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making dandelion root vinegar

making dandelion root vinegar

by Dr. Orna | Mar 3, 2022 | food as medicine, garden medicine, love the plants you're with, Medicine Making with Dr. Orna, Uncategorized

When the days are bright and warming but it’s not quite time yet for fiddling around in the garden, it might just be time to focus on edible and medicinal weeds. On one such day, I came across some beautiful dandelion roots – and it is a perfect time to start...
herbes de provence: an excuse to eat lavender

herbes de provence: an excuse to eat lavender

by Dr. Orna | Feb 22, 2022 | food as medicine, garden medicine, the single girl's guide to eating alone

Herbes de Provence is a classic cooking blend from, as the name suggests, the Provence region in southeastern France. It hit my radar early in my gardening adventures, because it was one of the few recipes I could find that included lavender as an edible spice. When I...
four great herbal books for happy holidays and beyond

four great herbal books for happy holidays and beyond

by Dr. Orna | Dec 14, 2021 | Dr. Orna recommends, garden medicine, plant medicine, Uncategorized, you've got the power

If you’re a plant geek looking for some last-minute holiday gifts — or if you are looking for some last-minute holiday gifts for a plant geek — here is one of my opinionated lists. It’s always tricky coming up with bests lists — the choices are so...
the salad beautification project

the salad beautification project

by Dr. Orna | Aug 3, 2021 | eating, food as medicine, garden medicine, love the plants you're with, plant medicine, Salad Beautification Project, the single girl's guide to eating alone

I know we’re often fed up about all the food rules — eat this, don’t eat that, only eat that in relation to this, alternate all the thises and thatses to maximize the something elses… But in the last few weeks I’ve stumbled upon a new rule you...
more freezer tricks to beat the heat

more freezer tricks to beat the heat

by Dr. Orna | Jul 29, 2021 | eating, food as medicine, garden medicine, sleep, the single girl's guide to eating alone

Baby, it’s hot outside… Here are a few more ways you can use your freezer to help beat the heat. lemon cubes As I wrote earlier this spring, lemons have been my favorite fruit since I was a tiny baby. And I was lucky enough this spring to have a couple of...
lilac season — in the kitchen

lilac season — in the kitchen

by Dr. Orna | May 7, 2021 | DIY medicine, garden medicine, love the plants you're with, Medicine Making with Dr. Orna, plant medicine, Uncategorized

I spent unfortunate number of my gardening years dismissing the idea of planting flowers. There were some exceptions: Calendula, rose, lavender — because those are all medicinal, too. But flowers just for pretty? What gardener has enough room for that? As you know,...
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