Written by Allison Stillman, the Aromatic Alchemist My clients and students ask me frequently, “If you could only have one essential oil, what would it be?” The answer is always the same, frankincense, the holy of the holy oils. There’s a good reason that it’s known as “the holy of the holy oils”, and there …
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4 Chemicals Pregnant Women Should Avoid
Starting early in their pregnancy, women are inundated by things to avoid during the next nine months. In the United States, that list usually includes alcoholic beverages, soft cheeses, raw fish, even some vegetables, saunas and hot tubs. If you live in another country, opinions about what is safe vary. There are numerous chemicals that …
Wander, Forage, & Wildcraft: Meet Bill Whipple
by Abby Artemisia of The Wander School It was nuttin’ but a pleasure and honor to interview Bill Whipple, who referred to himself as a “disruptive hybridizer” while we talked. He was one of the intiators of the Acornucopia Project, of which he said in this episode their dream is to “foster small independent, …
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Foraging for a Picnic
By Abby Artemisia As the days get shorter and cooler throughout the United States there is a quickening within, a need to soak up as much daylight and outdoor frolicking as nature will allow, to eat the wild bounty before it gives way to winter. And though the flowers of spring have faded, the wild …