• Botanical Anthology

    Medicinal Herbs as Companion Plants

    June 24, 2025 - By 

    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…

  • Botanical Anthology - Crafts

    Dandelion Hapa Zome Bookmarks

    June 21, 2025 - By 

    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.…

  • Recipes

    Wild Mustard Greens Pesto

    March 27, 2025 - By 

    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…

  • Body Care - Botanical Anthology

    Lilac Toner

    March 25, 2023 - By 

    For all its sweet presence and floral aroma, lilac is actually gently astringent and slightly bitter. The scent is fleeting, but its medicinal properties make it valued in facial care to aid in toning and tightening skin.