Winter Sale

Winter Sale!

All products on sale December through January

To order please send email to greenfeatherherbs@yahoo.com

PRODUCT LIST
Nourishing Face, Hand, and Body Cream

2 oz $10.00 SALE $8.00A lightly scented and rich moisturizer for dry skin.
Ingredients: apricot kernel oil, beeswax, cocoa butter, aloe vera gel, distilled water, vitamin E oil, lavender essential oil


Lavender Salt Scrub

4 oz $5.00 SALE $3.00

8 oz $9.00 SALE $.5.00Exfoliating and moisturizing for face and body.
Ingredients: sea salt, olive oil, lavender essential oil

Honey Lip Balm
1/2 oz $3.00 SALE $2.00

1 oz $5.00 SALE $3.00
Moisturizing and soothing with a hint of honey.
Ingredients: beeswax, apricot kernel oil, honey

Healing Salve
2 oz $8.00 SALE $5.ooThis salve is used externally on dry, chapped skin, eczema, burns, scrapes, bug bites, poison ivy, or any general skin irritations or inflammation.
Ingredients: beeswax, coconut oil, jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, calendula flower oil, plantain oil, St. John’s Wort oil, yarrow oil, tea tree essential oil, lavender essential oil

St. John’s Wort & Arnica Massage oil
2 oz $6.00 SALE $4.00
A great external muscle oil suitable for use on
cramps, bruises, strains, general aches, and after strenuous exercise.
Ingredients: arnica oil and St. John’s Wort oil

Sore Throat Pastilles
1 jar (10 pastilles) $4.00 SALE $3.00Soothing herbal pastilles for sore, scratchy throats. Let pastille dissolve on tongue and repeat every two hours. Pastilles are strong and should be taken in half doses by children.
Ingredients: Licorice root powder, marshmallow root powder, elecampane root powder, acacia powder, licorice root tincture, water

Elderberry Tonic
4 oz $15.00 SALE $10.00
Yummy tonic for colds, flu, sore throats, and fever. Take by the spoonful or add to hot tea. When sick take 1 tbs every hour. As a preventative take 1 tbs daily. Refrigerate after opening. Keeps for 2-4 months.
Ingredients: elderberries, honey, ginger, cinnamon, water


Herbal Cough Syrup
4 oz $15.00 SALE $10.00Helps soothe throat and get rid of stubborn coughs and phlegm. Refrigerate after opening. Keeps for 2-4 months.
Ingredients: fennel, ginger root, marshmallow root, Echinacea, wild cherry bark, mullein, elecampane root, honey, water


HERBAL TEA BLENDS LIST

2 cups loose tea $5.00 SALE $4.00

Goodbye Stress Tea
Unwind after a stressful day with this blend that promotes relaxation
Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Rose, Oatstraw, Lavender




Bedtime Tea
A blend that promotes and encourages sleep
Chamomile, Passionflower, Lemon Balm, Skullcap, Hops


Vitamin C Tea
This blend is packed with vitamin C to help support your body and keep it healthy
Rosehips, Hibiscus, Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Lemongrass, White Pine Needles




Women's Tonic Tea
A general tonic for women
Oatstraw, Lemon Balm, Nettle, Peppermint, Raspberry Leaf, Stevia




Belly Ease Tea
Promotes proper digestion and soothes gastric upset, such as nausea, bloating and cramping
Fennel, Chamomile, Peppermint




Cold and Flu Care Tea
This blend provides relief and healing during colds and flu with its antiviral, immune enhancing, and diaphoretic properties
Elderberry, Boneset, Peppermint, Yarrow




Warming Winter Spice
A spicy, robust decoction of roots perfect to warm those cold winter nights
Dandelion root, wild cherry bark, burdock root, licorice root, cinnamon, astragalus root, eleuthero root, marshmallow root, cloves, orange slices, flax seeds

Celtic Farm Animal Sanctuary at Engelnook Farm

First Annual Holiday Fair
Sunday, December 12, 2010
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
365 High Street, Rochester, MA

Green Feather Herbs will be selling most of our lovely local, organic, hand-crafted products on special WINTER SALE!
Admission: Adults - $2 Children – Free
With your admission ticket you will receive a raffle ticket and a chance to win a beautiful Holiday Gift Basket.

Plan to join us for some Holiday cheer. Hope to see you there!
For more information or to make a tax-deductible donation:

Call : 508-728-6315

E-mail: info@celticfarm.net

Visit our Website: http://www.celticfarm.net/

Plymouth's Harvest Thanksgiving Market
November 21st (Sunday) 11-4 pm

Green Feather Herbs will be selling teas, syrups, balms and more!

