How to Make Moxa

Moxabustion is a Traditional Asian Medical technique of smoking/smudging the body with the prepared wool of Artemesia/Mugwort.  It is most commonly used during acupuncture treatment but can is also very effective as it’s own therapy. Traditionally, the medicine was developed from whatever species of the plant was growing regionally. I’m not sure why but it [...]

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Plentitude ~ Recipes and Love for Stinging Nettle

Last year at this time my little piece of land was being hit by yet another snow flurry.  The many feet of snow that had fallen in December was slowly decreasing yet the whole ground was still blanketed in a thick covering of snow turned ice. Down the valley, towards the Sound the weather was [...]

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The Final Fruit ~ Apple,Hawthorn and Nootka Rosehip Butter ~ A Late Fall Heart Tonic

The leaves have changed.  My land is covered in a veil of fallen leaves, remnants of summers prime.  We are entering the darker time, the static withdrawal, the pause before the re-fruiting.  This is the transition time.  The apple trees still have a few ripe fruit clinging to their branches even though the leaves have turned yellow [...]

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The Blue Elderberry, my fall obsession.

 I would consider my “culinary point of view” to be – one of a sneaky cook. My goal is to make dishes that my family will eat, AND that are good for them. As my children get older, at times that is hard to accomplish. Elderberries are an amazing healing food. They taste wonderful. First [...]

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Yard Soup!

  This week is Eat Local Week! in Skagit County. Sponsored by Slow Food Skagit and Skagit Valley Food Co-op. The event is designed to raise awareness and build community and on Sunday September 20th there will be a neighborhood potlucks all over the valley. So check out the calendar and get on some good eats! [...]

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