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Sweet Herb Medicinals, LLC Monthly Farm update #3, Spring 201

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HomegrownWe are always striving to grow

flowers, herbs, and produce

that are superb in taste.

Always using and picking the

goods at the peak oft the

season.

QualityThe herbals you receive in

your monthly share have

been lovingly prepared with

the most supreme

ingredients.

StyleAwareness or delicateperception, especially ofaesthetic qualities. We lovethe hand-made look andfeel of our herbals & hopeyou have too!

Let them eat cake or flowers, herbsand sweet garden harvest!

The spring season has blessed our garden and us with

abundance. We continue to feel grateful, humbled and

joy-filled as we create these herbals.

Our cherry picking was a family activity

that everyone had great fun doing

together. I think this may be partly why

the cherry jam turned out SO

delicious. We used black tartarian

cherries, which are very deep, ruby

red and taste so very sweet. In sort of

following a recipe, I realized that I am

continually finding myself using WAY

less sugar than called for. The cherry

am you find in your CSA share was

combined using local honey, agave

nectar and less than the called-for

sugar. Enjoy it on everything!

Just RELAX! And when doing so, take

a bath and use these very silky, not-

too-drying bath salts to help ease the

soreness of an aching body, a buzz-

filled mind, or all the beautiful chaos

that might be in your life.

Using freshly harvesting catnip, we

combined the glorious pink Himalayan

salts to make that sweet, oh-so

Spring-like purple and pink must have.

Chamomile essential oil is excellent for

the nervous system as well as the

gastrointestinal system as it can be

quite bitter. Calming all around.

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If you listen, they will teach you. - United Plant Savers

Antibiotic Salve:

We have combined a few of our

favorite powerhouse herbsincluding comfrey, plantain and

goldenseal along with a couple of

essential oils to create this

supremely healing ointment. It is

packed with a punch to really fight

whatever funky stuff may be ailing

your skin. Because it can heal so

rapidly with the fresh harvested

comfrey leaf, be sure that you do

not apply to a severely deep

wound, as it may seal the skinbefore the wound has completely

healed internally. You will also

want to be sure the wound is

completely clean before applying

the antibiotic salve.

Even though our standard salve

receives rave reviews and

provides a small challenge in

keeping it on the shelf, I wanted to

provide a salve that could helpthose nasty little (or, not-so-little)

skin problems and grimy skin

irritations.

So, do not hesitate to slather it on

your dog, cat, or human friends

you know who may need this extra

bit of good, healing, fast acting

balm.

Because Goldenseal (Hydrastis

canadensis) is on the endangeredspecies at-risk list, we are sure to

only use organically culitvated

varieties. Our garden does not

have old enough root to harvest

yet, but one day, it will, for sure!

Feverfew:

Tanacetum parthenium such a

sweet daisy-like blossom that

contains a multitude of flowers on

each stem. It makes you smilebecause it just seems so conten

and cheerful. It is a fragrant,

ornamental plant that has

traditionally been used to treat

migraine headaches. However, i

one is prone to migraines, feverfe

works best by helping prevent or

initial onset of migraine.

Feverfew can also be used for

reducing fever, infertility, irregulamenses, anemia, earache, cance

muscular tension, and stabilizatio

of the equilibrium. It truly has a

host of benefits, and I feel this is a

important herbal to have in ones

arsenal.

Lastly, it is easy to grow, can be

found all over town and in many

old-timer gardens. Grow some o

your own and enjoy the physicalconnection with this beautiful

flowering herb, feverfew.

You will find that in our final share fo

the Spring season, I have included a

little something extra special from th

garden. The lavender sache can be

used many ways. You can use (and

re-use) it as a dryer bag. You may als

draw a nice bath and infuse yoursel

and your bathroom with the lovely

aroma then use as a loofah toexfoliate. Perhaps place it in a clothin

drawer or hang it in the closet. Endle

opportunities

Our version of an authentic South

American marinade, we have

created a very fresh, pesto-like,

twist on the age-old parsley

chimichurri. The label says it all,

but if you would like to make a

fresh batch of your own, this iswhat you will need. Enjoy!

2 cups fresh cilantro (&/or

parsley)

3-6 cloves garlic

2 Tablespoons chopped onion

cup olive oil

2 Tablespoons red wine (optional)

1 Tablespoon lime juice (optional)

Kosher salt & red pepper flakes to

taste

per batch, add a few nasturtium

and calendula blossoms and 1 fat

squash blossom. Pulse onion &

garlic first, then add all the greens

Basketful of freshly harvestedcilantro, squash blossoms,nasturtiums, and calendula

flowers.