Dandelion Collection on Poppyswap.com

Dandelion Collection on Poppyswap.com

In honor of spring and spring flowers, I have created the Dandelion collection. The Dandelion Collection includes:
1 Dandelion Flower Essence
1 Dandelion Root Tincture
1 Spring Cleaning Bag of Tea
1 "Eat Your Weeds" t-shirt
1 "Eat Your Weeds" sticker
1 Dandelion Leaf Recipe

Dandelion flower essence is made with dandelion blossoms, distilled water and brandy for preservation. This flower essence is good for those that are overly worked helping to relieve stressful tension that is held in the musculoskeletal system. The flower essence is also used in helping support and clear negative energy from the liver and gallbladder.

Dandelion Root Tincture is made with freshly dug dandelion roots and tinctured in a blend of spring water and certified organic grape alcohol. This tincture has traditionally been used as a support and stimulant for the liver and kidneys. Dandelion is high in potassium, making it a balanced diuretic. It is supportive to the digestive tract and helps to promote healthy bowels.

Spring Cleaning tea is a blend of: Dandelion Root, Burdock Root, Yellow Dock Root, Astragulus Root, Red Clover Leaf and Rose Hips. This is a delicious spring tonic that I actually enjoy during most seasonal changes. The dandelion, burdock and yellow dock work well together supporting an clearing stagnation from the liver, kidneys, gallbladder and digestive system. The other herbs provide nourishing support to the body and immune system.

"Eat Your Weeds" T-shirts are printed on 100% Organic Cotton, High Quality, Sweat Shop Free Shirts. They come in a flattering scoop neck for women and a handsome crew style for man. They are printed on super soft material and come in the color Earth Moss.

You also will receive a sticker and dandelion recipe with this package.

When ordering specify what size and sex shirt you would like.
Women's sizes: s, m, l, xl
Men's sizes: s, m, l

Nettle and Leek Soup

The winter fog has long been shaken off as we approach May day or Beltane. The beautiful late evenings are filled with sounds of peepers and loons and the early mornings of song birds and wood peckers. The gardens are coming out of slumber and many of the wild edible are big enough now to start grazing on.

Dinner tonight was a Nettle Leek Soup with a Wild Mushroom Stock. Nettles have been starting to reach for the sun for the past couple of weeks now and today I took full advantage of there fresh green leaves!

Nettles (Urtica diocia) is a fabulous plant to get to know. Nettles are commonly known as stinging nettles, named for the tiny hollow hairs that cover the leaves and stems of this vibrant green plant. These hollow hair are filled with acetylcholine, seratonin and histamine which create that irritating burning sensation. The stinging feature of this plant has led to some people who steer clear of this brilliant plant, while the sting has brought others in closer. Stinging nettles has historically been used by native people, for flogging or urtication, to bring relief to arthritic pain. Studies have since been done showing that this process of nettle flogging, reduces pain and inflammation in people with arthritis.

Nettles are deeply nourishing, full of vitamins, minerals, proteins and amino acids, which are easily absorbed into our soft tissue, lymph and blood stream. Nettles are supportive and restorative to the endocrine system and adrenal glands, the lymphatic system, nervous system and is a great tonic for the kidneys. It helps boost the immune system, over all energy and is helpful for those dealing with chronic health issues such as allergies, joint aches, skin eruptions, and nerve inflammation.

Nettles have many wonderful uses, is supportive to many systems in the body and helpful for various health issues, along with uses topically for skin issues and as a hair rinse. But today I am excited knowing that I am getting a great source of Vitamins C complex, D, K and B complex, calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, trace mineral and chlorophyll and so much more!

Nettles are awesome and just really great for us and I could spend hours writing about all of it wonders but instead I am going to tell you how to make this delicious and nutritious soup!

Nettle and Leek Soup with Wild Mushroom Stock

At least 2 cups of fresh Nettles Tops
1 large thinly sliced leek
1 onion sliced
5-6 garlic cloves minced
about 1 inch of ginger minced
and about 3-4 cups of your favorite stock
sea salt
black pepper

I satueed the garlic in olive oil for about a minute or two before adding the minced ginger. I then added the leeks and onions, deglazing when needed with some apple cider vinegar. While that was cooking I went and gathered some fresh young nettles tops. I quickly washed the nettles and then put them in a pot of boiling water for about two minutes. Straining the nettles and saving the water...I then added the nettles to the pot with the leeks. I added the stock and then pureed the soup adding salt and pepper to taste.

Lemon Squeeze Mead

I was making some Lemon Balm Honey using freshly picked leaves and when I went to jar it up I noticed that it was starting to ferment. Some wild yeast made its way into the jar and started making its magic with the honey. What was I going to do with this honey now....I couldn't sell it. Then is hit me...MEad!

Using two half gallon jars I made an infusion using my Lemon Squeeze Honey Love Tea which is a blend of Lemon Balm, Lemon Grass, Lemon Verbena, Lemon Peel and Rose Hips. I let this sit over night.

