How To Identify Cedar

How To Identify Cedar

Cedar is one of my favourite trees. I love to chew on the tips when I am out walking, I love making cedar tea and cedar foot-baths, and I love infusing it into oil for external applications. To gather your own cedar for medicine making, you first have to be absolutely...
How To Make Goldenrod Tea

How To Make Goldenrod Tea

Late summer is upon us and the road sides are a blaze with this glorious wild flower. Goldenrod (Solidago spp.) blooms from July all the way through to October here in Ontario. This beautiful wildflower grows abundantly all across Canada and can be found along...
Elder Flower Fizz

Elder Flower Fizz

The Elders are in full bloom here in Lakefield and it is time to make some “Fizz”. Also called Elder Flower Champagne, this delightful drink is simple to make, takes very little time and is one of the prettiest things you’ll ever see. The fireflies have made...
How to Make Jewelweed Ice Cubes

How to Make Jewelweed Ice Cubes

Making practical and reliable medicinal preparations with local wild plants is an excellent way to learn about Herbalism. Make sure your harvesting is done ethically and sustainably. You can make ice cubes with Jewelweed’s plant medicine so that you will have an...
How To Make a Mineral Infusion

How To Make a Mineral Infusion

What is a Mineral Infusion? Mineral infusions are basically a very strong tea. They steep longer than tea and they are rich sources of minerals and trace elements that your body can easily absorb. Mineral infusions use a large amount of plant material and a long...
How to Make a Medicinal Oil

How to Make a Medicinal Oil

A medicinal oil is an infusion of plant material in oil. Oil infusions are a method used by Herbalists to extract the medicinal properties of plants. This method is used with all types of plant materials, but most often with flowers, leaves and stems. Herbal Infused...