It is fall! This is the season of the harvest, the fruition of all the growth of spring and summer. Fruits, vegetables, nuts and grains are all abundant. This is true for us as well: we harvest benefits ...
A burst of the refreshing scent of fresh cut grass, with the hint of citrusy top notes carried by the breeze, blends with sweetness of floral aromas diluted with a morning dew. Middle notes emerge in sensual ...
Healing properties of mushrooms have been gaining popularity and interest in the scientific and medical world over the past decades in Western cultures. However, in many indigenous traditions around the ...
For us who are continuously inspired with nature's rhythm, enjoy roaming the woods and looking for unmarked paths, spring is the season of wild awakenings. Although coming from different cultures, most ...
Almost two decades ago I was a newcomer on the North American continent. I used to take a walks along the East River's banks on the edge of the Long Island City. City river banks are not pleasant to the ...
One of the main characters in the Tom Robbins' witty Jitterbug Perfume names barbarian clans on unidentified territory of Bohemia as a beet and turnip clans. Having a Central-Eastern European background, ...
The first days of March have gifted us with warm sunbeams and hope that the dreadfully long and cold winter is finally behind us. Wind, sun and clouds, passing snow showers, pouring rains, and unstable ...
The most sensitive and challenging times for our immune systems are the periods of the year when seasons change. Here in the northeastern part of the States we witness and endure harsh polar temperatures ...
A few weeks ago I was writing about how challenging it is to pledge allegiance to winter. And it sure has been. For weeks now, Nature has gifted us with snowy and icy sceneries, harsh winds, and dangerously ...
Oftentimes I ask myself what would be my food of choice in the direst survival scenario. What could we grow and use to nourish life by relying only on Nature’s wisdom? Sprouts would be my first pick! ...
A few weeks ago an article about bone broth benefits was published in the New York Times. Shots of fresh prepared, slow cooked bone stock have been served at several trendy places as an 'on the go meal' ...
The first week of 2015 is behind us! Countless resolutions are still wrapping up the anxiously ambitious minds of many. Gyms are overflowing with new members. Magazines and social media advertise overzealous ...
