by hilary | Feb 25, 2021 | breastfeeding, galactagogue garden
Would you believe that this ugly weed that overruns gardens and fields is used by nursing mothers to support their milk supply? Sow Thistle – Super Food for Moms Recently, while writing on A Mother’s Garden of Galactagogues, I learned that the Sow Thistle is...
by hilary | Feb 22, 2021 | breastfeeding, galactagogue, galactagogue garden, lactogenic diet, motherhood
Amaranth as Food In traditional societies, the roots, stalks, leaves and seeds of amaranth are valued as medicine and food. In the West, we are only familiar with its tiny seeds that are cooked like rice, or ground into flour for baking. The seeds are an extremely...
by hilary | Nov 2, 2020 | breastfeeding, galactagogue garden
Blue Borage Time Your furry leaves and blue starflowers Summon bees at all the hours, Throughout spring and throughout summer, Summon all the honey mummers. How their nimble legs alight Upon your blossoms’ azure shade, They stop and nip your sticky dew, Then fly...
by hilary | Mar 26, 2018 | breastfeeding, galactagogue garden
Join my little shopping spree for lactogenic plant starters at the very start of spring....
