Longer thoughts

The Journal

Essays and guides for the parts that don't fit in a recipe card.

Your Cycle Is Not a Problem to Solve

Women are taught to treat menstruation as a malfunction to be managed. But your cycle is actually one of the few real-time readouts of overall health that a body offers for free.

8 minute read

Amber glass jars of dried herbs on a worn wooden table in a sunlit greenhouse.

guides

The Perimenopause Pantry: 10 Herbs to Stock Now

A genuinely useful, opinionated stocking list of ten herbs for perimenopause, organized by what they are for rather than alphabetically. We will talk about what each one is traditionally reached for, how to bring it into your home, roughly what it costs, and when you should leave it on the shelf.

11 minute read

A warm ceramic mug of adaptogen latte on a worn wooden table in morning sunlight.

rituals

A Morning Ritual That Doesn't Require Waking Up at 5am

The elaborate morning routine is a privilege dressed up as discipline. Here is a gentle, seven-minute alternative built around making one warm drink properly.

6 minute read

Amber glass jars and dried herbs on a worn wooden table in a sunlit greenhouse.

lifestyle

Why Your Grandmother's Remedies Were Right

An enormous amount of household plant knowledge lived in women's hands and was passed down in kitchens. We explore the profound wisdom of folk herbalism, what was lost to modern medicine, and how you can start the chain again.

8 minute read

Amber glass jars of fire cider and elderberry syrup on a worn wooden table with dried herbs.

seasonal

Autumn Apothecary: What to Brew When the Season Turns

The light goes amber, the air turns crisp, and the apothecary shifts to roots and berries. Here is what we are brewing to meet the season.

7 minute read