What to expect:

PRODUCT LIST

Nourishing Face, Hand, and Body Cream
A lightly scented and rich moisturizer for dry skin.
Ingredients: apricot kernel oil, beeswax, cocoa butter, aloe vera gel, distilled water, vitamin E oil, lavender essential oil


Lavender Salt Scrub
Exfoliating and moisturizing for face and body.
Ingredients: sea salt, olive oil, lavender essential oil

Honey Lip Balm
Moisturizing and soothing with a hint of honey.
Ingredients: beeswax, apricot kernel oil, honey

Healing Salve
This salve is used externally on dry, chapped skin, eczema, burns, scrapes, bug bites, poison ivy, or any general skin irritations or inflammation.
Ingredients: beeswax, coconut oil, jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, calendula flower oil, plantain oil, St. John’s Wort oil, yarrow oil, tea tree essential oil, lavender essential oil

St. John’s Wort & Arnica Massage oil
A great external muscle oil suitable for use on cramps, bruises, strains, general aches, and after strenuous exercise.
Ingredients: arnica oil and St. John’s Wort oil

Sore Throat Pastilles
Soothing herbal pastilles for sore, scratchy throats. Let pastille dissolve on tongue and repeat every two hours. Pastilles are strong and should be taken in half doses by children.
Ingredients: Licorice root powder, marshmallow root powder, elecampane root powder, acacia powder, licorice root tincture, water

Elderberry Tonic
Yummy tonic for colds, flu, sore throats, and fever. Take by the spoonful or add to hot tea. When sick take 1 tbs every hour. As a preventative take 1 tbs daily. Refrigerate after opening. Keeps for 2-4 months.
Ingredients: elderberries, honey, ginger, cinnamon, water


Herbal Cough Syrup
Helps soothe throat and get rid of stubborn coughs and phlegm. Refrigerate after opening. Keeps for 2-4 months.
Ingredients: fennel, ginger root, marshmallow root, Echinacea, wild cherry bark, mullein, elecampane root, honey, water


HERBAL TEA BLENDS LIST

Goodbye Stress Tea
Unwind after a stressful day with this blend that promotes relaxation
Lemon Balm, Chamomile, Rose, Oatstraw, Lavender


Bedtime Tea
A blend that promotes and encourages sleep
Chamomile, Passionflower, Lemon Balm, Skullcap, Hops

Vitamin C Tea
This blend is packed with vitamin C to help support your body and keep it healthy
Rosehips, Hibiscus, Orange Peel, Cinnamon, Lemongrass, White Pine Needles


Women's Tonic Tea
A general tonic for women
Oatstraw, Lemon Balm, Nettle, Peppermint, Raspberry Leaf, Stevia


Belly Ease Tea
Promotes proper digestion and soothes gastric upset, such as nausea, bloating and cramping
Fennel, Chamomile, Peppermint


Cold and Flu Care Tea
This blend provides relief and healing during colds and flu with its antiviral, immune enhancing, and diaphoretic properties
Elderberry, Boneset, Peppermint, Yarrow


Warming Winter Spice
A spicy, robust decoction of roots perfect to warm those cold winter nights
Dandelion root, wild cherry bark, burdock root, licorice root, cinnamon, astragalus root, eleuthero root, marshmallow root, cloves, orange slices, flax seeds







For more information:

http://www.usathanksgiving.com/2010/concert/harvestmarket/harvest-market.shtml

Winter Teas from the Herbwife's Kitchen

"For people who get dry and cold in the winter: flaxseeds (Linum usitatissimum), cassia / cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), cloves (Syzygium aromaticum), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans).

For people who get a lot of sore throats and swollen lymph nodes in the winter: echinacea root (Echinacea angustifolia or Echinacea purpurea), red root (Ceanothus americanus), marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis).

For people who feel drained in the winter: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra), ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) (use only organic ginseng, “woods-grown” if possible).

For people who get cold hands and feet in the winter: valerian (Valeriana officinalis), cramp bark (Viburnum opulus), wild ginger (Asarum canadense) (harvest wild ginger only if it’s locally abundant; “regular” ginger can be used instead)."

http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2007/11/30/simmering-winter-fun-with-stockpot-and-teapot/

Marshmallow

I've been so busy lately teaching & going back to school for my masters. I've been drinking lots of tea now that it's cooler here and using a lot of tinctures to prevent from getting sick. Today I had some down time (finally!) and read this article and was reminded how great Marshmallow is. I usually include Marshmallow in decoctions when I have a sore throat or am getting sick. This article includes a whole ranges of uses for this wonderful herb.

Soothing Marshmallow & Marshmallow Infusion
by Rosalee de la Foret

I love single herbs that seemingly do everything.

Their complexity could inspire a lifetime of devotion to learning the intricate ways they could be used for food and medicine, as well as the ways they support their habitat and the gifts they bring the earth. Single herbs that can be used in a variety of ways are called "polycrest herbs."
At first glance marshmallow seems like a specific plant. Its claim to fame is being the #1 go-to demulcent herb for many herbalists.

