Happy Holidays

I know some of you are enjoying maybe a bit too much of a winter  wonderland right now.  While nothing is blooming outside, it helps that my rosemary plants are.  A little spark of life with this super cold weather here in Missouri helps.  In a few months the back field will be filled with calendula and chamomile blooms, but actually the pretty little bluish flowers of my rosemary plants are some of my favorites.

Here’s hope everyone has a happy, safe and healthy holiday season.

debra

Missouri Hydrosols

It’s been freezing here in Missouri the last few weeks.  Temps never going over 25 degrees is not for a person that loves heat.  But I received the best package on Friday from another Missouri business – Goods from the Woods. Upon opening the box, it felt like spring.  Penny sent me a box of 3 different hydrosols to try out and the quality is amazing!  There was a bottle each of their Yarrow, Wild Plum and Elder Flower.  We wildcraft yarrow here at Botanical Earth on the property, and Goods from the Woods had the distinct smell of fresh, young yarrow herb.  Besides calendula, yarrow is my favorite herb to work with, so the fact that Penny added yarrow was a treat.  If you want to try some hand harvested, quality hydrosols check out their offerings at PineNut.com/shop.  They are out of a lot of stock for the season, so put your name on their list for this coming spring/summer’s harvest – I will.  Creating new bedding sprays for pets or facial tonics with these certified organic hydrosols will be an inspiration.  Thank you Penny!!!!

Also, this busy Ozark herbalist is quite the Pine Nut expert.  If you are looking for certified organic nuts such as hickory and pine nuts, you’ll find lots of information on Penny’s site at PineNuts.com