The next I strained off the herbs and then poured the jars into a pot and gently warmed the brew...which smelled so delicious. I made an extra quart of infusion so I could drink some while making the mead.

Once warmed I took it off the stove and mixed in a quart of the lemon balm infused honey. I then split the liquid between the two jars and sprinkled the top with champagne yeast. To cover the jar I use a piece of cheese cloth and then set the jars aside in a relatively warm place. I will let them set for a week or two checking on them daily to watch the action. Once the fermenting start to slow down you can then bottle the mead into beautiful corked bottles. Make sure not to place the corks to tight...if the brew is still fermenting they will pop off. I have had this happen to me more times then I would like..LOL.

You can choose to drink the mead right after it has finished fermenting or bottle it and save it for a special occasion.

The basic mead recipe that I was taught and still follow is 1 part honey to 3 parts water and a sprinkle of yeast.

There are many other herbs and spices that you can use to make a medicinally charged mead...such as dandelion, angelica and burdock root, rose, lavender, elderflower or berry, chamomile etc.

Have fun...be creative and Enjoy!

What's for Dinner...Eat Your Weeds

Wild Greens Frittata

My garden is a continual space of inspiration for me and today was no different. I have a daily goal of eating foods prepared in our kitchen made with high quality ingredients that will create nourishing meals to feed our bodies...but this doesn't always happen. I have been feeling somewhat un-inspired these past few days in the kitchen along with feeling overly busy and crunched for time. Thankfully today this all changed and while I was in the garden watching my landlords chickens I thought about all of the plantain and dandelions that I needed to get out of a bed and it came to me...Wild Greens Frittata.

I used eggs from our landlords free roaming...bug pecking...compost eating chickens and hand fulls of Nettles...Plantain...Dandelion and Red Clover leaves.


Preheat oven to 325

1 onion chopped how you like
6 garlic cloves diced
roughly 2 1/2-3 cups of shitake mushrooms de-stemmed and sliced
4-5 nice sized handfuls of Wild Greens...I used dandelions...nettles...plantain and red clover leaves
1-2 handfuls of kale
4 oz of shredded cheese...I used mozzarella...goat cheese would taste fabulous with this also
8 eggs

The garlic...onions and shitake mushrooms where sauteed together in a heated skillet with some olive oil until the flavors combined...about 5-7 minutes. Make sure to season them with some salt and pepper. Then set aside in a bowl.

Next I took the greens and in the same skillet I wilted the greens using a little bit of water and covered the skillet for a few minutes before taking the cover off and letting the rest of the water to evaporate off. Squeeze off extra liquid and then add the greens to the onions...garlic and shitake.

In a separate bowl whisk together the eggs...I actually used just the egg whites with four of the eggs and then the whole eggs for the other four. I also added a pinch of nice chunky Hawaiian sea salt while whisking the eggs.

I added the eggs and the shredded cheese to the rest of the ingredients and stirred it all together.

I oiled a cast iron skillet and making sure that the oil coated the sides...heated the skillet up on the stove top and poured the bowl into the skillet and cooked on the stove for about 1-2 minutes I then put the skillet into the oven and baked for about 23 min.

Once out of the oven I took a spatula and went around the sides of the skillet before flipping the skillet onto a cutting board. I cut into pie slices topped with a corn chipotle salsa and dished it up along side a green salad with goat cheese and sunflower seeds. Yum!

Herbal Revolution: Clinical Training in Nicaragua

Herbal Revolution: Clinical Training in Nicaragua: "Hello to all! My name is Katheryn Langelier and I am doing something that I have never done before. Trying to raise money so that I can at..."

Clinical Training in Nicaragua

Hello to all! My name is Katheryn Langelier and I am doing something that I have never done before. Trying to raise money so that I can attend a 17 day Clinical Herbal Training Intensive in Nicaragua.

I am looking for sponsors to help me attend this amazing 17 day clinical Intensive with Paul Bergner in Nicaragua. This intensive would be a life changing experience for so many reasons. Not only will it introduce me and begin my education in Clinical Herbalism but it will also open my eyes to another part of the world (I have never left the country) another culture, language, foods and eco-system. During the duration of the 17 days I would be schooled in 20 hours of medical terminology in Spanish.

I will have an opportunity to stay with a local family and visit with a local midwife/herbalist, herbal farmers and herbal foundations. The second week would also be spent in class and working in a clinical setting along side naturopathic doctors/ clinical herbalist. This experience would enhance the skills that I already have and create an amazing foundation in clinical herbalism that I will be able to bring back and apply to my own local community.

I started studying herbal medicine and making my own herbal preparations in my late teens. Since then I studied for three years with Gail Faith Edwards in her Community Herbalism Course and I have attended herbal workshops, symposiums, conferences, classes every chance I can. I own a small herbal business called Herbal Revolution and I grow most of the herbs that I use in my products in my organic garden or ethically wild gather them from pristine local sources. I love being able to provide quality hand crafted herbal preparations for my local community and I have a vision of providing a clinical component to my business and to my practice as a Licensed Massage Therapist.

