February Tea for One | Ginger Tonic Botanicals
A beautiful herbal tea-for-one recipe to delight in the treasure of solitude, and the luxury of having space to oneself in this last month of winter| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
A beautiful herbal tea-for-one recipe to delight in the treasure of solitude, and the luxury of having space to oneself in this last month of winter| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
Wintering projects: infusing oils, macrame plant hangers, landscape designing, baking sweet loaves of all kinds and moving through a stacked-high pile of eager reads. Pine is one of my favorite plants to forage for oils and soaps, and the house is smelling like a Christmas eve dream this season… Read More: Winter Skin Nourishment Read [...] Read More... from Winter Solstice The post Winter Solstice appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
An end of spring ritual, harvesting whatever herbs are on hand for you this season and enjoying the floral flavors of a wild summers eve flower tea. I have chamomile and lavender growing in my garden, with yarrow and field mint speckled around the fields by my house. I love to harvest a few bits [...] Read More... from Wild Summers Eve Flower Tea The post Wild Summers Eve Flower Tea appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
Herb collections are like personal potion shops, with hundreds and hundreds of possibilities for formulas and remedies. Slowly curating your own home apothecary should be a gradual process. This makes your herbal choices, supplies and needs very intentional. In my clinical dispensary, I had about seventy five herbs in stock throughout the seasons. In my [...] Read More... from Creating an Herbal Apothecary at Home The post Creating an Herbal Apothecary at Home appeared first on Ginger Tonic B...| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
Projects from the past three months: Built a hickory dining table, finally grounding this open kitchen & living space; Added more fire ciders and elderberry tinctures to my local farmers market; Woke up extra early to enjoy most of the chilly morning sunrises, watching every day change a little more into autumn; Reminisced on the [...] Read More... from October Corners The post October Corners appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
Late summer iced tea to savor the end of of the season. This is a deeply nourishing and calming blend of nettle, linden, rosehips and hibiscus. Rich and lusciously red, sip this throughout the day or night and optionally add ice or honey. Nettle (Urtica dioica): Full of nutrients including potassium and magnesium, nettle carries [...] Read More... from Savor Summer Tea The post Savor Summer Tea appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
For your savory / sweet, nourishing and personalized part of your winter plate: spiced sweet potatoes. The December comfort that lasts all winter long and everyone loves because you can make every one a little different. Sweet potatoes are full of nutrients, great fiber, natural sweetness and feel so satiating. They’re one of my favorite [...] Read More... from Spiced Sweet Potatoes & December Comforts The post Spiced Sweet Potatoes & December Comforts appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanic...| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
This post contains affiliate links. Ginger Tonic Botanicals may earn a small commission on the goods purchased through those links. Summer becomes full so fast. The garden now feels endlessly generous and more than I can receive on any day. Pesto is on everything this summer, and tomatoes…everywhere gorgeous pops of red. I’ve been keeping [...] Read More... from Simple Summer, Simple Tea The post Simple Summer, Simple Tea appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
The midway point between spring and summer, this time of year in the blue ridge mountains is predictably blissful. The air is warm and cool as the storms roll through, and windows open all night is one of the precursors to the best dreams. The garden has more energy under that blanket of teaming compost [...] Read More... from Beltane Field Mint Tea The post Beltane Field Mint Tea appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
I finally took this Sunday to wake up early, 5:30am, walk down to the river just by my house and see the Virginia bluebells in the predawn hour. They’ve been blooming for the past week, and stop me in my tracks every day I walk near them. When I go for woodland walks in the [...] Read More... from Virginia Bluebells & Woodland Walks The post Virginia Bluebells & Woodland Walks appeared first on Ginger Tonic Botanicals.| Ginger Tonic Botanicals
