April: Tree Medicine
"Tree medicine is what the Earth is offering us in the seasons when there is no herbaceous growth." ~ Steven Martyn of the Sacred Gardener
Late winter and early spring is the time for pruning and coppicing, and gathering medicinal bark. Many trees of the Eastern Woodlands bioregion are rich in medicinal properties. From the astringent tannins of oak, alder and sumac, to the aromatic resins of the conifers, trees are wonderful allies in supporting our health and vitality.
Late winter and early spring is the time for pruning and coppicing, and gathering medicinal bark. Many trees of the Eastern Woodlands bioregion are rich in medicinal properties. From the astringent tannins of oak, alder and sumac, to the aromatic resins of the conifers, trees are wonderful allies in supporting our health and vitality.
Coppicing wood, Claire Leighton
"The plant species that live for the longest time quite often have the greatest treasury of medicine at their fingertips. These plants are the trees of the global garden." Diana Beresford-Kroeger, The Global Forest
Meet some of the healing trees of the Ottawa region in this month's box. Learn about the medicinal properties of beech, birch, alder, cherry, black walnut, willow, sumac and/or spruce. Some of the products you'll find in your box may include a beech and birch leaf tea (tonic, alterative) a spruce pitch salve (wound healing, antimicrobial), bark tub tea (relaxant, for aches and pains), toothbrush twigs (astringent, teeth cleaning, breath freshening, gum tightening), sumac tincture (astringent, Matthew Wood's "indispensable drying remedy") and a 'treegestif', an after dinner digestif of cherry, beech, and/or black walnut.
Meet some of the healing trees of the Ottawa region in this month's box. Learn about the medicinal properties of beech, birch, alder, cherry, black walnut, willow, sumac and/or spruce. Some of the products you'll find in your box may include a beech and birch leaf tea (tonic, alterative) a spruce pitch salve (wound healing, antimicrobial), bark tub tea (relaxant, for aches and pains), toothbrush twigs (astringent, teeth cleaning, breath freshening, gum tightening), sumac tincture (astringent, Matthew Wood's "indispensable drying remedy") and a 'treegestif', an after dinner digestif of cherry, beech, and/or black walnut.
Alnus glutinosa and Betula pendula with beavers By Sara Menon via Wikimedia Commons
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Boxes are offered with sliding scale prices. To learn more about sliding scale pricing, please read this post. But basically, in a nut shell (pun intended!), I invite you to pay one of the reduced fees, if paying the full price would cause you to be less secure in your ability to meet your food, health, housing or essential transport needs. To determine where you fall on the scale when choosing which price to pay, please refer to this infographic created by Alexis J. Cunningfolk (Click image to enlarge).
Please note: As of April 1st, HST will be charged on all products.
Please note: As of April 1st, HST will be charged on all products.
Large Box- 6 products
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Small Box- 4 products
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The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Additional shipping fees apply outside of Ontario and Western Quebec.
Please contact me for more information: info at thewildgarden dot ca
About the Herbal Box
The Wild Garden Herbal Box is your opportunity to connect with and learn about the wild edible and healing plants of the Ottawa bioregion. Monthly boxes are delivered directly to your door. Each month’s box will explore a particular theme and comes with a detailed newsletter highlighting the products for the month and is full of information, historical lore, recipes and more! Herbal boxes make great gifts and can be shipped directly to the recipient.
Monthly subscribers also enjoy free access to any walks and select workshops offered by the Wild Garden, during the month(s) for which they are subscribed. (Material fees apply and pre-registration is required.)
With an herbal box you can:
The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Additional shipping fees apply outside of Ontario and Western Quebec.
Please contact me for more information: info at thewildgarden dot ca
About the Herbal Box
The Wild Garden Herbal Box is your opportunity to connect with and learn about the wild edible and healing plants of the Ottawa bioregion. Monthly boxes are delivered directly to your door. Each month’s box will explore a particular theme and comes with a detailed newsletter highlighting the products for the month and is full of information, historical lore, recipes and more! Herbal boxes make great gifts and can be shipped directly to the recipient.
Monthly subscribers also enjoy free access to any walks and select workshops offered by the Wild Garden, during the month(s) for which they are subscribed. (Material fees apply and pre-registration is required.)
With an herbal box you can:
- build your own home apothecary of healing plants and discover traditional ways of supporting wellness
- support local, small-scale, organic permaculture
- incorporate more nutrient dense wild foods into your diet
- enjoy organically grown and ethically wild gathered foods and herbs delivered directly to your door (all products are made from herbs that I grow and gather myself on the Just Food Food Farm.)
- nourish yourself and your family with local, seasonal products handcrafted with love in small batches
- learn about the wild plants growing in the greater Ottawa bioregion
- loose-leaf tea blend
- herb infused honey
- herb infused vinegar
- herbal syrup or elixir
- wild herb seasoning blend, dried culinary herbs
- wild food preserve (jam, jelly, fruit leather…)
- herbal liqueur
- tincture
- herbal salve
- body oil, body butter or lotion bar
- herbal scrub or bath salt
- herbal burning wands