Sage, Rosemary & Thyme

Sage

Sage-infused tea is a great herbal remedy to reverse greying of hair, reduce fever, and calm anxiety from brain and nervous disorders.  

Sage tea can also be used to soothe gastric ailments brought on by stress and to treat infections of the mouth and throat.

Sage also produces edible flowers in the early summer which make an interesting addition to salads. 

Both sage leaves and flowers make excellent additions to herbal tea blends.

Rosemary

The pungent aroma of rosemary is another natural deterrent for a number of garden pests including mosquitoes and other flying insects.

Rosemary is also a powerful natural remedy for soothing indigestion, neutralizing bad breath, and relieving pain.  

Use rosemary oil or herb-infused water to clear up dandruff, promote hair growth, and relieve skin irritation.  

The aroma of rosemary can help to clear the mind of anxiety and relieve everyday stress.

Thyme

Thyme is a good source of antioxidant vitamin A which is beneficial to eye, skin, hair, and nail health.  

Thyme is also anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antibiotic.  

Sip thyme-infused tea for an effective natural remedy against colds, coughs, and sore throats.  

As a topical treatment, use thyme oil to help soothe and heal acne, eczema, and psoriasis.  

Rinse your scalp with a thyme-infused rinse to treat dandruff and other scalp conditions which may cause hair loss.

In the kitchen, thyme pairs well with sage and rosemary, we blend these three in equal parts, it's our holy trinity.

Try the trinity in stocks, soups, and sauces, chicken, beef, lamb and pork.

Thyme is a good source of antioxidant vitamin A which is beneficial to eye, skin, hair, and nail health.  

Thyme is also anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and antibiotic.  

Sip thyme-infused tea for an effective natural remedy against colds, coughs, and sore throats.  

As a topical treatment, use thyme oil to help soothe and heal acne, eczema, and psoriasis.  

Rinse your scalp with a thyme-infused rinse to treat dandruff and other scalp conditions which may cause hair loss.

In the kitchen, thyme pairs well with sage and rosemary, we blend these three in equal parts, it's our holy trinity.

Try the trinity in stocks, soups, and sauces, chicken, beef, lamb and pork.

Rosemary & Thyme Tea

This is a deliciously refreshing, mildly stimulating tea. 

To make the tea: 

Prepare an infusion of rosemary and thyme by lightly crushing together.

Use as much or as little of the herbs as you want.

Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and a touch of honey.

Add to a cup of simmering water, let stand for a few minutes, strain and enjoy.

White Sage, Common Sage & Rosemary

White sage (Salvia apiana) is a plant native to high desert, and grows mostly in California.

For hundreds of years, white sage has been regarded as a sacred, cleansing, purifying, and protective plant.

The leaves of the plant are a whitish-green, and just by rubbing the fresh leaves between your thumb and forefinger you release a refreshing, cleansing scent.

Native Americans used and use White Sage to cast off evils spirits and negative energies.

White sage is used in rituals and ceremonies for protection and get rid of negative and toxic influences.

The White Sage plant is alive, it has it's own energies, offering protection, and clearing. 

Sage Smudging is a ritual where the leaves of the Sage plant are burned, and the smoke is brought into areas where clearing and protection are needed.

As the leaves are burned, the smoldering leaves smoke attaches itself to any negative energy in the area, object or being. As the smoke clears, the spirit of White Sage carries with it the negative energy that was once attached, back up to the Spiritual Light.

You can perform this smudging ritual on anything or anyone that needs a clearing.

You can use White Sage to help you clear a room, a building, or a property of any negativity.

White sage can assist you in releasing energies and thoughts that no longer serves you. You can use Sage to help you cleansing unknown energies from a stone, or something that you received as a gift.

Once you have lit the smudge stick and there are flames, blow them out quickly. 

Do not let it flame burn.

Once it is lit, and the flame is blown out, it will smoke.

The movement and release of the energy comes with the smoke and not with the flame.

The use of dried white sage however, is a 2,000 year old Indigenous practice. The shamans used dried sage plants on their fires as a ritual.

Any conflict, anger, illness or evil was absolved by the sage smoke, cleansed from the energy field of a person.

You can smudge whenever you feel the need to do so.

* When you move into a new residence.

* When you begin a new job or start your own business.

* Before, but especially after a visitor enters your home.

* After an argument or any illness.

* Upon returning home from crowded situations.

We've been busy harvesting our Garden Sage, our White Sage and Rosemary to make smudge sticks.

The Garden Sage Or Common Sage is a close relative of White Sage, and has many of the same beneficial properties as its cousin, White Sage. Common Sage originally comes from Europe, and its medicinal and magic uses date back to the Middle Ages. 

White Sage is the main event when it comes to smudging.

Versatile and effective, perfect for any smudging ritual—cleansing, healing, protection and meditation.

Rosemary may be a culinary herb but it's great for smudging.  It clears negativity, inspires confidence, and invigorates the mind and body.

Rosemary is an Old World herb with a long history of use in incenses and rituals.

Rosemary

Rosemary is one of our favorite herbs to flavor almost everything.

Every poultry dish we prepare usually has rosemary in there somewhere.

It’s great in rubs, red meats and as a general seasoning.

Did you know that this wonderful herb has long had a reputation for being helpful with memory?

In ancient Greece, scholars wore sprigs of rosemary when taking tests to give their memory a boost.

Shakespeare also credited the herb with memory - enhancing powers, writing the line 'Rosemary, that's for remembrance' in Hamlet.

Now researchers at Northumbria University agree that rosemary essential oil is helpful recollection, following on from previous research that it boosts memory.

Easy to grow and harvest, rosemary really needs to be in your garden and pantry.

Rosemary Benefits

 

Rosemary is one of our favorite herbs to flavor almost everything.

Did you know that this wonderful herb has long had a reputation for being helpful with memory.

In ancient Greece, scholars wore sprigs of rosemary when taking tests to give their memory a boost.

Shakespeare also credited the herb with memory - enhancing powers, writing the line 'Rosemary, that's for remembrance' in Hamlet.

Now researchers at Northumbria University agree that rosemary essential oil is helpful recollection, following on from previous research that it boosts memory.

 

Rosemary offers other benefits as well...

 

 

Getting the Smudge Ready

We've been busy harvesting our Garden Sage, our White Sage and Rosemary to make smudge sticks.

The Garden Sage Or Common Sage is a close relative of White Sage, and has many of the same beneficial properties as its cousin, White Sage. Common Sage originally comes from Europe, and its medicinal and magic uses date back to the Middle Ages. 

White Sage is the main event when it comes to smudging.

Versatile and effective, perfect for any smudging ritual—cleansing, healing, protection and meditation.

Rosemary may be a culinary herb but it's great for smudging.  It clears negativity, inspires confidence, and invigorates the mind and body.

Rosemary is an Old World herb with a long history of use in incenses and rituals.

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