My first lesson from Southern Italy was about fertility and belonging. Being in Italy opened up a portal for the conversation I've been needing to have with the plants we know as “European” plants. Somewhat like the stories of my family line, details have been dropped, forgotten or changed. A plant that can tell this story is Queen Anne's Lace, or Wild Carrot, Daucus carota . Ancient traditional knowledge and herbalists know that consuming the seed of this plant at the corre

On the precipice of a Southern Italian pilgrimage. My hand holding a bottle of Motherwort tincture, with a slow cooker and the book...

Eight weeks, seven interns, so much medicine. This week brings Herbs & Roses, an internship program I designed and led at Alemany Farm in...

What's up with accessible healing health spaces in SF? I've been thinking a lot about this question ever since I heard that Circle...

I'd like to think that everyone who reads this has, yes, already made a cup of tea. But do you know how to make MEDICINAL TEA? There are...

Tips for kicking the common cold. I was sick last week. And if I'm being honest, I'm still sick. It's especially annoying because it...

Reflections from volunteering with Sonoma County’s bilingual mobile herb clinic On a beautiful Saturday morning in October, I had the...

On grief and activism; practical reflections on the horrors being perpetrated on the people of Palestine, and what we can do about it....

I ask, because someone asked me recently. This season I've had the privilege of working with a few groups of young adults in gardens....

We’ve been here before. And being suddenly surrounded by smoky air is a very stressful experience. Here’s some reminders on how to...