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Wild and Weedy Herbal Wellness Box 

This is a great way to build your herbal medicine chest and stock your kitchen pantry with nourishment.  This is a six month journey into the beauty and benefit of herbs.  It goes from June to November

Let us be your person guide on your journey to wellness . 

Monthly wellness boxes will be either seasonal or have a theme.   Herbalism creates a deeper connection to healing for most people than other methods.  It provides nourishment to your body to prevent disease in the first place.

It is ideal for anyone who would like to use natural healing on a more regular basis, through nourishing their bodies and boosting their immune system.  The wellness boxes will help to build your herbal medicine chest. As we all know being prepared when illness and injury hit is half the battle.   You will  receive items that will help with your kitchen cookery. Becoming a better cook puts  you on the path of taking responsibility with your health and builds  your immune system.  All items are petroleum free products.  

You will receive 3 items (sometimes a few more) , handmade new products each month.  Often times these ingredients will be wild crafted or grown on our farm.  

Items range from: pesto, elderberry syrups, tinctures, elixirs, powders, creams, salves, soaps,  fun teas, cold and flu products, infused oils, infused vinegar, body care products, medicinal teas, infused salts and more. 

You will learn more about new plants and herbal products

All products made with intention and love

from your local herbalist.  

 This is a six month commitment to learn about natural ways to boost your immune system and care for yourself. With the cost of health care on the rise, this truly is one of the best decisions you can make for you or your family's health.    

This is an investment in your health 

March to May is a 3 month commitment

Cost:  $180.00 

USPS Mail Shipments Add  $27. 00 for the 3 months

June to November Is a 6 month commitment

Cost $360.00 

USPS mail shipments add $54.00 for the 6 months 

Pick up is the 2 Wednesday of each month.  

These days our digestive system is a hot topic. I was writing about emotions and toxins in our intestines.  I was reading about the functions of the small and large intestines.  While I am reading it I kept having thoughts about our lymphatic system.  I kept feeling like we are not paying attention to it .  Our appendix contains many masses of lymphoid tissue.  Or small intestine has a thin membrane known as the mesentery.  Blood vessels, nerves and lymphatic vessels pass through the mesentery.  

I am reading about different parts of the Intestines. The last few sentences about your appendix in western medicine terms states:

The presence of lymphoid tissue suggest the the appendix may play a role in the immune system in addition to the digestive system.

The next sentence:

Toxin build up affects digestion, for me it was the heavy metals in the garden of life products

Food intolerance/food allergies affect digestion, for me it was the corn syrup, mostly likely gmo and it  is a heavy sweetener.  Sweeteners affect on digestion and GMO affect on digestion. 

 To much screen time, fight and flight mode.

Stress, emotions from the accident,  physical stress and screen time stress all contributed to my digestion issues 

The active ingredient Theobromine in cacao has been found to be as effective( and in some studies outperform) as fluoride. Cacao does not have toxic side effects like fluoride.  

Cacao can help remineralize tooth enamel and protect them from cavities.

Instead of using products that have toxic fluoride, you can make this Cacao Toothpaste instead. 

5 Tablespoons coconut oil 

2 Tablespoons baking soda

1 Tablespoon sea salt 

2 Teaspoons organic cacao powder

1/2 Teaspoon cinnamon powder 

Soften the coconut oil. (do not use a microwave).  You can place it in a warm spot for 30 minutes.  

Stir in remaining ingredients until fluffy and mixed.  

Store in an airtight container. 

To Use:  Get a spoon and scoop a 1/4 tsp. and place it on your toothbrush.  

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/food-thought/chocolate-constituent-bests-fluoride

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/19/chocolate-vs-fluoride-toothpaste.aspx

Today I had a bad migraine. I made a cup of tea and decided it was best to go outside and get some fresh air. The greenhouse has a relaxing atmosphere. I sat on our cob bench and zoned out. My migraine was not letting up. I wanted to curl up and lay on the bench. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths and then opened them. The little voice said Rosemary. I was sitting there looking at my three big Rosemary plants. It was a light bulb moment. I took a few snips of the plant and started taking deep breaths of Rosemary's heavenly scent. I think it took less than five mintues to get rid of my migraine. Yeah!! I tucked the Rosemary in my pocket and finished doing my greenhouse chores. Next time you get a headache or a migraine and you have a Rosemary bush, you might want to try this.

As I listened to thousands of frogs croaking I realized each day they have become louder.   I was mesmerize by the sound.  It is incredibly loud and they are all calling out, looking for a mate to set their seed for the next generation.    

The frogs croaking brought me deep into thought.    My thoughts took me back 4 years, to 13 years to 15  plus years ago.   

About 17 years ago I tried my best to  lecture people about GMO's  to eat organic as much as possible, buy shade grown organic coffee, happy chicken eggs and clean safe meat that was not raised in feed lots.   I was telling people to not eat foods with Hydrogenated oils, artificial colors, artificial flavors and food additives that caused cancer.  

