The Working Apothecary: Traceability — It’s Not Just for When Something Goes Wrong

The Working Apothecary: Traceability — It’s Not Just for When Something Goes Wrong

Imagine opening an email from one of your herb suppliers and learning that there is a problem with a particular...

Fall Harvesting in the Mid-Atlantic: Bringing the Season into the Apothecary

Fall Harvesting in the Mid-Atlantic: Bringing the Season into the Apothecary

There is something especially satisfying about an autumn harvest. The light softens, the mornings turn cool, and the garden begins...

Kratom Deserves a More Careful Conversation

Kratom Deserves a More Careful Conversation

Kratom is in the news again following the tragic deaths of two students at the University of Mississippi. Packaged kratom...

What Would You Say to Herbal Software That Remembered the Whole Story?

What Would You Say to Herbal Software That Remembered the Whole Story?

Herbal medicine making is rarely as simple as recording a recipe. A formula changes as we work with it. We...

What Happened When We Moved Indoors?

What Happened When We Moved Indoors?

Sunlight, Circadian Rhythm, Vitamin D, and the Biology We Left Behind This morning, I’m working from my Treehouse Office. The...