This image is one that I created back in 2020 for the Herbal Botany & Manufacturing class for my Naturopathy degree (click on image to see it in full). Interestingly, this was the only subject that had the exact same assessments as when I studied first time back in the 90’s… I did yarrow back then. Despite the essence of the project being the same, there were significant changes, that I find entirely reflective of the changes to the industry as a whole. Back then, we had to f

It was on our winter break at our goldfields lease last year that I decided to apply to speak at Botanica Obscura. I'd been to the conference in previous years, and thought I might throw my hat in the ring as a speaker. Paul and I had both been incredibly ill for a few weeks with some hideous viral lurgy, and had just been spending the majority of our time sleeping, coughing, and basically feeling groggy and disgusting. It was in this stupor that I somehow managed to compile

Coming soon: Dark Moon Essences - Aussie Edition Spring is always a busy time here at Herbcraft HQ. It's the time where we spend countless hours, days, and weeks weeding, sowing seeds, preparing the garden beds for all our summer veggies, and making sure we have everything we need for harvesting, preserving and making products from our harvests. In that sense, this year is no different. What is so exciting about this year though, is that it's the first time since 2019 that I'

When herbalism has been a way of life from the very outset, it's easy to forget that some people are beginning right at the very beginning. The have never had the blessing of pottering out in the garden as a child, making daisy chains with dandelions, and harvesting flowers, herb and root at different times of the year. They haven't had the opportunity to tune in with nature, understand the seasons, and cycles of growth, maturation and death intrinsic to all life on earth. Th

Just shy of our 10th Anniversary, we decided to do somewhat of a pivot. We're still so emotionally attached to Homestead Health... it was...