The miracle of growing plants from tiny seeds is one of the fundamentals of human existence on planet earth. We depend upon plants for our food, oxygen and medicines. Without them we would not be here. And so the amazing phenomenon of seeds sprouting from tiny dormant capsules into small plants and then maturing into […]

“There is nobody who, having a garden, shouldn’t plant a great number [of black currant bushes] for the needs of their family,” wrote the Abbé P. Bailly de Montaran in 1712. And he added: “Black currant is a fruit that promotes long life in human beings.” One of the most interesting things about herbal medicine […]

Feeling lethargic lately? Tired when you get up and exhausted by the time you get home at night? Or are you just plain low on energy? People used to call this spring fever, and there was a simple cure for it: a spring tonic. In Europe, at one time it was the custom for every […]

(Updated October 30, 2021) Our public health care system, which is largely influenced by its profit-driven suppliers, is based on the paradigm of treating the patient after she or he has already become ill. The ancient Chinese physicians would laugh at us. They were paid for keeping you well, not getting you better. That of […]

You may be reading this on your way home from work in a crowded subway car. Perhaps you’re wondering how much longer you can stay immune when people are sneezing everywhere around you. Most respiratory pathogens are spread by droplet infection. If you are frightened at the prospect of legions of winter epidemics marching into […]

Rachel Thompson raises free-to-range chickens with her partner Andy on their farm in Bruce County near Tiverton overlooking Lake Huron. She takes great care to see that her birds are well nourished with organic and non-GMO grains, home-grown sunflower seeds, vegetables and apples. She believes peoples’ health is more important than profits. It was this […]