November: Winter Wellness
"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home."
~Edith Sitwell
Nourishing food, natural movement, adequate sleep, stress management and herbs are the strategies I rely on most to stay healthy, active and vital all year round. As the season slips into the cold, dark half of the year I find myself eating more slow-cooked foods like soups and stews that are rich in warming spices. I switch out cups of cold nettle infusion for broths and roasted dandelion root tea. I try to slow down my work pace and increase the amount of sleep I get. And I incorporate herbs that will keep me as healthy as possible all through cold and flu season.
Herbs like elderberry, echinacea and medicinal mushrooms support the immune system. Mullein is a wonderful herb traditionally used to strengthen the lungs and soothe coughs. I always keep a blend of my Fever Tea on the shelf to use at the earliest signs of symptoms from an illness coming on. I combine usnea and bidens tinctures together to help with upper respiratory infections of the throat and lungs. Having these remedies as part of my daily routine or close at hand and ready to use as needed, is as much a part of my winter preparation as is bringing out the boots and coats, putting the garden to bed and setting the snow shovel out in the mudroom.
~Edith Sitwell
Nourishing food, natural movement, adequate sleep, stress management and herbs are the strategies I rely on most to stay healthy, active and vital all year round. As the season slips into the cold, dark half of the year I find myself eating more slow-cooked foods like soups and stews that are rich in warming spices. I switch out cups of cold nettle infusion for broths and roasted dandelion root tea. I try to slow down my work pace and increase the amount of sleep I get. And I incorporate herbs that will keep me as healthy as possible all through cold and flu season.
Herbs like elderberry, echinacea and medicinal mushrooms support the immune system. Mullein is a wonderful herb traditionally used to strengthen the lungs and soothe coughs. I always keep a blend of my Fever Tea on the shelf to use at the earliest signs of symptoms from an illness coming on. I combine usnea and bidens tinctures together to help with upper respiratory infections of the throat and lungs. Having these remedies as part of my daily routine or close at hand and ready to use as needed, is as much a part of my winter preparation as is bringing out the boots and coats, putting the garden to bed and setting the snow shovel out in the mudroom.
Willard Metcalf [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
If you too would like to be herbally prepared for winter, then November's box is for you! With products like Elderberry Syrup, Wild Mushroom Broth Booster, a Fever Tea, a Bidens & Usnea Tincture and more, this box will have what you need to support you and your loved ones through the winter.
The newsletter will be full of information on how and when to best use your products for optimum effectiveness as well as other tips for staying well all winter long!
The newsletter will be full of information on how and when to best use your products for optimum effectiveness as well as other tips for staying well all winter long!
Alfred Sisley [Public domain], 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: Shipping fees will change in January 2018
Please note: Shipping fees will change in January 2018
Large Box- 6 products
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Small Box- 4 products
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Please note that I can no longer ship to the US.
Payments can also be made by etransfer to [email protected]
or cheque made out to:
The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Additional shipping fees may 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:
Payments can also be made by etransfer to [email protected]
or cheque made out to:
The Wild Garden, 2389 Pepin Ct. Ottawa, ON, K1B 4Z3
Additional shipping fees may 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
- loose incense and smudges