December: The Bath & Body Box
The cold temperatures and low humidity of winter can rapidly deplete our skin of moisture, leaving the largest organ of the body feeling dry, tight and itchy. Seriously dehydrated skin can become rough, chapped and even cracked and bleeding. The skin on our hands and face, often directly exposed to the elements, is especially vulnerable.
This month's box will be filled with all manner of moisturising remedies for your winter skin. In it you may find a Balsam Fir Body Butter, Calendula Body Oil, Tub Tea, Body Scrub, Lotion Bar, Skin Balm, Facial Cleansing Grains or Alterative Tea.
This month's box will be filled with all manner of moisturising remedies for your winter skin. In it you may find a Balsam Fir Body Butter, Calendula Body Oil, Tub Tea, Body Scrub, Lotion Bar, Skin Balm, Facial Cleansing Grains or Alterative Tea.
Edgar Degas, Après le bain.
And since I won't put anything on my skin that I can't eat, all my products are free of preservatives, additives, petroleum products and artificial scents. I use organic butters and oils and buy from Fair Trade sources when available. These are products designed to slather on the body, with love and gratitude for the skin you're in!
The newsletter will explore some of our classic skin-healing herbs, look at metabolic tonics, and connect the dots between the health of digestive system and the condition of our skin. Learn about some of the concerns with the chemicals found in many commercial products, and their effects on the extremely sensitive endocrine system. Read about some helpful skin care practices, like dry skin brushing, bathing with herbs and the benefits of an oil self-massage.
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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).
Large Box- 6 products
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Small 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
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