Warming Herbal Chai Recipe Chai tea is a delicious and seasonally appropriate tea to enjoy in the winter. The warming spices support your body in maintaining essential heat (read more about why this is important in the winter energetics blog– add link to blog!). But the only bummer about a classic chai tea is that the caffeine is not so supportive to your winter energy stores. Unfortunately, excess caffeine can deplete your vital energy. This is the opposite of what your body needs–always, but especially in the winter. Winter is a time for you to replenish your energy stores, to help you stay ..read more

Have you ever noticed how illness seems rampant in the fall season? This time of the year can be a tough transition for our bodies. One of the most common ailments that people suffer from each fall are respiratory ailments. It can be hard to maintain optimal health with all the little ones going back to school along with our indoor time increasing exponentially; but we have a little recipe that can offer support. This Lung Support tea recipe is helpful for dryness and irritation that can occur when those central air heating vents kick on. Read: dryness. Mullein and marshmallow work to protect ..read more

There’s nothing like warming up with a bowl of hot soup! Not only does it help take the edge off of cold days, but soups are also amazing vessels for herbs. Adding herbs to soup recipes offers medicinal benefits while oftentimes enhancing flavors. We love this warming soup for Fall weather! We also love soup because of how it offers built-in hydration. It’s a fabulous way to intake nutrients while also consuming more water–both essentials to staying healthy in the colder parts of the year. As our bodies transition to the cooler temperatures, it can be hard to maintain the inner warmth that pro ..read more

Summer Sun Tea Recipe Okay, so imagine you’re sitting outside on a sultry summer afternoon. You’re trying to embrace the warmth of the season, but suddenly your upper lip breaks a sweat. No big deal, right? A little sweat is healthy. You can continue to enjoy yourself. But then you feel trickles of salty water streak down from your hairline into your eyes. Okay, this is getting a little annoying. After a little longer, your whole body is feeling HOT. It’s hard to enjoy the summer heat when your body doesn’t feel balanced. We get it. We created this sun tea recipe for you to capture that sweet ..read more

How Do You Connect With Nature in the Summer? 3 ways plant-lovers can embrace the season. Ahhh, to feel the sun warm your skin and your soul! Summer is a bright and exciting season. I’m sure you have plenty of memories from this cherished season. Memories like connecting with loved ones over campfires and outdoor cook-outs….food sizzling over open flames and the energy of chatter filling the air. There are so many reasons to love summer. Fresh garden food is irreplaceable. The snap of a cucumber straight from your garden, or the juicy heirloom tomatoes grown by your local farmers. There is muc ..read more

Come spring, our herbal ally Mr. Dandelion begins to pop up everywhere. But to some, dandelion is no friend. It’s interesting to think about all of the energy that people put into fighting this plant and still it persists. Yes, dandelion is a hardy, resilient plant which spreads shamelessly. But labeling plants within the confines of binaries like “good” or “bad” is a slippery slope. Before we begin to celebrate this plant, it’s helpful to look at how our yards have turned into battlefields in which dandelions are the enemy. Dandelions are put in the hot seat for creating undesirable “turf.” B ..read more

Navigating Uncertain Times* A recap of the last 3 1/2 years! After working at Meadowsweet on and off since 2013, Kelly Needs bought Meadowsweet in December of 2018. As a passionate herbalist and nature lover, the opportunity to continue to bring herbal knowledge and alternative healing to this community seemed like a dream come true. While the whirlwind of figuring out finances to buy the business in 3 months time while going to college and being the mother of three beautiful boys seemed difficult, the prospect of this new venture made all the hustle worth it. Then came the hard work of rebran ..read more

RECIPES FOR EDIBLE WEEDS FOUND IN YOUR GARDEN Over the summer, we wrote about edible garden weeds on our blog. Check out some of the tasty garden weed recipes below. We’ve compiled some delicious recipes for chickweed pesto, dandelion fritters, purslane tapenade, and violet jelly. CHICKWEED is a good source of Vitamins A and C, flavonoids, calcium, iron, and potassium. These garden weeds make a lovely addition to salads, but my favorite way to eat them is by making a delicious, nutritious pesto. If you have chickweed growing in your garden, try this savory chickweed pesto recipe! CHICKWEED P ..read more

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