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Setting up your Fall Wellness Pantry kit is something everyone needs. Why not turn this into a fun family activity? I love the herbal remedy tradition of creating herbal staples for this transition season.

Give your immune system some love with this delicious recipe that is naturally packed with vitamin C, antioxidants and spice-filled, warming flavor.

Step out of the cold, winter months for a moment and into this warming, ginger foot soak that utilizes five ingredients (or less)!

One of our favorite winter teas utilizes milky oats, licorice and marshmallow, which are all nourishing to our systems.

Our friend Kami McBride shows us how to make a warming, herbal honey recipe brimming with earthy spices makes this is a cold-season staple. You can whip this up ahead of time for a convenient midday pick-me-up that will leave you feeling nourished and alert. Plus, it will keep for up to a year!

Looking for an easy way to nourish dry, summer skin? We have a simple, herbal recipe to assist, which was formulated by our in-house Ayurvedic health coach and Herbalist, Joanne Roberts.

This refreshing tea blend offers a simple way to stay cool from the inside out, targeting both digestion and mood. With only four ingredients, this easy-to-make recipe balances the hot yang side of the season and keeps your digestive fire from becoming sluggish during the slow, summer months.

Gather and create your own unique blend of aromatic herbs for an easy steam that will leave you feeling calm and connected to nature and self.

Nettles are beginning to spring up in the Northwest. Whether you gather them fresh or use the dried variety, they are a perfect companion to your lighter diet or possibly a spring cleanse. This recipe is a vinegar extract of Nettles and Calendula. Vinegar is an effective way to extract and preserve many of the nutrients in Nettles, especially the minerals.

You can make these fun and effervescent “bombs” of love. They're a great gift for a valentine or can be a lovely gesture of self-care.

Using herbal massage oil is a great way to wind down before sleeping or meditation, especially if you are new to meditation and find it challenging to turn off the brain after a long day. Ashwagandha oil (in a sesame oil base) is the ultimate warm herbal hug and if practiced consistently, the effects are cumulative and powerful.

Our recipe for lemon balm is the perfect “balm” for a hot summer day when we are feeling hot and perhaps a little agitated. The cooling properties of lemon balm team up with the barley, which is used medicinally across many cultures, notably Britain, Greece and parts of Asia.

We hope you try our Dandy Liver-Loving Coffee recipe. It can be enjoyed two ways; for the hard-core herb-lovers it can be directly substituted in their morning coffee. Dandelion is extremely bitter, (really! It IS a bitter). Alternatively, for people wishing to reduce their caffeine intake, we encourage you to combine the dandelion brew with their morning cuppa. Life is all about balance!

Elderberry cordial is made to capture the essence of the elderberry in anticipation of the upcoming winter to help our immune systems. Recently there has been much excitement in the scientific community about how berries, and especially elderberry, has a very positive effect on our gut microbiome.