november calendar - nov 26

give thanks today for all that you have.

i'm thankful for...

-my beautiful children who inspire me to write herbal roots zine
-my husband who supports my creative endeavors and allows me the freedom to create herbal roots zine
-my friends who encourage me to express myself
-my friends and sponsors who offer their creative creations for the weekly giveaways
-my ability to grow healthy food and herbs to feed my friends, my family and myself
-my readers and subscribers of herbal roots who urge me to continue on with this addiction of mine to create a fun way to teach children and adults about the wonderful healing power of herbs!!

what are you thankful for?

thank you

november calendar - nov 25

making shampoo can be fun and easy! try making the recipe today. for those of you who would like a bit more challenging recipe, try country living's soapwort rosemary shampoo recipe!

november calendar - nov 24

your vinegar should be ready for using today if you started back on november 3. you can use it in cooking or as a hair rinse. show us a picture of your finished vinegar on our flickr page.

Giveaway Monday - December's Issue

wow! it's almost december already! this year has flown by!! today's giveaway is a copy of next month's issue of herbal roots zine! i'll draw a name on friday and announce the winner. the next issue will be emailed to the winner on monday, november 30. for an extra chance to win, tell me which issue of herbal roots has been your favorite and why!

saturday snippets

did you know?! it takes 100 pounds of flowering rosemary tops to make 8 ounces of rosemary essential oil! that's a lot of herb.

wooden armadillo winner

my daughter drew maryanne's name from the box! congratulations maryanne, your kids are going to love this sweet armadillo.

thanks everyone for playing! stick around because on monday, i'll be starting the next giveaway...a copy of december's herbal roots zine!

november calendar - nov 20

did you know herbal roots zine has a flickr page? we'd love for you to post your own experiences with herbal roots on our page for everyone to see! show us what you've made with rosemary this month...wreaths, honey, vinegar, oil, shampoo...it's great to see the variety of creations everyone comes up with!