We have a PSA on one of our favorite topics: herbal product quality, especially when it comes to elderberry. Elderberry (Sambucus nigra/canadensis) is one of those gateway herbs that is now ubiquitous....
Allying with echinacea extractduring the fall and winter seasons makes all the difference between a two-week-long battle with the aches, pains, and sniffles and perhaps a day-long bout of the immune system rising to a particular challenge. This herb can be compared to a first responder of the plant world - strong, reliable, adaptable, and equipped to jump in and save the day at a moment's notice. A dependable friend, echinacea is well-suited to a protocol of foundational herbal support to keep you well during any time of the year.
Jeannie, our fearless leader, is a High Rock Farm girl at heart and loves her daddy's handwriting, especially when it's documenting a favorite family recipe, like these amazingly flavorful Jerusalem...
Exploring the temperate rainforests of western North Carolina on a misty, damp weekday morning, a blotch of white in the midst of swaths of dark grey tree bark captures my...
Living in the Wise Woman Way In my heart, the practice of the Wise Woman Tradition is an ancestral health-affirming belief that passes down from generation to generation even in...
Is it Detox You're After? Or Depth? Only you know the answer to the question posed above. But don't rush into answering it without letting the relevant organ systems of your...
A PSA about learning your herbs and five methods you can use to learn more about an herb with which you're interested in developing a deeper relationship: 1. Organoleptics -...
Within our materia medica of common 'weedy' beneficial plants native to the Appalachian mountains where we are based, you will also find a sprinkling of so-called invasive plants which are not native...
How to Make an Herbal Eyewash Try making an herbal eyewash next time you have an eye irritation. I purchased this little vintage ceramic eyecup a few months ago for doing...
All of our alcohol-based extracts are made with 100% organic cane alcohol (as in sugar cane), a gluten-free alternative to grain alcohol that we have found sits better with our ethics, customer preferences, and extract preparation methods than grain alcohol. Here's more on how we make our herbal preparations for highest potency and safety.
The biochemical and energetic nutrients which we digest, absorb, and metabolize from foodstuffs are the foundation of all cellular activity in the body. Food gathering and consumption are intertwined with sacred traditions and women's harvesting rituals in many cultures.
Using simples in appropriate situations is a fun and effective way to create herbal preparations that you have a deep, intimate, and powerful relationship with. Using a single herb at a time allows for a deeper understanding of the individual characteristics and actions of each herb. The more you use a particular herb, the more you become familiar with its unique qualities and how it works. This approach also simplifies the process of matching bodily signals to specific herbs.