August: Resist
“Our perception of weeds is really just a cultural perception...There's no particular reason why many of these plants are called weeds, except they are growing in places we don't necessarily want them to grow." ~New York City landscape architect David Seiter
Resist is a meditation on and celebration of the irrepressible, riotous weeds that take root in our gardens, infiltrate our manicured lawns and come up through the chinks in our concrete jungles, despite our best efforts to repress them and keep them down. It is an exploration of the intrinsic value of some of our most maligned and scorned plants.
Some of the plants you may find in August's box include mullein, Queen Anne's lace, purple loosestrife, thistle, dandelion, burdock and others. Discover fascinating lore and beliefs about these plants and the beneficial functions they serve in the ecosystem. Experience their nutritional and healing properties in the form of a herbal tea, an herb infused vinegar, a tincture, a cordial and more. Find beauty in unkempt, weedy habitats. Be inspired by these plants and their ability to thrive in the harshest of conditions. Take strength from their resilience.
10% of sales from this month's box will be donated to Amnesty International to support the issues they work with.
Some of the plants you may find in August's box include mullein, Queen Anne's lace, purple loosestrife, thistle, dandelion, burdock and others. Discover fascinating lore and beliefs about these plants and the beneficial functions they serve in the ecosystem. Experience their nutritional and healing properties in the form of a herbal tea, an herb infused vinegar, a tincture, a cordial and more. Find beauty in unkempt, weedy habitats. Be inspired by these plants and their ability to thrive in the harshest of conditions. Take strength from their resilience.
10% of sales from this month's box will be donated to Amnesty International to support the issues they work with.
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).
Large August Box- 6 products
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Small August Box- 4 products
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Payments can also be made by cheque made out to:
The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Shipping is included in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Additional shipping fees may apply outside of this area.
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
Shipping is included in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec. Additional shipping fees may apply outside of this area.
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 blends, smudge sticks