herbal medicine Archives - One Willow Apothecaries

Every year is a cycle of living and dying, and every transition is medicine. In winter we approach that beauty of endings. As the cold

Each lifetime contains multitudes. A multicolored collection of insights and experiences. A many-hued menagerie of dusks and

Whenever I travel I always pack a medicine pouch. Over time this has evolved. From bandaids and salves to flower essences, stones

There is a thread that runs through the long tapestry of time. A line that connects us back to our grandmothers and great

On the other side of the strawberry moon, after the late spring blossoms of Beltane and the thick pulses of Hawthorn blooms arises

Today is Imbolc and winter has reached its fullest depths in our blue-hued mountains. Here in Southern Appalachia we don’t get the same

The medicine of my world is fed by many streams— plants, flowers, stones, spirit and dreams. The most profound healing in my life has

It is late October, and the peak of the Equinox has come and gone. The fields are golden with constellations of butter-colored squash and

Whenever I travel I always pack a medicine pouch. Over time this has evolved. From band-aids and first aid salves to tinctures, feathers,

Fresh herbs, warm breezes and evenings that come to life. Summer is one of my favorite seasons for luxury and languor. When the days are