The Way You Make It Matters: Intention, Craft, and the Heart of Herbalism
By Brandon Elijah Scott Intention is the invisible ingredient. You can’t list it on a label, you can’t measure it with a scale, and you …
Botanical Gardens as Underutilized Resources for Herbal Learning
By Jasmine Zenderland The first time I ever saw the plant bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) was in the shade garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden in …
Blackberry Bramble: With Structure Comes Abundance
by Brandy Renee McCann “I can’t reach the good ones,” I complained to my dad. We had been out looking for abandoned family graveyards in …
What You Know, the “Naked Truth Tree,” Happens to Be a Revival Pandit!
By Jonathon Miller Weisberger Insight into the Fascinating Cannonball Tree, Ocean Forest Ecolodge (ocean forest.org), and the Cocoterra Rainforest Permaculture Initiative (rainforestpermaculture.org) Cannonball Tree Flower …
Deep Ecology Reflections
My intention for this Deep Ecology Fellowship was – to be still enough to listen. To listen to the whispers of the landscape and the …
From Root to Remedy: Lessons From The Hope for Hydrastis Goldenseal Initiative
By Tanner Filyaw Even though United Plant Savers has been engaged in goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) propagation, education, and stewardship since the organization’s founding in 1995, …
The Mansa Man: Preserving Yerba Mansa’s Legacy
By Lauren Ann Nichols-Sheffler When plants reach out to us, their messages can be as fleeting as a quick dream or as loud as a …
A Journey Into Yucatecan Ethnobotany
By Marc Williams Introduction The purpose for this article is to both detail a two-week trip to the Yucatán this past winter as well as …
Redwood Trees: Loving and Beloved Community Elders
By Katrina Matos Redwood trees are naturally found in only a few places on this planet. The Pacific Northwest region of North America is home …
