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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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Dec 6, 20222 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Sep 21, 20221 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jun 1, 20223 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jan 24, 20225 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Nov 30, 20214 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Nov 19, 20213 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Nov 19, 20212 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Oct 18, 20212 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Aug 23, 20213 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jul 18, 20213 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jun 27, 20215 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
May 23, 20214 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Apr 12, 20213 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Apr 6, 20213 min read


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),...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Feb 27, 20212 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jan 29, 20215 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jan 29, 20213 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jan 26, 20217 min read


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...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jan 18, 20213 min read


Interview by Kristin Kelly, owner of Ode
September 2019 You are a certified life coach, so an expert in the field of helping people live their best lives. Do you have some advice...

Hannah Jacobson-Hardy
Jan 17, 20215 min read
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