
Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what winter teas are made of. Each season brings different flavours and medicines to my tea pot. Winter is the cozy
The Benefits of Kale & Chlorophyll
Part 1 – In Praise of Kale Isn’t kale the best! What vegetable do we know here in our North Eastern climate that is so hardy, generous and
The Herbalist’s Spring
Nothing was more wonderful than waiting for a happiness you could be sure of. ~ Barbara Kingsolver Wonder-full is how I experience spring here in Nova Scotia,
Pomegranate
I wrote about cranberries in December given their prevalence during the holiday feasting season. Another fruit that appears in supermarkets at this time of the year is pomegranate.
P is for Prevention – Holistic Disease Prevention
The pandemic provokes me to emphasize my favorite “P” word – PREVENTION. A preventative approach to health has always been a guiding principle in my herbal practice, it simply