A Few Herbs On Our Shelf
This week we do a lightning round of “minigraphs” on some of our favorite herbs. We started by taking a look at what we’ve got on our herb shelf (okay . . . *shelves*) in the kitchen right now, and selecting a few semi-randomly until our 45 minute timer went off.
We covered reishi, catnip, mugwort, heather, st john’s wort, and za’atar (which is a spice blend, but totally still counts – right?). So give it a listen and meet some of our best friends!
Mentioned in this podcast:
- Our Wedding Tattoo Herbs – including elder, betony, tulsi, bladderwrack (seaweed), pine, yarrow, sage, and marshmallow.
- Quintessential Arts – purveyor of fantastic plant ally jewelry
- Behave, by Robert Sapolsky – Katja’s current book / research fascination
- Canaan Palestine – our favorite source for za’atar (when we’re not mixing our own)
And here’s everything else in the way of loose dry herbs on our shelf right now:
- ashwagandha
- angelica
- elecampane
- tulsi
- ginger
- linden
- chamomile
- calamus
- orange peel
- plantain
- schizandra
- mate
- hawthorn
- motherwort
- self-heal
- uva ursi
- betony
- jiaogulan
- goldenrod
- cedar
- calendula
- ground ivy
- thyme & monarda
- astragalus
- … plus, cooking spices – most importantly: cumin, garlic, caraway, berbere, cayenne, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, fresh-ground black pepper, vanilla, and fresh basil
We’ll talk about them in a future podcast, so make sure to subscribe!
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If you like our podcast, you might like learning from us in a more intentional way – like with our Herbalism 101 program! It’s a great way to start incorporating herbs into your daily life, to keep you and your loved ones healthy and resilient all year round!
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