2025 is easily becoming one of those years astrologers and herbalists will reflect on for a long time to come. It feels like every iteration of the moon and movement of the stars and planets, brings so much out of human beings and is felt in every fiber of our being. Add on, a personContinue reading “Under the Pink Full Moon”
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Herbalism is resistance
The same way self-care is an act of resistance; knowing plants and remembering the old ways of healing is, too. When you descend from a line of people who were refused a formal education: either to suppress knowledge or to be sold the myth that they weren’t colonized, but merely made a Protectorate (Uganda inContinue reading “Herbalism is resistance”
Where we are now
The dark This would be the moment where I try to write something clear, astute and earnest that explains my long absence. But in my silence I have been to depths I didn’t know it was possible for a human being to breathe in and somehow broke the surface to come back up in. GoingContinue reading “Where we are now”
Healing with Flower Essences
It’s been over a year since I last wrote here and to say life has turned me inside out would be an understatement. My personal life unraveled like a seam in knitting and I had to learn to put myself back together again. Coming back from such undoing is a deep and vital work andContinue reading “Healing with Flower Essences”
Gardening by the Moon
Today is a New Moon in Pisces and a wonderful time to talk plants and the mystery of how the moon influences their growth. In fact it’s hard to look at gardening or nature without discussing the moon. After all the one essential part that ties seasons; cycles and rhythm all together is the moon.Continue reading “Gardening by the Moon”
Transplanting
It’s the last week of October and with that means: time to get direct fall seeds in the ground and rehome any plants that need it. And that’s exactly what I did this past weekend. The Midwest and especially Indiana is known for it’s chopping and changing weather, so if there’s a clear window youContinue reading “Transplanting”
Olea Apothecary 