Heritage Home~Place Herbals

Herbal Basics 1 I am excited to introduce the forming of classes/workshops here at  Heritage Home~Place! "The Herbal Life" classes/workshops are hands-on, educational and fun! There are three different 'series' of classes/workshops to participate in. Herbal Basics Pamper Yourself ~ Naturally Children and Herbs   Click HERE to learn more about each series. The first class/workshop scheduled is: Herbal Basics 1 Tuesday, March 14 at 6pm Fee:  $15 The topics of Herbal Basics 1 will include discussing how to grow/buy good quality herbs and how to store them for a longer shelf life.  We will learn how to make nervine herbal preparations that specifically nourish and strengthen the Nervous System.  The herbal preparations that we will be learning how to make are medicinal teas prepared by the infusion and decoction methods.  Of course this is a very simple outline.  There will be other various topics of learning in thi...

Stinging Nettles I love spring time! The wild herbs are growing strong! Stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) grow abundantly here in Missouri. This is my first year to harvest and dry them. I usually order dried nettle for my infusions. I'm so excited to dry my own! After cutting the nettles (wearing gloves of course), I cut off leaves and place on my dehydrator screen.   I also tie some together to hang in my attic to dry.  I hang the nettles in paper bags to keep dust off of them while they dry.  The result is beautiful, green nettles to be used for medicinal uses! My favorite way to consume nettles is an infusion. Visit my Herb Health page to learn how to make infusions. Drinking infusions is a wonderful way to benefit from various herbs! Visit our Facebook page.