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March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 adminLeave a comment

Ukrainian Folk Healing & How to Support Ukraine

As Ukraine comes under attack this month, our collective heart’s are breaking for the people, the land, plants, animals, and all of the history, art, beauty and culture that Ukraine holds dear. I wanted to take a minute to share a bit of Ukrainian History as it pertains to my love of herbs and healing…

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September 14, 2018January 21, 2019 adminLeave a comment

Cannabis As Medicine: Certificate Course for Practitioners and Public Saturday, February 2nd, 2019

Cannabis as Medicine in Edmonton: Saturday Feb 2 OR Feb 3, 2019 Back by Popular Demand! The Edmonton Herb Club is pleased to partner with Herbalist & Educator Jeananne Laing and bring Cannabis As Medicine back to Edmonton in February 2019. Cannabis, like any other herb, has a long history of traditional use as food,…

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July 12, 2018August 8, 2018 adminLeave a comment

Best Plant ID Books for Albertans (& the rest of you in the Aspen Parkland/Boreal Forest!)

Hey, Plant Lovers! ‘Tis the season to get out in the field! Summer is the season for outdoors-and the outdoors means time in nature, whether it’s road trips, day hikes, gardening, camping, or time by the lake! And what better way to spend time in nature than to observe our local plants? Whenever I go…

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December 13, 2017August 8, 2018 adminLeave a comment

The Art of “No” or Why Saying No IS Self Care, Part 2

Welcome back! In Part 1 of the “Art of No-or Why Saying No IS Self Care” I talked a lot about my experience as a small business owner & how I first learned to say no as a financial & sanity saving survival skill. (If you missed it, you can catch up on that here)….

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December 12, 2017August 8, 2018 adminLeave a comment

The Art of “No”–or Why Saying No IS Self Care (Part 1)

When I was 24 I didn’t really know what I wanted to “DO” with my life. So, I bought a flower shop. (Obviously. As you do.) As anyone can tell you who is self-employed or has owned a small business, it’s no cake walk—certainly not at the start. People have lots of romantic assumptions about…

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April 7, 2017 adminLeave a comment

What the Heck is a Herbalist, Anyway?

Good question, friends. Gooooood question!! So today I thought I’d talk a little bit about what a herbalist actually is-and what exactly we do. Some of you might know me by way of social media, which is how a lot of us come to know each other these days. And on social media I post…

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March 25, 2017March 28, 2017 adminLeave a comment

Ch-ch-ch-chaga!! (And the 2 sides of Herbal Medicine)

There’s so much more I wanted to explore around the Chaga discussion stirred up most recently by Robert Rogers’ article for United Plant Savers than could possibly be included in a brief Facebook post (which several people shared-thanks for that!). I was wondering, for instance, if anyone might peg me as being anti-Chaga. Or possibly…

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February 16, 2017February 18, 2017 adminLeave a comment

The Cult of Productivity-Intro to New Blog Series

I’ve been thinking about fatigue a lot lately. Fatigue & the lost art of leisure time & doing nothing. Heck, how I have been looking back wistfully and longingly on the days when I didn’t have to check my work e-mail when I wasn’t actually at work. When my day ended when I stepped out…

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December 6, 2016March 28, 2017 adminLeave a comment

Shifting with the Seasons Part 2-Strategies for Winter Wellness

  Ok so last post (it’s been a few weeks since then!) we started discussing our body’s changing needs with the changing seasons, & I promised more strategies to follow. I must confess, with no damn snow it’s been hard to wrap my head around switching into winter mode. We played some Christmas carols at…

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October 28, 2016October 28, 2016 adminLeave a comment

Kitchen Herbalist Apprenticeship Registration is Now Open!

Hello Friends, Happy Fall! I have exciting news- I’m super pleased to announce my upcoming Kitchen Herbalist Apprenticeship series. It’s a comprehensive 4 part intro to herbal medicine making that opens for registration today! Want to know if this series is for you? -Are you interested in plants &/or herbs? -Do you like cooking, baking,…

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  • Ukrainian Folk Healing & How to Support Ukraine
  • Cannabis As Medicine: Certificate Course for Practitioners and Public Saturday, February 2nd, 2019
  • Best Plant ID Books for Albertans (& the rest of you in the Aspen Parkland/Boreal Forest!)
  • The Art of “No” or Why Saying No IS Self Care, Part 2
  • The Art of “No”–or Why Saying No IS Self Care (Part 1)

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