This recipe is an excerpt from the article “Nettle + Mushroom Salt” by Harmonie O’Loughlin featured in the Autumn Vol 4 | Issue 14 | 2025 edition of Botanical Anthology. To learn about the benefits of the ingredients in this salt blend, check out the entire article in the magazine! Our herbal magazine, featuring remedies, recipes and projects with plants for the autumn season, can be purchased as a digital…
With golden roots and bitter strength, Oregon grape offers timely medicine as the seasons shift toward autumn. A practical guide to harvesting, identifying, and using the root responsibly, while emphasizing its ecological role and the importance of mindful foraging.
Planting medicinal herbs alongside vegetables offers practical benefits and helps build a more resilient, mutually supportive garden ecosystem. These herbs add plant and insect diversity, which is key to healthier soils, stronger plants, and thus greater yields. This relationship-centered approach to gardening has long been practiced by Indigenous cultures and land stewards, reminding us that tending the land is also about reciprocity and care. With a bit of planning and…
Hapa zome is the art of transferring plant pigment to paper or cloth. And it is always a kid favorite because it is sanctioned bashing stuff with hammers. For more control use a mallet or a smooth rock, but sometimes the fun of this project is the hammering more so than the final product. Dandelions make a great first hapa zome print because they pretty reliably transfer color to paper.…
By incorporating wild mustard into our meals and medicine cabinet this spring we can let our bodies awaken to the earth’s rhythms and use the plants and flowers presented to us. Celebrating wild mustard’s flavors and recognizing its healing gifts as we transition into spring is a great way to be reminded of the abundance of nature. Typically gratitude is easy to find during the harvest or autumn months, but…
This is an excerpt from the article “ Spring into Clean: An Herbal Guide for a Fresh Start” by Julia Linsteadt featured in the Spring Vol 3 | Issue 12 | 2025 edition of Botanical Anthology. For more herb infused spring cleaning recipes, check out the entire article in the magazine! Our herbal magazine, featuring remedies, recipes and projects with plants for the spring season, can be purchased as a…
This is an excerpt from the article “An Herbalist’s Tips on Spring Tips” by Leah Jorgensen Jean featured in the Spring Vol 3 | Issue 12 | 2025 edition of Botanical Anthology. To learn more about foraging and using fir, douglas fir, and spruce tips, check out the entire article in the magazine! Our herbal magazine, featuring remedies, recipes and projects with plants for the spring season, can be purchased…
The words gin and juniper have a common Latin root. The name gin is derived from the old English word genever, which is related to the French word genièvre, which are both ultimately derived from juniperus, the Latin for juniper. Traditionally, gin was made by simply infusing a neutral spirit with juniper berries and other botanicals. While most distilleries use a much more complicated process nowadays, you can create a…
This is an excerpt from my article “Star Anise + Cinnamon Brown Sugar Scrub Bars” featured in the Winter Vol 3 | Issue 11 | 2024 edition of Botanical Anthology. To learn more about the ingredients and uses of these bars, check out the entire article in the magazine! Our herbal magazine, featuring remedies, recipes and projects with plants for the winter season, can be purchased as a digital version here and…
This is an excerpt from the article “Lemon Balm Sugar Cookies” by Kristine Brown from the Herbal Cookie Tray Vol 2 booklet featured as the bonus for the Winter Vol 3 | Issue 11 | 2024 edition of Botanical Anthology. To learn more about the ingredients and uses of this recipe, check out the entire article in the magazine! Our herbal magazine, featuring remedies, recipes and projects with plants for the winter…