The Power of Herbal Steams for Colds & Flus
When we’re sick, our energy is zapped. If you can only do one thing the entire day for yourself, try an herbal steam. They are simple,...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Bone Broths: Creating a Foundation of Wellness
Bone broths are an easy way to integrate deep core nourishment into one’s diet. Purchase organic beef bones or use a chicken carcass (I...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Sep 21, 2022
- 1 min
Artemisia: Goddess of the Hunt, Moon, Childbirth, Dreams
Every September I become immersed in the wonders of the Artemisia family: Mugwort, Sweet Annie and Wormwood. While weaving wreaths and...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Drying Herbs for Tea & Culinary Uses
In my family home growing up, we always had herb bundles drying in the kitchen for soups. Rosemary, Thyme, Sage, Oregano. These were the...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jan 24, 2022
- 5 min
Menstruation & Honoring your Blood
I’ve been menstruating for about over 20 years so it’s time to write a post about that, right?! Most of my menstruating years were filled...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Skincare Tips for Winter
The cold dry air of winter in the Northeast can be a real challenge for skin. Chapped lips, irritated noses, itchy feet, and being...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
SCORPIO SEASON
Last night as I was closing up the farm store, a friend said to me how this season feels really harsh right now. I informed her it will...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Nov 19, 2021
- 2 min
Shamanic Sessions
I am writing to you on Halloween weekend, when the veil begins to thin between worlds. The way leaves fall from the trees making it...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Oct 18, 2021
- 2 min
Lung/Large Intestine Season
This past week, watching the yellow golden leaves of the beech tree outside my office fall to the ground brought me sadness. Autumn is...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Entering Earth Time, the Harvest Season
The Harvest Season, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is known as Earth Time. The systems of the body connected to this...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jul 18, 2021
- 3 min
New members on the farmstead
The gardens are bursting with color: red, purple, pink, yellow, orange and lush green everywhere. The insistent rain has been mostly a...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jun 27, 2021
- 5 min
About the Farmstead
In the spirit of our collaboration on the land at the Sweet Birch Herbals Homestead, we are starting a weekly collaborative blog post...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
Ethically Foraging Wild Edibles & Medicinal Herbs
The sounds and sights of spring unfurling renew a sense of hope. Wild edibles and spring ephemerals are shooting up from the ground at...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Allergies, Ticks & Liver Cleanses
Oh the glories of spring! LIVER CLEANSING Spring brings so much beauty but it also means allergy season, ticks and feelings of...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Apr 6, 2021
- 3 min
Pine Resin Uses & Salve Recipe
It's a chilly spring morning and I'm out with the goats in the conifer forest harvesting pine resin. Balsam Fir, White Pine and Spruce...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Feb 27, 2021
- 2 min
Herbs for Seasonal Affective Disorder
st. johnswort flowers The winter is long in New England and many people suffer from symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD),...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jan 29, 2021
- 5 min
Fibroids: natural alternatives
I am a huge advocate for women's reproductive health. We want to feel powerful and healthy in our bodies, right? It is scary when...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jan 29, 2021
- 3 min
Chaga Mushroom
(Inonotus obliquus) Chaga is being over harvested so please only take what you need and never take the entire mushroom. Leave some on the...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jan 26, 2021
- 7 min
Coffee: an herbalists journey to her truth regarding the coveted bean
This article is my opinion based on my experiences. My intention in writing about coffee and women's health in particular is to inspire...
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Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Crossroads of 2020
As 2020 nears a close it is evident that we are all at Great Crossroads. There are two paths. One is filled with greed and materialism at...
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