Herb Friends: Patchouli
Not long ago, I was in the local Dollar General, and the clerk practically accosted me, wanting to know if I was wearing Patchouli scent. She loved it. I did …
Assembling an Herbal Arsenal
Let’s talk a bit about assembling an ‘Herbal Arsenal’. An arsenal includes those weapons you have on hand when an enemy attacks. The enemy in this case might be illness, …
Natural Headache Busters
One of the things we often get asked about at the Market is if we have anything natural for headaches and/or migraines. Seems chronic head pain is a common problem …
Deodorant Oils and Body Powder
Yup. It’s that time of year again. Body Odor. B.O. (P.U.) Last year, we introduced deodorant oils. (Read that article here). Non-toxic and chemical-free. Also non-irritating. Some homemade deodorants can …
Some Savvy Salves
Howdy, 🙂 Been workin on the website lately and updating some out-of-date photos of products. It’s slow-going for the most part, but kinda fun to see how far we’ve come …
We Be Talkin’ Silver- Colloidal Silver
Let’s talk Silver. Colloidal Silver, that is. It was one of our family’s first journeys into “alternative” medicine more than 25 years ago. Some friends sent us a little schematic …
Essential Oil Blends
Last Saturday’s Market was a success with over a 1000 people coming to downtown Bartlesville to visit! There was good coffee, good food, and great music (imagine 2 older bald …
Herbal Tea Blends
Hey ya’ll, back again as promised with some tea blends. 🙂 We’ll be at the Bville Farmer’s Market on Saturday, May 2nd. That’s only a week and a half away! …
Tea, Tea, and More Tea!
Hi everyone! Tea, Tea, and More Tea! That’s been the story of my life these last few days as we’ve been gearing up for the opening of the Bartlesville Farmer’s …
Afraid? Boost Your Immune System
Ok. So. It’s basically become illegal to offer natural cures for certain infectious viruses, so we won’t go there. But it IS perfectly legal to talk about ways to boost …
Healthy Salts for Solé and Acne
Hi everyone, : ) We wanna introduce you to some different ways of thinking about salt in your daily routine. What is Mineral-Salt Water Solé? It’s pronounce “so-lay”, and it’s …
Echinacea Extract
Echinacea. I looked up the name and it means “sea urchin”. A sweetly quaint meaning for a very power-packed herb! We talked last week about Echinacea in general and …
Echinacea Tea
We’ve been workin’ on Autumn even though Autumn’s not here yet. : ) Summer’s about to wind down and that means with the return of Fall weather will also come …
More Salves!
Hi there! It’s been a couple weeks since last we talked! 🙂 I’ve (mary) been a bit on the back burner while dealing with 3 extracted teeth that didn’t exactly …
Wildcrafting and Such
Wildcrafting is a term you hear in herbalist circles which basically means the harvesting of plants from their “wild” environment. In other words: picking flowers or leaves or roots or …