Articles on Herbal Lotions and Potions
Chickweed (Stellaria media) is one of our most common, useful weeds in Pennsylvania. The plant is well known as a nutritious, delicious, tender salad green high in vitamins, minerals and protein; a smooth, soothing cooler of fevers, congestion, infection and inflammation; a tool for weight loss. And as Susun Weeds says, a medicinal “joint oiler” …
This class is available for private and group scheduling, at your place or mine. Contact me to plan and schedule by calling 610-389-8316 or emailing kpalcho@gmail.com. This is a great class to follow up Edible Weed Walk and Foraging-after learning to identify, you can learn to use your plants. Learn to make simple herbal extracts …
Introduction to Herbal Extracts for Body Care, Culinary, and Medicinal Purposes Read More »
Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta and Cardamine pensylvanica) is one of the best early spring greens in eastern PA. It is one of over 150 similar species which grow all over the world. The genus Cardamine is in the mustard family, known as Cruciferae or Brassica. So, the plant has a mustard, horseradish, or pepper flavor and …
This class is available for private and group scheduling, at your place or mine. Contact me to plan and schedule by calling 610-389-8316 or emailing kpalcho@gmail.com. The best season for doing weed walks in eastern PA is from mid to late April, through October. Learn how to identify and use common weeds of eastern Pennsylvania. …
This class is available for private and group scheduling, at your place or mine. Contact me to plan and schedule by calling 610-389-8316 or emailing kpalcho@gmail.com. Explore ancient and contemporary methods of using plant-based raw materials to make specialized herbal products for facial care. All products can be personally customized to suit your own needs. …
Specialty Facial Care Products: Serums, Cleansers, Scrubs Read More »
This class is available for private and group scheduling, at your place or mine. Contact me to plan and schedule by calling 610-389-8316 or emailing kpalcho@gmail.com. Explore ancient and contemporary methods of using plant-based raw materials to make an eclectic variety of useful herbal products. Summertime calls for specialized products In this class, we make …
This class is available for private and group scheduling, at your place or mine. Contact me to plan and schedule by calling 610-389-8316 or emailing kpalcho@gmail.com. Explore ancient and contemporary methods of using plant-based raw materials to make an eclectic variety of useful herbal products. All products can be personally customized to suit your own …
Urtica dioica, Stinging Nettle, is one of the most nutritious, delicious, and useful plants of spring in Pennsylvania. Famous throughout history for making cord from its tough fibers, it is truly a powerhouse of nutrition. It is packed with chlorophyll, calcium, iron, trace minerals and protein. It is good for lactation and arthritic joints, and …
Learn how to identify, use, and appreciate the common weeds of eastern Pennsylvania. “Weeds” are some of the most safe, nutritious, and valuable of all plants. Join me in a videos and posts about my seasonally changing search for wild plants such as mustard, violet, bittercress, watercress, chickweed, dandelion, nettle, false nettle, self-heal, burdock, milkweed, …
Dandelion Weed Walk Video and Recipe for Dandelion Wine Read More »
Winter brings many changes to Berks County. I like the cold, crisp clarity, the brilliant night sky, the way you can see such a distance through the woods to far landscapes. But it also brings cracked, dry, sore hands and skin. This is the time of year when I begin making herbal Balms and Salves. …
kpalcho@gmail.com | (610) 389-8316 | Fleetwood, PA
Serving the greater Philadelphia and Reading, PA regions
All photos courtesy of Karen