Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Summer Products List

Woohoo! Check out the products page for a partial list of available products. Please contact me for custom blends, pricing, etc.... more to follow!

As an aside note, I start my first day at Bloomfield Farm tomorrow, followed by my brother's graduation, so I'll be out of the internet ethers for a few days.

And, in other news, I dried an entire basketful of wisteria blossoms in the dehydrator with the help of my favorite eight-year-old.
"Eight-and-a-half-almost-nine," she corrects me.
"Oh, excuse me," I reply, entirely straight faced. Eightandahalfalmostnine. It is one word, the way she says it; an entirely logical way of describing the liminal and absolutely separate stage that one exists in in the several months preceding an Important Day such as The Day One Finally Turns Nine. Duly noted.
Regarding the wisteria: they came out wonderfully. The scent is a delicate version of the intensely sweet, floral smell of the fresh blossoms (the way Concord grapes taste, I always think), and the color is brilliant; a tad more blue than the fresh blossoms, but with a depth that matches the scent. Lovely.

Wish me luck tomorrow...

Friday, May 7, 2010

News and Notes from New England!

Welcome back!
Since blogs (like plants) do require occasional tending, I figured I'd drag myself inside long enough to post a few quick updates:

First and foremost, Blackbird's Daughter will be winging her way back to Vermont for the summer, and bringing with her more herbs and fun than you can say "yum!" to. 
In between farm-work and woods walks, I'll be mixing up batch after batch of sensuous beauty products, decadent teas and treats, and natural medicines - and spreading the seeds of health and joy with everyone who wants to get their hands dirty and their noses happy!

From Green Kids' Parties to "Make-Your-Own" Herbal Evenings to "Kitchen Witch 101" classes and custom consultations, Blackbird's Daughter has the perfect way to add some herbal love to your life. As always, special requests, custom blends, new customers, and curious friends are most welcome, so send an email to blackbirdsdaughter@gmail.com and we'll mix up some herbal magic!

Also, I've got a giant order of deliciously inspiring ingredients on the way from Mountain Rose Herb Company, including a variety of exotic clays, essential oils, soothing plant-butters, and nourishing herbs, so if you've been wondering "When is she going to update the products pages?", the answer is "As soon as I get my paws in those boxes!!" (I'm so excited, I feel like a kid at Christmas!)

The arrival of wisteria days and tree frog nights here in New England signals the start of summer, and with it, the end of another beautiful spring-season. For me, Spring is the time to wake up, stretch, and look around with wonder at the cascade of surrounding miracles - and then start dreaming out loud about how to play with them. It's also the time of year when everything seems to happen at a fast-forward pace; nature and life-in-general making up for all those dark and dormant months by packing in more growth and adventure and work than seems possible.
Some personal highlights from the past month include restoring the family Peace Garden in New Hampshire, digging quahogs in Maine (and turning them into "chowdah"), and sleeping out under the stars in the Hudson River Valley - and that doesn't even include returning from Mexico!
Can one tiny season possibly hold anything else? I don't think so, so although summer doesn't "officially" start until mid-June, I'm officially bidding a loving adios to the season of Birth and New Beginnings...
...and extending a gleeful welcome to the season of Growth and Hard Play! Looking forward to sharing the green love,
 Blackbird's Daughter


PS- Wondering where all of these happy greenwitch photos are coming from? They're all courtesy of Mr. Scott P. Yates over at I SPY Creations; thanks Scott!

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