How to Grind Frankincense, Myrrh and other Resins

How to Grind Frankincense, Myrrh and other Resins

Frankincense and Myrrh are becoming better known and integrated with our Western lives as interest in the healing power of plants grows. Though we often learn of these resins through the popularity of their essential oils , their greatest therapeutic gifts lie in...
Botany for the Distiller-Ethics, Intelligence, and the Pursuit of Quality

Botany for the Distiller-Ethics, Intelligence, and the Pursuit of Quality

Botany for the distiller.  A workshop series at the Bozarth Mansion in Spokane WA 12-14 June 2017 Distilling essential oils is a simple process that echoes the evaporation and condensation of water in Nature. We load the still with aromatic material and collect...
Plant Magic, Mysticism and Medicine-the Viridis Genii Symposium 2016

Plant Magic, Mysticism and Medicine-the Viridis Genii Symposium 2016

The Viridis Genii Symposium Plant Magic, Mysticism, and Medicine June 3rd — June 6th 2016 As some of you know, I will be presenting the keynote speech and conducting a workshop at the Viridis Genii symposium beginning of June in Portland Oregon. The premise of this...
Putting the genie in the bottle-Exploring quality in artisan herbal products

Putting the genie in the bottle-Exploring quality in artisan herbal products

Plant Medicine- Ancient and Modern As inherently creative beings, we aspire to meet or exceed ourselves in all we do. Part of our joy and satisfaction in any given creative field, is to push the boundaries and bring our work beyond where others have taken it. We are...
9 Tips- for making a Kick Ass Wildflower Wine

9 Tips- for making a Kick Ass Wildflower Wine

Now is the season, the possibilities of this years bounty are starting to bubble up in our minds. Wild wines, Jams, Jellies, confections and preserves, fritters and frittatas. Wild Mushrooms and May-apples. SPRING is here! Symbol of potential and new beginnings, new...
Frankincense & Myrrh, a Theory on Holistic Tinctures

Frankincense & Myrrh, a Theory on Holistic Tinctures

A Thought on the holistic tincturing of oleo-resins. Each type of Oleo-Gum-Resin such as Myrrh, Opoponax, Mastic, the many types of Frankincense etc., contain different proportions of water-soluble gum and alcohol soluble oleo-resins, (resins and volatile oils). I...