I grow small batch culinary and medicinal herbs in Surrey, BC.
Capturing these medicines as fresh as possible with a little tincture making. The immune boosting properties of echinacea is most potent in the roots, but the leaves and the flowers contain some magic too. I’m chopping these up and will add the roots later in the fall when they’re ready to harvest. Where you get your medicine matters ♥️
Where did the sun go? has these sunny bundles at Riley Park today till 2! Go get yourself some sun ☀️
It’s time to get your garden on! I’ve got medicinal plant starts to add some purpose to your plants! Ready to go now- arnica, chamomile, skullcap, marshmallow, valerian, mugwort, and wood betony. More starts on the way! Easy to grow, pretty perennials - with purpose! Pick up from the farm in Surrey or my place in Vancouver DM with questions
Change! There’s been a lot of it this spring including a surprise location shift. Long story short, I have a new home for my plants in Surrey on some beautiful, well-cared for farm land with some lovely people who put a lot of their hearts into growing. Moving a garden isn’t the easiest thing to do, but like us- plants are resilient and adaptable. The herbs are putting down roots in their new digs and I’ll have lots of herb starts ready for your home garden
Vision boards. I’ll admit, I struggle with the idea sometimes. But it’s really hard to drive forward when you don’t know which direction you’re going. Starting to get seeds organized and plans underway. I’m curious what you are growing this year- literally and symbolically!
Looking to bring in growth and learning in any part of your life? Ever heard of coaching? I am looking for folks interested in coaching conversations that connect at a deep level of beliefs, values, and vision. DM me if you want to learn more and please share with anyone you might think is interested. ❤️
Rosemary harvest for some wreaths. Getting festive with fresh healthy local greenery just feels good and does good for you. Lots of branches are down after the storms and there’s plenty of beauty to work with!
Do you ever find that there are certain plants that just catch your eye and keep getting your attention? It's Goldenrod for me at the moment. These babies are practically glowing right now and it’s this type of intuitive reaction that I like to follow in harvesting and medicine making. Not that everything that catches your eye needs to be harvested, but sometimes following an impulse can be exactly what you need. When you harvest fresh herbs for medicine you want to capture them at their peak - when they are glowing and vivacious - and then make them into medicine at that point. Come join me Saturday to learn how to make your own tinctures with fresh plants! Link in bio.
There are many ways to capture the goodness of medicinal herbs. Alcohol is one way and it does the job of extraction really well. It’s also stable, and preserves plants for a long time. Although you take a fairly small amount of alcohol-based tinctures at a time, alcohol tinctures are NOT for everyone. Vinegar, glycerirn, honey, wine, and water can also do the job and for some people and some plants - they can deliver the benefits of the herbs to those that can’t use alcohol. Those solvents have their individual benefits, too. My kids really don’t like alcohol tinctures, but glycerties are a little more palatable. Come next Saturday Aug 21 and to learn more about making your own kitchen medicines and choices you can make to customize. Workshop link in bio.
So what is a tincture? It’s an extraction of a herb using a solvent - usually alcohol. - but you can use other solvents, too An alcohol based tincture can last for years and alcohol is very effective at capturing the constituents in most herbs. A tincture is an easy format to use an herb since you can store them easily and carry a little bottle with you, drop it into water, and bam - the vibrancy of your beautiful plants become available to you when you need them down the road. There are some tinctures that I make every year because I use them every year. This is a Hawthorn tincture from years past that I love that uses the flower, leaves, and berries. It’s delicious and taking a dropperful daily is something I do for my heart health. I always prepare tinctures for immunity, cough and cold relief, and relaxation/stress annually because that’s what I mostly use.
Anyone can turn fresh vibrant herbs into a tincture that captures the goodness of the plant to be used & saved for a long time. We will talk about some local herbs you can use and prepare fresh or dried from the farm or foraged nearby. We’ll also consider different solvents that can be used to tincture them so you can make your own customized creations. We will walk through every step of the process from harvesting, preparing the herbs, and methods of making tinctures. Prepare your own creation with locally grown plants - Aug 21 at 12!
