Sage Hill Botanicals

Herbs

Growing and identifying your own herb medicine is one of the most rewarding and self-sufficient things you can do for your yourself and your family. Learn to do all this and what to do with them.

Herbalism

Using herbs, flowers, and plants for medicine is something very important, especially in this uncertain time. Learn how to make herb preparations and how to take them internally or externally.

Cook

Cooking and preserving food from scratch from homegrown, foraged, or fermented ingredients. Learn to use herbs and spices from your garden or cupboard for extra special healthy dishes.

Ferment

Fermenting is a traditional way of preserving foods that creates a delicious and gut healthy end product. Learn to make lacto-fermented vegetables from your garden. Fermented foods can help keep your body healthy!

Foraging

Foraging and wildcrafting for your own food and medicine is a great way to get outside and reap the benefits of being out in wild areas. It gives you access to some of the most nutrient rich and healing plants, all while getting exercise and fresh air.

Homesteading

Learn homesteading ideas from a mid-life couple who started fresh on seven wooded acres in the mountains about vegetable and herb gardening, animals, building, and other survival crafts.

 

I’m Lisa

A gardener and herbalist on a journey through life, growing and wildcrafting her own food and medicine. Trusting in the Lord, through health issues, overload of stress, and busy life, shares ideas and recipes that can help you pare down and heal too.

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Featured

Plantain, not the banana, but Plantago major. Plantain is a versatile medicinal plant known for its wound healing, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and digestive-supporting properties. I use plantain for rashes when seasonal allergies show themselves. I usually get a rash on my hands, arms, and lower legs in the spring, just when I have a lot of garden work to do. So, I harvest a handful of plantain leaves, dry them a couple of days to reduce the water content, and cover them in coconut or olive oil in a glass jar for several weeks. I know the rash is coming, so I have this started long before I really need it. I use the finished plantain oil infusion as is, but beeswax can be added to make a salve as in the photo. I have finished plantain herbal salve in my shop if you need some too. I also have dried plantain leaves from my garden for infusions and tea making as well. Shop HERE

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The Herb Letters, Monthly Story Letters and Botanical Art Prints
Lisa Ray Art, Watercolors and Photography