I missed something though.  I missed taking care of stress, needing more rest and toxic chemicals.  Even though I was on the right track it was not fast enough to help me.  I had an extremely stressful divorce, lack of sleep and I took up a few extra jobs cleaning.   I literally was teaching aerobic classes  just after I cleaned with bleach, pledge, rubbing alcohol, comet and more.   I started getting really tired and I started to get grey hair really fast.     I realized that being outdoors made me feel better so  I started teaching outdoor training classes.  This worked for a little bit, but again I started to fatigue.   Apparently dyer sheets are toxic and people use dryers that spew that toxic smell out their dryer vents.  

It was about 15 years ago, I was hit with a sickness called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.  During my healing process I have become an avid researcher and an observationist.   I have also become a radical environmentalist.     

By becoming a seeker of truth (research) someone who observes and a radical environmentalist.  Your life really begins to change.   The first thing that happens is you loose friends.  Yes, that is right.  They hang in there for a little bit, but they need you to take a pill and get better, otherwise they realize they are a part of making you sick and polluting this world.   For comfort they needed to be an Ostrich and live comfortably in their lives.  

You are a reminder to them that their lifestyle pollutes this world. Their junk food eating, the lack of care if they eat GMO food, the toxic hair dyes they use, nail polish, toxic skin care, toxic laundry soap, toxic scented candles and don't get me started on the toxicity of perfume.  

Really, I can't blame them, ignorance can be a bliss.   But for me it is not bliss.  I was born with rebel blood and I am dam proud of it.   This rebel blood may have caused me heartache and bad decision making in my younger years, but I am very grateful for being blessed with it now.    Really I rather be awake than a Zombie.   It is not a easy road.  But the hard road is  much more spiritually satisfying.  

As a society we are spiritually lost and more than ever humans are  confused about who they are individually.  I can't help but wonder if all the chemicals released in this world, are turning people into zombies and disrupting their endocrine system to the point that they don't even know who they are.     Hormone disruptors may be the thing that stops over population (If you believe in over population, which I don't). 

More than ever before we have more people confused about being male or female,   To the point we are classifying transgender issues into many other groups.  Even pushing the point to saying that a fiver year old should not have to decided if they are male or female yet.    I can't help but wonder what is really going on and all I can do is think of the frogs..   

At least 15 plus years ago, I read report after report about the issues with aquatic animals and the chemicals that are used daily that are hormone disrupters.    These chemicals are literally making frogs into homosexuals.    These reports are still happening and still sounding the alarm..  But only a few small groups of people are even listening.  Meanwhile our world is being chemically altered.  Chemically changing what his and hers should be.

http://loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=11-P13-00001&segmentID=7

13 years ago, after being sick with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity I was blessed with moving out into the coastal mountains of Oregon.   This brought me beautiful fresh air, spring water, herbs, animals and healing.    As I lived in a brain fog fighting to wake up I realized that is was not only my curse but was also a gift.     This was the time I dug deep into researching environmental issues.   Through my research, I became angry.    I realized our government is not there to protect us.  They are there to make you sick and protect the profits of big farm agriculture, Biot-Tech company's, chemical companies and pharmaceuticals companies..  Sick makes profits in more ways you can imagine.  

It was 13 years ago, that I realized that the property I lived on and many others that I see around here, have been chemically sprayed with who knows with what because it lacks a diversity of life.    When you walk in a forest of trees that are at least 15 years old and you you see no other plant life, you know that is not good.   When you see areas that are a marsh, full of water and you do not see or hear frogs, see dragon flies, lack of butterflies,  hardly any bees and a handful of bats, you know something is wrong.   Through my healing I have learned to observed.  Sitting quietly, watching, listening and my experience was knowing that my town, county and world were slowly loosing its sensitive species.  This is a red alert... 

Moving forward to 4 years ago.   To our surprise, with organic and bio-dynamic practices we have frogs arriving.   My daughter and I were so excited we would hang out by the marsh and listen to them. 

Two years ago I had bees, the logging company sprayed and my bee hive died.  Chemical farming has moved into the valley and I have some serious concerns.  

I sit, I watch, I listen.  The birds have changed a bit around here.  Still only a few handful of bats.  Less native bees, less hornets, less paper wasps and the list goes on.  

As for today February 11th 2016.  So far my air is still beautifully clean around my space.  I have realized today that I have heard the frogs making their journey to the great marsh.  A few at a time in different spots of the property traveling to the great mating spot of choice.  I can only hope that they are not confused. that life will still prevail and their frog population will grow.  But as far humans I am just not so sure they will survive this toxic world much longer.   

Toxic comforts and toxic fashions seem to rule our world.    

Chocolate, it's rich, dark and sweet. 

The Aztecs were fueled by itEver since the Aztecs introduced caca to the Spanish explorers, it has spread around the world 

http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2010/11/the-new-taste-of-chocolate-book-review.html

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/raw-hazelnut-chocolate-truffles/

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/superfood-recipes-made-with-raw-cacao/