This fall I will be continuing my education in herbalism through the North American Institute for Medical Herbalism with Paul Bergner. Once I complete this herbal program I plan to mentor/apprentice with a local clinical herbalist to obtain my clinical experience.

This clinical training being offered in Nicaragua will create a foundation unlike any other. I hope you will consider making a donation.

The cost of the program is $2300 and a plane ticket is $850.

I am looking to raise enough money by May22nd they need payment in full by May 24th

Here is the Link to the Clinical Intensive in Nicaragua: http://medherb.com/nicaragua.html

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Herbal CSA

Hello and welcome to Herbal Revolution and the CSA Break Down

Herbal Revolution is based in beautiful mid-coast Maine where I wild gather herbs in a sustainable way from the salty coast, fields and forests. I organically raise herbs in my garden and utilize other local organically raised herbs when needed.

Herbal Revolution products are made in small batches to ensure the integrity and quality of the herbs that are being used. Every step in the process is taken with great care and respect infusing the herbs and the products with positive intentions and love.

I would like to mention that if you have any questions about the products and what they are or how to use them please feel free to contact me at herbalrevolution@hotmail.com
also a few of the products that I offer can be found at
www.theherbalrevolution.etsy.com
so you can get an idea of what the products look like the ingredients and how they are used.

All of the products that I make are either made with herbs I grow organically,
ethically wild gather or purchase from another organic herb farm...I try to stay as
local as I can. I use local raw unfiltered Swan's honey from Maine for the Elixirs
and Sewall's Orchard Organic Apple Cider for the Herbal Ciders and Herbal Hair Rinse
along with using Organic Grape Alcohol for the tinctures.

I will be accepting Memberships till May 20th so sign up now.

Break Down of CSA Shares

The shares will run from June-Oct and there will be a pick up once a month in Belfast at the Friday Farmer's Market 9-1. Other arrangements can be made for those that cannot make it to Belfast on Fridays. I will also consider drop offs in Camden and Rockland if there is enough interest.

I will be accepting mail order members. Mail order members will receive everything except for the plants or any fresh edible flowers or herbs.

The share cost is based on a sliding scale of $200-$260. For those that would like a payment plan contact me so we can work something out. All shares will need to be paid in full by the time of the first share pick-up or before the mail order shares can be sent.

Each month you will receive:
1 1 oz tinctures 1
1 oz salve or medicinal oil
1 3 oz bag of tea
1 1/2 oz Flower Essences
1 Plant during the months of June and July
1 small bag of edible flowers when available
Each month you will receive an extra item from the following categories depending on the season and what is available: Elixirs/ Syrup Herbal Vinegar Herbal Body Creams and Smudge Stick

Herbal CSA Category of Choices

Herbal Tea Blends:

· Spring Cleaning · Sweet Dreams

· Love Your Lungs · Lemon Squeeze Honey Love

· Daily Nourishment * 3Mushroom Chai


Herbal Extracts:

Combination Extracts:

· Stress Relief · Deep Mushroom/ Root Chai (available later in the season)

· Sweet Dreams ·

· Immune Support

Single Herbal Extracts:

· Angelica * Motherwort * Chamomile

· Milky Oats * Echinacea * Astragulus

· Sacred Basil * Yarrow * Marshmallow

· Lemon Balm * Calendula * Chickweed

· Skullcap * St. John’s Wort * Dandelion

· Burdock Root * Nettles * Raspberry Leaf

· Peppermint * Plantain * Hyssop * Catnip

· Goldenrod * Yellow Dock *Usnea * California Poppy
I will be adding more as the season goes and a few of these won't be available till later in the season

Herbal Oils:

· St. John’s Wort (one per share) · Plantain

· Massage Blend · Comfrey

· Lavender · Sacred Basil

· Nettles · Chocolate Mint

· Chickweed · Yarrow

· Calendula

Flower Essences:

· Dandelion · Bee balm

· Apple Blossom · Chamomile

· Forget-Me-Not · Yarrow

· Hyssop · Calendula

· Echinacea * Sacred Basil * Violet

Each share will include something extra from the following catagories

Herbal Elixirs (Made with Raw and Unfiltered Maine Honey):

· Lavender · Chocolate Love

· Wild Rose · Blueberry

· Ginger · Elderberry

· Lemon Balm and Sacred Basil

Herbal Syrups:

· Immune · Ginger and Garlic

· Iron and Mineral · Ginger

· Elderberry · Rosehip

Herbal Vinegars:

· Nasturtium · Garlic

· Lavender · Rosemary and Thyme

· Basil

Herbal Body Creams:

· Luscious (Lavender and Rosewood)

· Amber –Rose · Lemon and Eucalyptus

· Vanilla · Ease My Pain

· Tender Love (Breast Health)

· Rose Lotion · Eczema Relief

May 20th will be here before you know it so sign up now!

For those interested in buying a share you can email me at HerbalRevolution@hotmail.com