Demulcent herbs are slimy and thick and are typically used to soothe mucous membranes. Like many demulcent herbs, marshmallow is cooling and moistening, bringing relief to hot and dry conditions.

Despite having the specificity of being a demulcent herb, marshmallow (Althea officinalis) is a polycrest herb. It’s been used for centuries in a broad range of ways. The genus name for marshmallow is derived from the Greek word altho, which means to cure. This gives us a powerful indication of how highly regarded this plant was in ancient times.

I’ve really enjoyed getting to know this wonderful plant on a deeper level by making a variety of preparations with it. Most often though, I use it as a tea.

The majority of the time we make teas and long infusions we use hot water to extract the plant material. But marshmallow roots are typically prepared using cold water.
Marshmallow roots are high in polysaccharides and starches. By using a cold infusion you extract mainly the mucilaginous polysaccharides. If you simmer the root you also extract the starches in the plant (which is okay; the cold infusion is considered to be a purer extract of the mucilage.)
In today’s HerbMentor News we are going to learn how to make a cold infusion out of marshmallow roots and then explore the myriad of ways this single preparation can be used.

To make a cold infusion you will need:
• a jar and lid
• marshmallow root (You can buy marshmallow root here)
• lukewarm water
• time

To make this preparation, simply fill a jar 1/4 of the way with marshmallow root.

Then fill the jar with lukewarm water and cover with a lid.

Let sit for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight. The water should change color to a soft yellow.

Strain off the roots. The resulting liquid should be thick and viscous.

Now that we see how easy it is to prepare this root let’s look at the many ways we can use it!



Mouth WashMarshmallow makes a wonderful mouth wash for painful mouth conditions. Mouth ulcers, canker sores, cuts on the inside of the cheeks, inflamed gums and even sore throats are soothed with a marshmallow rinse. Simply swish the cold infused tea around in your mouth to coat the affected tissues.

Heartburn and Ulcers
Try adding a little peppermint to the cold infusion to find relief from heartburn, peptic ulcers, and inflamed intestines. Besides being able to soothe inflammation, marshmallow root is also a vulnerary, healing wounds within the digestive tract. Herbalist Paul Bergner calls this a bandaid for the stomach. Of course, addressing the root cause of these issues is recommended for long term care.

Skin WashMarshmallow is an amazing topical treatment for wounds and burns. In the past it was called mortification root because of its ability to prevent gangrene.
Externally, marshmallow root is very useful in the form of poultice, to discuss painful, inflammatory tumors, and swellings of every kind, whether the consequence of wounds, bruises, burns, scalds, or poisons; and has, when thus applied, had a happy effect in preventing the occurrence of gangrene. The infusion or decoction may be freely administered.
–King's American Dispensary, 1898
Marshmallow works in complex ways. It is used as a lubricating demulcent for the lungs and for the urinary tract, even though it never comes in direct contact with these surfaces.

Herbalist Jim McDonald explains:

Though it makes sense that demulcents coat tissues, the physical mucilage is actually very poorly absorbed by the body, and certainly isn't traveling through the blood to the kidneys. Rather, the ingestion of mucilage seems to promote a systemic moistening of tissues throughout the body, with some demulcents being more specific to particular organ systems.–Jim McDonald, Herbalist

Colds and FluMarshmallow is a wonderful plant for the cold and flu season. It can soothe an inflamed sore throat. It stimulates phagocytosis, an important part of the immune system and it's even used to moisten the lungs in cases of dry hot conditions, such as hot coughs with little to no expectoration. Recent scientific research has shown it to be a powerful anti-tussive herb as well. I commonly recommend it for post infection coughs - these are the ones keeping you awake at night long after the illness has passed.

Urinary infections
Herbalists frequently use marshmallow for urinary problems such as cystitis, kidney stones, and bladder infections. Besides soothing the urinary tract it is also a diuretic, which can be of further aide in many urinary problems.

Marshmallow is considered safe for everyone to use although it is recommended to be taken several hours after taking prescription medications as it may inhibit the absorption.
Marshmallow plant is specific for many common ailments, yet has a complexity that renders it useful for a myriad of problems. We hope you enjoy learning about marshmallow and are able to create a variety of herbal remedies from this versatile plant for the well-being of your family.

-Rosalee

www.learningherbs.com

Old Rochester Farmers Market

The market will be held at the Old Rochester Regional, 135 Marion Road (Route 6) in Mattapoisett, MA.

Green Feather Herbs will be at the market during the following dates:

July 20

August 3, 10, 17, 24, & 31

Come support local businesses and farms!

Hope to see you there!

Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syrica

Milkweed is a very common plant in eastern MA who uses are often overlooked.

