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Calendula drying
The organic plant materials I am using to create herbal salves and oils are grown in our gardens and wild-crafted from their natural environment in the forests and fields of Trinity County.
Cultivating -Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis) like to grow between rows of vegetables and are valuable companion plants to keep bugs at bay. Calendula oil is an emollient known for soothing and healing dry, rough, inflamed skin. I use it as the base of Happy Foot Balm.
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) leaves and stalks from my garden are sun-infused in organic olive oil for several weeks to release the healing properties of allentoin, a substance known to regenerate healthy cell growth.
Plantain (Plantago major), growing wild throughout my garden, is considered by many a common weed. This plant has powerful healing properties and is used for insect bites, cuts, wounds, and inflammation. The oil of plantain makes a wonderful skin lubricant and together with comfrey and calendula is the base for the Yoni Balm.
Wild crafting - During the midsummer heat, I collect St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) in the mountains. St. Johns Wort infuses oil with a deep ruby red and is a valuable anti-inflammatory preparation for wounds and traumatic brusing. Together with comfrey oil, these form the base of Bruise Brew Salve, Bruise Brew Oil as well as the Arthritis Relief.
One of my favorite things is "being" with the plants in their natural environment and feeling the peacefulness of the forest glens. I give thanks to the plant spirit and ask permission to bring its healing properties into my products. I pay careful attention to how I select, pick, and prune each plant to encourage healthy growth for years to come.
Cultivating -Calendula flowers (Calendula officinalis) like to grow between rows of vegetables and are valuable companion plants to keep bugs at bay. Calendula oil is an emollient known for soothing and healing dry, rough, inflamed skin. I use it as the base of Happy Foot Balm.
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) leaves and stalks from my garden are sun-infused in organic olive oil for several weeks to release the healing properties of allentoin, a substance known to regenerate healthy cell growth.
Plantain (Plantago major), growing wild throughout my garden, is considered by many a common weed. This plant has powerful healing properties and is used for insect bites, cuts, wounds, and inflammation. The oil of plantain makes a wonderful skin lubricant and together with comfrey and calendula is the base for the Yoni Balm.
Wild crafting - During the midsummer heat, I collect St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) in the mountains. St. Johns Wort infuses oil with a deep ruby red and is a valuable anti-inflammatory preparation for wounds and traumatic brusing. Together with comfrey oil, these form the base of Bruise Brew Salve, Bruise Brew Oil as well as the Arthritis Relief.
One of my favorite things is "being" with the plants in their natural environment and feeling the peacefulness of the forest glens. I give thanks to the plant spirit and ask permission to bring its healing properties into my products. I pay careful attention to how I select, pick, and prune each plant to encourage healthy growth for years to come.
