A garden, small or large, like a nuclear or extended family, gives us a protected, friendly place to grow — not only to grow herbs in a way compatible with nature, but to grow in our own psychic awareness, to cultivate our potential for being sensitive and responsible citizens of the planet and grateful caretakers …
White Pine has always been special to me. Where I grew up in the Saco River watershed, and where I currently live in New York, White Pine is one of the predominant evergreens. A fast grower, the White Pines can become giant guardian trees. As a child, a huge, split White Pine was my first …
Herbs are truly gifts from Earth. Plants that grow in our gardens or in the wild are full of beauty and vitality and their own unique healing energy. My love affair with herbs began over thirty years ago. But it wasn’t until I moved to Fryeburg, Maine (I moved from ME to NY in 2018, …
My adventure with Goldenseal started with three healthy roots I received from United Plant Savers – part of their fall 2012 “give away” to members. At the time, I was living in Fryeburg, ME (where I lived for 22 years until the fall of 2018 when I moved to NY). Goldenseal is a deciduous forest …