Some beautiful medicines that are vibrant this time of year- passionflower, skullcap, goldenrod, and borage. There are lots of ways to capture this goodness. Some can be dried for tea, some can be soaked in oil, and some can be tinctured for use throughout the year. Interested in making your own tinctures? Come join me Aug 21 to chat about tinctures and harvest some herbs to take home to make your own.
Freshly cut eucalyptus rosemary soap coloured with spiralina to make a pretty little ombré. Super simple ingredients. Olive oil infused with plantain and a little coconut oil. This makes this bar nourishing and healing for your skin
Well that was fun! Met some lovely new people. Here they are in full creative mode with plant allies- making their personal oil creations. We spent some time with calendula, plantain, comfrey, yarrow, marshmallow, and chamomile after making an arnica salve!
Just finished a test batch of St.John’s Wort Salve. St John’s on the skin is antibacterial and helps with inflammation. I’m using it on some sore muscles with a little massage right now -sighhhh. There’s tons of it out and about right now in BC!
Join me this Saturday at 12 to harvest some herbs, make a salve and start your own herbal oil. WS Link in bio!
Some of the cool things you can make with herb- infused oil! Join me next Saturday, July 10 at 12:00 to learn how
Creating your own herb infused oils is easy with a few tips. Learn about plants that you can use externally to heal wounds, relieve itching, or nourish & moisturize the skin. Herbal infused oils are the basis for salves, lotions, skin serums, and a lot of things we can use daily. Participants will take home fresh or dried herbs to start their own oils and a small container of salve. Herbal oils and salves are fun to make and make great DIY gifts, too! Register at: https://bit.ly/3h7xgUL
Some lovely fresh herbs, lettuce, and kale for today
Harvest numero uno of chamomile. This just makes me happy
Gettin’ ready for our Saturday plant sale with Thai basil, Holy basil and Genovese basil. The smells and tastes of summer! Got a favourite?? Drop by and pick some up on Saturday 10 to 1 . Plenty of veggies, dye plants, and honey too from
It’s the perfect weekend to plant - from garden must haves like oregano, sage, and thyme to specialty medicinal plants like ashwaganda, tulsi, or skullcap. Saturday 10-1 come and get ‘em! We have loads of beautiful veggies, tomatoes, squash, dye plants, and honey too @ Neighbourly Bee
Meet the whole farmily tomorrow when we open to sell a pretty rad variety of plants. Herbs, loads of veggies, dye plants, medicinal plants, and honey! Lots of cool plants you ain’t gonna find at your average plant sale 😉
PLANT SALE tmrw, Saturday 10-1 ! and I will have veggies, herbs, nettles, and honey when we open shop. Lots of unusual plant finds! Drop by and pick up some thing for your garden!
What’s up this weekend? Plant deliveries and nettles. Still lots of great perennial plants available to add to your garden and nettle is bumping! Plant list is here: https://bit.ly/3mVCft4. DM me for bags of nettles!
Dinner time! Nettles, kale, nooch, walnuts, lemon juice and garlic over pasta. Really it can work with any greens- chickweed, kale, parsley or whatever’s on hand. Since local basil doesn’t show up til later in the season, you can still get your pesto on for a quick and simple dinner
Do you have a favourite spring green? This week I’m working on a little wild greens in every meal. Tonight it’s this little cutie- super abundant in this area right now and packed with nutrients and minerals. Chickweed salad and chickweed pasta. Yummers! Also fantastic as a salve for any kind of inflamed or itchy skin
Doing some gardening this weekend? I’ve got plants for sale! Grow your own medicine! Culinary and medicinal herbs - valerian, mugwort, licorice, elecampane, echinacea, marshmallow, german chamomile, milk thistle, feverfew, catnip, mint, betony, oregano, sage, coastal sage, dukat dil, motherwort, thyme and more on their way! Please share with any herb lovers you know. DM if you are interested in some of these babies. More info here tlcherbgarden.com/plants-for-sale
Nettles and cleavers - coming in hot! Some true signs of spring and the tonics she offers to add a little spring to our bodies. Look for fresh and dried nettles available soon
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