Author: Darcey Blue

Darcey Blue French is an herbalist & nutritionist, wildcrafter, gardener, food lover, Earth lover and wild woman. She has been using and learning from the plants, both wild and cultivated since childhood, and it is her deep love of the wild Earth and its creatures that fuels her passion for healing and teaching about plants, wilderness, spirit, nourishment and healing. She spends her time leading Edible and Medicinal Wild Plant walks, Plant Spirit Medicine groups, teaching herbal and nutritional classes and intensives both in person and online, creating nourishing and delicious meals, wildcrafting and making medicines from the plants, seeing clients and enjoying the wild places on the earth. Darcey practices in the the Vitalist tradition of herbalism, which fosters the interconnection and nourishment of body, mind, and spirit. Through the use of nutrition, herbal formulas, flower essences, and connection with nature, she aims to support the vitality of all aspects of the human being.

Herbal Kombucha, Water Kefir, Lactofermented herbal infusions & herbal sodas

I just received a fresh, happy scoby baby in the mail, to replace the dearth of fermented beverages in my life.  I used to brew booch and kefir, soda and more regularly.  Life happened.  I got a little off track.   But happy to have a booch baby back in my life.   Here are … Continue reading Herbal Kombucha, Water Kefir, Lactofermented herbal infusions & herbal sodas

Herbalism, Actually…(self treatment, strep throat, and overdoing it)

Its easy to perform herbal healing wonders for others...confidence in your tools, and skills and knowledge grows when your client before you- believes in you.  Its also a bitch.  Because sometimes they'll need to take your tincture 25 times. A day.  (Convince them of that!!  Hard sell.)  Sometimes you just need to stay in bed … Continue reading Herbalism, Actually…(self treatment, strep throat, and overdoing it)