Category Archives: Herbal Ally 2011

Oh, the joy I felt when I came home from my trip to Florida and I saw my goldenrod in full bloom.   She was HUGE!  Almost 10 feet tall… so ripe and abundant.   I still have some tincture left … Continue reading →

I am surrounded by lovely Goldenrod friends.  It thrills me to be tagged on Facebook when someone writes about Goldenrod; I am so happy that they know me well enough to be assured that I am interested… hungry even… for … Continue reading →

Goldenrod Notes: 8/10/11   Goldenrod represents “abundant harvest” to me.  She begins blooming right at the start of the first harvest and provides food for so many insects…  She teaches me how to share with bugs and bees and spiders… … Continue reading →

I am so impressed with my Goldenrod salve.  I blended Goldenrod infused olive oil, beeswax and raw shea butter, and it was YUM.  I didn’t add any essential oils to mask the natural fragrance of Goldenrod. I took one of … Continue reading →

My love note to Goldenrod Dear Goldenrod, Each time I sit with you, I am reminded of the first time I approached you; slightly nervous that you wouldn’t accept me; concerned that you would make my nose run and my … Continue reading →

*excerpt from the Herbal Ally page for challenge 10* In Susun Weed’s article You Can Have a Green Ally (http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/December04/healingwise.htm) her first exercise is: Sit and breathe with your green ally for 3-10 minutes a day. You breathe out and … Continue reading →

I am enjoying the heck out of my vinegar.    The vinegar made from the dried leaves is much more mellow.  I didn’t let it set as long as the vinegar I made last summer, and since it was dried … Continue reading →

  The goldenrod vinegar from last year is not as hazy (maybe I didn’t let the newer batch infuse as long?) *shrug* and the older vinegar is much darker. The batch on the left was made with fresh blooms and … Continue reading →

  Ahhhhhhh…… Goldenrod oil infusion. You know, the only other time I made a Goldenrod oil infusion, the plants were in their later harvest stage (flowers beginning to fade), and I was concerned that I didn’t get very much medicine … Continue reading →