Hello community! It has been a long and windy road this spring and summer with the pandemic continuing and all of us trying to adapt and survive. That paired with all of the political, environmental, and social issues we are currently dealing with…wow! I will say that through it all, I am grateful for this …
Pandemic Month 6: An update from your Co-op Herbalists Read More »
The Produce Department of the French Broad Food Co-op offers exclusively organically grown produce. The vast majority of both our local and non-local produce is Certified Organic. If it’s not Certified Organic, you can be sure that it is organically grown — and that it was grown by a farm within 150 miles from FBFC …
Hello to our co-op family! As I finally sit down to write about the past couple of months and give updates, I am amazed at the changes that have come to everyones lives. We have all weathered something that no one could imagine or prepare for. I know here at the co-op it has been …
Have a look at this Pandemic Herbalists Webinar Series from the American Herbalist Guild. This special five week series is designed to offer an array of contemporary considerations for herbalists during these challenging times. https://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/suggested-sliding-scale-webinar-series More Details
Immune Support and Syrup making Every year we seem to be bombarded with a new group of viruses and flu. Luckily, we herbalists have a wonderful array of plants that can help. I cannot stress enough to be prepared! In the spring and summer, when so many of these plants are in their season is …
With the warmer than normal weather we have had, my chickweed patch has been abundant! Chickweed loves to grow in the cooler seasons…it actually thrives fall through spring, disappearing in the heat of summer. This is part of chickweeds medicine too, it is cooling. One of my favorite hot rash allies, it makes a wonderful …
With a focus on immune support, this class will take you through creating your own various syrups to support health during cold and flu season. We will cover several wonderful plant allies that have immune supporting, anti viral, and anti bacterial properties and I will share some of my favorite home remedies. You will take …
Anti-infection Tincture 2 parts Echinacea root tincture 2 parts Echinacea leaf and flower tincture 1 part ginger root tincture 1/2 part usnea tincture 1/2 part licorice root tincture 1 part Oregon grape root tincture You can tincture this all together or separately. Excellent for hard to shake infections of all kinds and tasty! Shared by …
Rosemary, peppermint and lemon – For motivating the student who doesn’t want to get out of summer mode and go back to school. This happy and energizing combo can wake up even the grumpiest summer gamer who got used to staying up into the wee hours and doesn’t want to get back on the school-routine …
