by Jessie Cross | Sep 5, 2023 | Plant Medicine
I’m getting over a nasty cold right now! This is my go-to healing soup. I drink cups of it throughout the day, laced with a hefty amount of ground cayenne and good sea salt. It’s warming and soothing, and always helps open me up when I am really congested....
by Jessie Cross | Sep 4, 2023 | Fermentation, Plant Medicine
Fermented honey is ancient medicine and magic that you can make today. In your own kitchen. With just a few ingredients. This Onion Fermented Honey is one of my go-to cough and sore throat home remedies. (Check out my Dragon’s Breath Fermented Chili Honey, which...
by Jessie Cross | Jun 27, 2023 | Fermentation, Plant Medicine
🌶️🍯Dragon’s Breath Fermented Chili Honey recipe!🌶️🍯 It sounds silly, but Summer Solstice is when I start to make medicine for the Fall and Winter. I like to harness and preserve the power of the Sun when it’s at its peak, and make plant medicine to warm up during the...
by Jessie Cross | Dec 3, 2019 | Plant Medicine
All the cozy feels from my nest to yours on this snowy day! I’m snuggled up in my attic office this morning. Candles lit. Little electric stove glowing. Coffee steaming. So my huge coffee mug is filled with strong organic French Roast that’s laced with raw...
by Jessie Cross | Nov 23, 2019 | Plant Medicine
So, I woke up this morning with the beginning of a cold. This elderberry tea is my personal, go-to magic bullet to fight any kind of winter ick. It’s a heady mix of berries, flowers, and herbs that almost always beats a cold if I drink it right when I first...
by Jessie Cross | Nov 18, 2019 | Plant Medicine
Let’s talk about Birch tree meaning! These ethereal tree spirits are easy to spot. Their white, papery bark draws the eye instantly in a landscape of green and brown. It’s long been a ghostly favorite of mine. The Birch (betula pendula) is a sacred tree to...
