Meet Dancing Willow Herbs owner and clinical herbalist Elliott Brinkley, and learn how she went from interning in the medicine making lab to taking ownership of the apothecary in 2021- tending our 35 year old apothecary. Read about her path into herbalism, the evolution of Dancing Willow Herbs, and what it has meant to grow alongside this beloved community apothecary.
Herbalism becomes easier to sustain when the plants are woven into the meals, rhythms, and rituals already shaping our days. In this conversation with Sarah Kate Benjamin of The Kosmic Kitchen, we explore kitchen herbalism, Ayurveda, seasonal living, motherhood, and postpartum nourishment—along with simple ways to build a home apothecary using herbs, infused foods, body oils, bath salts, and Dancing Willow Herbs preparations.
Herbal constituents can sound abstract until we begin to taste, feel, and see them in the plants themselves. This post explores how alkamides, carotenoids, and immunomodulating polysaccharides shape the actions of herbs like echinacea, calendula, nettle, and dandelion, and why those constituents matter when we choose how to prepare herbal medicine.
Learn how lei making can become a healing practice, a daily ritual of connection, and a way to deepen your relationship with the land beneath your feet. In this conversation with Keya of Ecotone Kauaʻi, we explore Hawaiian herbalism, beauty, reverence, and how plants can help us remember how to belong.
