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This site is for the curious; for those who approach life as perennial students, seeking to learn something new each day.
As a self-described herb nerd, DIY junkie and tallow fan girl, the Redheaded Herbalist is a depository for self experiments, recipes and ideas — from herbalism to nourishing “real food” recipes to homemade skincare to gardening — all through a holistic lens.
Come learn along with me!
A Pinch of Lov(age): Preserving Herbs with Salt
Stocking Your Herbal Apothecary
Dabbling with Dragon’s Blood
When Life Gives You Sumac… Make Sumac Pink Lemonade
Mint-Infused Honey (Plus a Mocktail Recipe!)
Fermented Foods Rock (& Why You Should be Making Your Own)
Irish Moss as a Gelling Agent (Plus an Easy Hydrogel Face Mask Recipe!)
Water Kefir SOS: Troubleshooting Your Brew
More Than Just a Pretty Face: Tincturing with Self-heal
A Look at Herb-Infused Honeys
Anatomy of Fire Cider
This site is for the curious; for those who approach life as perennial students, seeking to learn something new each day.
As a self-described herb nerd, DIY junkie and tallow fan girl, the Redheaded Herbalist is a depository for self experiments, recipes and ideas — from herbalism to nourishing “real food” recipes to homemade skincare to gardening — all through a holistic lens.
Come learn along with me!
Preserving a Peck of (Jalapeño) Peppers: 5 ways
We were blessed with a bumper crop of hot garden peppers this season, particularly jalapeños. Yesterday, we picked several pounds of peppers off a single plant! So what do you do with so many jalapeños coming at you all at once?
A Pinch of Lov(age): Preserving Herbs with Salt
If you found yourself with the happy problem of having an abundance of fresh garden herbs this season, you might be scrambling to find ways to use or store them before the cold weather rolls in.
Air drying, freeze drying and freezing are common ways to preserve fresh herbs, but there’s another way. An easy way… herb-infused salts!
Stocking Your Herbal Apothecary
For the majority of our history, we’ve relied on the inherent wisdom of plants for both medicine and nourishment. Even as modern pharmaceuticals become widespread, nature continues to provide a plethora of safe, effective remedies to those who know where to look.
Dabbling with Dragon’s Blood
Dragon’s blood is a plant resin that’s been used for various purposes — including skincare — for centuries. From Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as far back as the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE) to Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder to modern day, dragon’s blood has been employed for its medicinal properties.
When Life Gives You Sumac… Make Sumac Pink Lemonade
Let’s make some super-easy sumac pink lemonade! A cold-water infusion of the ripe berries produces a nutritious and refreshing lemon-like beverage known as “sumac-ade” or “poor man’s lemonade.”
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