Cream of Green Soup

What better way to say I Love You than with a fresh stinging nettle soup, right?  I thought so too. My husband had a cold and was a touch off his game, so this past Valentine’s [...]

Nine Things Your Nipples Wish You Knew About Them

Welcome, Carnival of Breastfeeding readers!

1. When breastfeeding, don’t wash your nipples with soap! They have special ducts that secrete naturally lubricating, bacteria fighting oil. “What,” you say, “don’t wash?” No, of [...]

Drooling Over Seed Catalogs

I heard a robin singing last week. Not only that, little green stinging nettle plants and brave daffodil shoots are peeking out through the mud. And the raspberry plants have fresh new buds emerging from the dry, [...]

Suzanne is Leaving and We’re Happy About It

Suzanne’s last day at Earth Mama Angel Baby was last week and we’re happy about it. Not because we’re happy she’s leaving, but because we’re  happy she is leaving to have a baby. 
She came to work at Earth [...]

Carson Mineral Hot Springs: A Resolutionary Experience

I’ve never been one for New Year’s resolutions. Instead, I prefer to take periodic pauses to take stock, reflect and evaluate. Four times a year at the beginning of each new season, I try to [...]

One for the Ladies: Lady’s Mantle

It’s winter time, and the perennial herbs lie dormant, gathering their strength to burst forth in all their glory come spring. Lady’s Mantle is one of those herbs, collecting itself to dependably reappear, to be [...]

The Healing Garden

I have never met any person who has not been touched by baby loss. Women who have been pregnant and have lost a baby are most often tended to only as grieving women. But their bodies [...]

My Sunday By Melinda Olson

Spending time in the garden feels like a vacation to me. One would reasonably think, however, that in November the gardens are in hibernation mode. But while Oregon has been inundated with rain for the past [...]

One Person’s Weeds, Another Person’s Dinner

Not everyone thinks dandelions are swell like I do. In fact, I’d wager most people consider them another lawn weed to eradicate, one determined, single-minded way or another. In truth, most medicinal herbs are common [...]

About Face

I’ve mentioned before how extraordinarily lucky I was to spend three years outside, working in the garden to learn what would become the Earth Mama Angel Baby product line. Those three years were bliss. Each [...]