Elderberry Oxymel 5-minute, no-cook recipe Looking for elderberry syrup? Go here. An oxymel is a mixture of herbs soaked in a combination of honey and vinegar. This is a great alternative for adults or children who want to avoid alcohol and use less honey or sweetener than a traditional syrup. The added benefit of preparing…
After driving several hours on the backroads of Vermont, I finally found Pam’s address. It was a long driveway to the house, flanked on each side by wide, open farm fields. We had never met in person before. Yet, we had been collaborating and co-teaching online since 2021. One of the bittersweet benefits of the…
Summer is in full swing here. Most mornings and evenings, I’m in my garden harvesting my beloved medicinal herbs making fresh plant tinctures and oils for my clinic. The yarrow flowers are just beginning to open, which means it’s time to make my favourite herbal-infused honey. Since the Xia dynasty (c. 2070 to c. 1600…
This recipe is from my well loved copy of Herbal Healing for Women by Rosemary Gladstar, published in 1993. Rosemary calls it Iron-Plus Syrup. The ‘plus’, is the addition of vitamin C and other mineral rich herbs that help the body absorb iron. * Read my commentary at the bottom. Ingredients: 3 parts nettle 3…
