May: The Achy Breaky Box
"Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes."
~R.E.M.
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts sometimes
And everybody hurts sometimes."
~R.E.M.
Medieval Bonesetter
Bumps, bruises, sprains, strains and spasms. Minor injuries, aches and pains happen to us all eventually. This month's box will explore natural, herbal remedies that can ease pain, cool inflammation, take down swelling and speed the healing of soft tissue and skeletal injuries. Learn how to use soaks, rubs, liniments and fomentations as you meet horsetail, comfrey, crampbark, willow, cottonwood and other local, bioregional herbs. The preparations in your box will be reliable and safe alternatives to over the counter NSAID medications, so you can support the body's healing process without harmful side effects. If you've ever pulled a muscle, turned an ankle, bashed a knee or gotten a crick in your neck, this box is for you!
Wildcrafting horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
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Comfrey root (Symphytum officinalis)
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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 May Box- 6 products
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Small May 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 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 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