Loose Leaf Blog

  January begins every New Year in the sign of Capricorn, which is ruled by the planet Saturn. The ancients associated Saturn with the difficult but necessary qualities of discipline,...

  2017 was a pretty amazing year. We met so many new faces and had some great conversations when you came in to shop. We put together a little "Year...

I asked our staff what they loved about 2017, and here’s what they had to say...

For anyone looking for a healthy version of a traditional favorite dessert, these brownie bites are gluten-free, vegan, and contain no processed sugars. As healthy as they are, they’re sweet...

What were the Magi up to when they decided on the three gifts to bring to baby Jesus? The value of gold is obvious, but why trek across the desert...

One of the simplest and tastiest raw desserts is macaroons. If you’ve never tried them, macaroons are dense, chewy, sweet, and satisfying mounds of sweet chewy coconut. Although the spelling...

Unlike Halloween, which was a cultural celebration, the winter and summer solstices (along with spring and fall equinoxes) are celestial events marking the position of the sun in relation to...

Natural aromas of citrus, spice, and evergreen evoke feelings of peace and stir childhood memories of joyful anticipation and holiday magic. The aromatic plants that we associate with the holiday...

  Craving something creamy and delicious, but without dairy and refined sugar? Want another idea for how to use your favorite Pumpkin Chai Spice tea? This mouth-watering custard is the...

December is here, and it begins full throttle with a full moon in Gemini on the third, which, interestingly enough, is the same day Mercury goes into retrograde. If you’re...

After 7 years of working with Kita, I am going to move down a new path into the world of cyber-security. Working with Kita has been fun, educational, incredibly rewarding,...

Inflammation is an immune response that your body stages to fight against invaders and repair damaged tissues. However, when an immune response is unnecessary or persists for a very long...