Plant Wisdom Blog

Earth always follows the seasons. Nature is the seasons. Untouched by our challenges during this pandemic, crocus is greeting the crisp spring air, red winged blackbirds and song sparrows are...

Make friends with the mighty elder and benefit from its many medicines. Black elder (Sambucus nigra) is a wonderful ally in your herbal winter apothecary and a beautiful plant in your garden,...

Get your chaga on! - and enjoy the many health benefits of this unusual medicinal mushroom from our forests. MotherEarthNews Chaga Blog

My newest Mother Earth News blog explains six easy to grow herbs for the respiratory system. Get ready for winter with these healing herbs for your lungs and sinuses.

Learn about growing methods, applications and preparations for echinacea, elecampane, spilanthes, sweet Annie and astragalus!  Click Here to Read Blog Post  

My new Mother Earth News blog just went online with step-by-step instruction for building our passive solar earth sheltered greenhouse. A beautiful piece of green architecture that serves as the...

My new Mother Earth News blog is online! Learn about the origins, constituents, and uses of propolis, including recipes for propolis products. Propolis - A Gift from Nature  

My new blog on Mother Earth News online is about wild harvesting and mindfulness. Check out the link and enjoy! Harvest Meditation And... the blog was featured as one of...

Starting today, I am a regular blogger for Mother Earth News online. Every 2-3 weeks, I will be blogging about projects happening at the farm, herbalism, plant spirituality, and herbal...

Thank you so much for visiting our brand new site! We are super excited to bring Raven Crest Botanicals online and to make our products, CSA shares, and herbal wisdom...