Founder of First Curve Apothecary and Greenspell. Alex loves to craft personalized herbal formulas for his clients while supporting them in cultivating rituals of deep embodiment.
My favorite herbs to infuse in oil
If you are looking for directions on making an herbal infused oil, check out our post below:
Herbal OilsFat is
Considerations for Plant Walks & Class Weekends...
Some considerations before going out on plant walks or day trips to explore the wilds around us.
Dress Appropriately
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Recipes
Shagbark Hickory Syrup
This roasty, toasty, and smokey syrup is made from an infusion of roasted shagbark hickory bark (Carya ovata). This recipe
Earth-Based Skills
Foraging Tips + Tools
There are dozens of tips and rules floating around related to the best approaches for safe and ethical foraging (also
Earth-Based Skills
Urban Foraging Guide
The chart below is adapted from a resource provided by ethnobotanist Nina Lawrin of Loveren Collections. Nina was an early
Recipes
Forager's Bitters: a not-so-simple recipe for reconnecting with our home-place
As a community herbalist, it is my goal to make herbalism accessible and approachable. So when I offer recipes for
Side Quests
Side Quests won't be that easy to stumble upon!
What a nice thought, though... the possibility that life
Phytochemical Glossary
I created this glossary to compile notes related to common phytochemicals that are good for herbalists and naturalists to know
Practice Note Making
Prajna and the Three Wisdom Tools
Simple practices for taking good notes
Elaboration is the key to understanding
The philosophy informing my approach to learning and knowledge management