Herb Week
This week in Mother Earth News, we’re celebrating herbs! Whether for medicinal or culinary use, herbs benefit us in a myriad of ways. Browse some of our favorite herbal recipes for immune support, stress relief, first aid, and more! Take our quiz to find out, What herb are you? Browse our herbal health video courses, as well as some of our favorite herbal demonstration videos and articles for growing and using herbs.
You can also download Mother’s Natural Health Special Collection, a free guide of some of herbal applications for common ailments, natural cleaning solutions, and more!
Video Courses
Quest for Calm Free access, 6/22-6/28
Relieve your stress and anxiety by harnessing the healing power of plants. Join author Suzanne Tabert, Queen Bee of Cedar Mountain Herb School, as she shares some of her favorite herbal recipes from her book, Quest for Calm.
New videos July 27th! Aromatics from the Garden Member Exclusive
Harness the aromatic power of herbs and flowers to ease stress and bring energy into your life. Queren King-Orozco offers guidance for how to grow your own aromatic herbs in your own garden, and how to harvest them and incorporate them into your routine.
What Herb Are You?
Ever wonder which herb matches your personality? Whether you’re soothing like chamomile or zesty like mint, this quick quiz will uncover your inner herb. Just six questions-no digging in the dirt required! Let’s see what’s growing in your soul garden.
Featured Videos
Growing & Using Lavender. The fresh, clean scent of lavender has been used in cosmetics and skin care products since ancient times. Lavender smells good, improves your circulation, attracts pollinators to your yard, and helps you sleep, to name just a few reasons the popularity of this fragrant pant has never been higher. Learn how to start a new plant from cuttings, air dry flowers for year round use, and create your own DIY body care products that can be used for hair care, skin care, and in the bath. Janice Cox shares tips, recipes, and herbal craft ideas from her new workbook Beautiful Lavender.
Fermenting Cilantro & Other Garden Herbs. Say goodbye to drying herbs and hello to fermenting them. Discover the magic of fermentation for nutrition, flavor, and preservation through your garden’s herbs. Fermentation is easy and safe. In this class, learn why this is the best way to preserve tender herbs for superior flavor, and how to do it.
Herbal Tinctures: From Harvest to Jar. Join herbalist Maria Noël Groves in her garden and classroom as she demonstrates how to harvest fresh herbs to make homemade medicinal herbal tinctures, as featured in her books Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body Into Balance. Tinctures are alcohol extracts, which are easy to make, potent, and have a long shelf life. Plus, they’re superb for extracting the medicinal properties of herbs. She’ll also discuss how to make a dry plant tincture, and how to choose the right alcohol for the job.
What is Motherwort? What is motherwort? Learn how you can take advantage of this medicinal herb’s natural defenses to calm your anxiety.
What are Aromatic Plants? What are the benefits of aromatic plants? Learn how your health and mood can benefit from the inclusion of aromatic plants in your garden.
Featured Articles
Jewelweed Medicinal Uses. If you’re in need of a quick poison-ivy rescue, jewelweed’s medicinal uses will help conquer the itch. Get recipes for poison ivy soap and a jewelweed poultice.
Herbs for Respiratory Health + Recipes. Allergy tincture, cough syrup, wild cherry honey, and lung-tea are your go-to herbal respiratory recipes to ease your woes.
Mother’s Directory of Culinary and Medicinal Herbs. Discover the exceptional flavors and gentle healing capabilities of more than 40 of the plant kingdom’s finest herbs in the Mother Earth News’ free Directory of Culinary and Medicinal Herbs. Featuring collections for our favorite herbs, such as:
