mandana boushee

I had the deep pleasure of writing a guest blog for the folks over at Learning Herbs. I chose to talk about one of my greatest herbal loves, saffron! Did you know that the saffron harvest commences in November? There is no better time to learn the folklore and many use...

“Did you hear about the rose that grew

from a crack in the concrete?

Proving nature's law is wrong it

learned to walk without having feet.

Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams,

it learned to breathe fresh air.

Long live the rose that grew from concrete

when no one else e...

Saffron by Amir Safi

My mother picks up the pestle and mortar and does to saffron what the clerics have done to her country/ pours in steaming water till the liquid in the bowl becomes the Caspian swallowing the sun/ it smells like a home I have not returned to in 10 ye...

Still very much living within the sweetness of this group, who came together to take part in Wild Gather's program, Seeds of Herbalism 2019. I feel deeply grateful to my teaching partner and dear friend, Lauren, for constantly reaffirming how positive and uplifting it...

 The end of August always hits me in a bittersweet kind of way. The thought of summers wildness and warmness fading can make me feel majorly blue. here's my inspo list for whats getting me through the august blues:

1. day lily orange lipstick (saw-c exotic tangerine)

2....

It is with great excitement, joy, and honor that I get to share with you all about this incredible conference I co-organize for. The New England Herb Conference takes place every August in the beautiful state of New Hampshire. The conference is sold out for this summer...

this is club datura. it used to live within my living room, but we recently moved and it intuitively felt like it needed to be reborn in the bathroom. club datura is the place i go when i just wanna chill freaky solo with some colorful lighting, goosebump music feels,...

 For me early June is the time of year that I flock to the beaches of New England to have my time with the roses. The salty air, cool waters, and bright fragrant flowers wrap me deep into the magic of the sea and rose. As I harvest flowers with my family, we get to enc...

can we just talk about how cute and incredible this situation is right here? my child and i have been making essence together since boo was itty bitty but these are her *first* solo essences. just in case you can't read 5 year old writing, these flower essences are of...

As the International Herbal Symposium approaches so soon, i'm feeling overwhelmed with deep gratitude for the gift of getting to work with and beside a collective of incredibly inspiring, brilliant, and legendary babes, Amanda David, Claudia Ford, Sobande Greer, Stepha...