The buds, flowers, pods, and young shoots of Milkweed are all edible. I have read about people cooking the young spring shoots and pods and eating them like vegetables. Tea, wine, and fritters can also be made with the purple flowers. If you get a chance just smell the flowers...they are wonderfully sweet!

This website is great resource for wild foods: http://www.wildfoods.info/wildfoods/milkweed.html

The milky white sap from this plant has been used topically to treat boils, warts, and ringworms. Milkweed is a detoxifying herb. It supports the removal of toxins and stagnation from the body through its action on the blood and lymphatic circulation, the kidneys, digestive tract, and, to a lesser extent, the liver.

Cautions:

The Peterson's Guide has multiple edible uses for Milkweed. The milky juice and the leaves are "bitter and mildly toxic," but boiling can rid the plant of both of those problems. The boiled young shoots, leaves, unopened flowerbuds, flowers, and young pods are said to be good as asparagus, cooked greens, cooked vegetables, and fritters.
The only way to eat Milkweed is as a young shoot (under 15 cm), but the young shoot could be confused with dogbanes and Butterfly-weed, which are both poisonous! TO DIFFERENTIATE: (a) Young Milkweed Shoots are fuzzy and the broken stems have a milky substance. (b) Dogbanes are hairless. (c) Butterfly-weed has no milky sap.

 

I hope everyone is enjoying the plants!

Jewelweed & Poison Ivy

Almost everyone gets it. It's practically unavoidable. Poison ivy is spouting up everywhere! Thankfully in New England along with the bountiful poison ivy plants there are plenty of remedies around too.

The best known remedy usually grows near poison ivy in fact: Jewelweed (impatiens capensis AKA Touch-me-not or silverweed) grows in wet areas, near swamps and streams, and can be used topically to treat poison ivy.

How to use Jewelweed...

Pick a bunch, crush it, and rub it on exposed parts of your body that might come in contact or have already come in contact with poison ivy. It is a juicy plant and breaking it up and rubbing it on your skin is very easy to do. It is more effective before the oils set into your skin that cause the rash.

Jewelweed tea

Collect a bunch of jewelweed and make a tea: Bring about 4 cups of water to a boil , chop a large handful of jewelweed and add it to the boiling water. Let it sit for 20 minutes, then strain it out.

You can bath in this tea, just treat the affected area OR freeze it into ice cubes. You can apply the ice to exposed areas or areas that are already suffering from the rash. Ahhh, relief!

Springtime Nettles

It's early spring! Start looking out for young Stinging Nettles....one of my favorite herbs and the first plant that made me curious enough to start an herbal apprenticeship. I have a strong connection with the nettle plant and feel obliged to say "Thanks!" every time I see it.

Nettles are among the most nutritious of wild foods. When they are cooked, the sting disappears, leaving behind an herb packed with more vitamins and minerals than you can imagine. Stinging Nettle is truly a super-food and very bountiful on the east coast of MA. Search for nettles in the early spring when they are still young and low to the ground. Make sure to bring gloves if you don't like being stung...it can be quite painful if you're not used to it! Cut the top 1/3 of the plant, give thanks to it by offering a pray, some hair, or tobacco, and put in your bag or basket. Bring it home to tincture, dry to tea, or make this soup:

Spring Nettle Soup
(adapted from a recipe from Susan Weed)

6-8 cups of nettle tops

6 cups water (or bone broth...even better)

1/2 chives, chopped

2-3 carrots, chopped

1-2 leeks, chopped

3 tablespoons miso

1-2 potatoes, cubed

salt & pepper

butter

1 cup yellow dock leaves (optional)

1/2 cup dandelion leaves (optional)

Directions: Wash vegetables and greens. Saute greens, leeks, and carrots in some butter for 5-10 minutes. Add bone broth or water and potatoes. Bring to a boil then simmer for at least a half hour. Add salt, pepper to taste and miso just before serving. Puree for rich green soup. Enjoy!

Thank you!

Thanks to everyone who supported and visited Green Feather Herbs at the Green Fair in Rochester yesterday. And thank you TEAMS ( http://www.teams-on-web.org/) for putting together such a great event with such diverse and interesting vendors! It was great experience meeting people and sharing my products. I hope everyone who purchased something really enjoys it!

Visit Green Feather Herbs...

Saturday, March 20
10am—4pmGREEN FAIROld Colony Regional Vocational
Technical High School
476 North Avenue, Rochester

Exhibits and presentations promoting sound
environmental practices for a sustainable world
FREE admission

Sponsored by The Environmental Advocates for Massachusetts, Southeast;
Taunton River Watershed Alliance, Inc. &
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School

Appliances & Electronics Recycling
For specifics: www.TEAMS-on-web.org.

Healthy Food by the Old Colony Culinary Shop

Sponsored by The Environmental Advocates for Massachusetts, Southeast;
Taunton River Watershed Alliance, Inc. &
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School