The Herb Factory's blog about herbs and tinctures

Celebrate the Winter Solstice | Create your own...
The Winter Solstice 2024 is coming soon on December 21. Read more about the Winter Solstice and get inspiration for how you can celebrate and create your own ritual.
Celebrate the Winter Solstice | Create your own...
The Winter Solstice 2024 is coming soon on December 21. Read more about the Winter Solstice and get inspiration for how you can celebrate and create your own ritual.

Juniper bush Forest grey tree
The forest maiden, the guardian and queen of the forest, not only lives among the trees, but she can take the form of a tree, live in a tree, be...
Juniper bush Forest grey tree
The forest maiden, the guardian and queen of the forest, not only lives among the trees, but she can take the form of a tree, live in a tree, be...

Herbs to Smoke | Ceremonial Smoking
Throughout history, herbs and plants have been used for ceremonial smoking. Here are our suggestions for herbs that are suitable for smoking on special occasions. You may want to honor...
Herbs to Smoke | Ceremonial Smoking
Throughout history, herbs and plants have been used for ceremonial smoking. Here are our suggestions for herbs that are suitable for smoking on special occasions. You may want to honor...

Herbs for Grief | Folklore and Symbolism
In plant symbolism and in the older folklore about plants we can find support in our own grieving processes. Here it helps to carry with us an alchemical perspective -...
Herbs for Grief | Folklore and Symbolism
In plant symbolism and in the older folklore about plants we can find support in our own grieving processes. Here it helps to carry with us an alchemical perspective -...

Distillation of essential oil and hydrolate | A...
Here I show pictures from the course in essential oil distillation and hydrolate that I recently attended in Austria. Distillation is truly a magical process, so simple yet so ingenious.
Distillation of essential oil and hydrolate | A...
Here I show pictures from the course in essential oil distillation and hydrolate that I recently attended in Austria. Distillation is truly a magical process, so simple yet so ingenious.

Summer Herbal Events 2024 | Take an Herbal Course
This summer there are lots of great herbal courses and herbal hikes to choose from, from north to south. An herbal summer course is a wonderful way to connect with...
Summer Herbal Events 2024 | Take an Herbal Course
This summer there are lots of great herbal courses and herbal hikes to choose from, from north to south. An herbal summer course is a wonderful way to connect with...