When I was in herb school, I learned to love whales. One afternoon, in my first year of herb school, I believe it was our last session...

A common local weed: friend or Foeniculum? I recall puffs of yellow and green along sidewalks and in abandoned lots in the Mission and...

Dipping a toe into the ancestral portal of Southern Italy. Red Chili Peppers tied in garlands and hanging on a wall to dry. (Want this...

With so many plants to learn about, here are a few tips on where to get started. Plum blossoms in mid-February in San Francisco. What...

What plants and practices can help us find balance in the age of aquarius? We live in a world full of computers and electronic devices,...

How dosage effects the medicine and the desired outcome. A BART train arriving at a station. The other day I was on BART, not...

How physical and energetic shifts can shape the quality of your New Year 🎉 It's the last day of the year - on one level everything will...

When the days get short, stay home and get creative Try getting out the tools and see what happens :) This time of year when the days are...

tackling the late november- post election haze photo: my hand holding fresh valerian root from alemany farm, november 2024 When I left my...

(and when it doesn't) On the messiness of where we come from and being wrong on the internet. I have been thinking a lot about how I more...