Sweet Birch Herbals

12/23/2025

Today I am polishing the still before putting it away until spring. A simple method of half a lemon covered in salt works well. Look how shiny it gets.

Over time the copper still changes color due to heat and water, so doing this before we store it is a great way to honor and care for our beautiful piece of equipment.

Use my discount code: SWEETCOPPER to save on your own still

Rest well, dear still. Can’t wait to make more medicine come spring!

I’ve learned over the years how important it is to maintain and protect equipment before winter. The gas powered items get filled with fuel stabilizer. The mower is covered in a cloth doused in peppermint essential oil to deter the mice from making it their home. The hoses are drained and hung in the shed.

Once those projects are done I move indoors to do all the deep cleaning, building new shelves to hold our expansive product line, and fix broken things.

Oh, then there’s reconciling the books and making sure all bills have been paid.

The farmer never really has an “off season.” But, I will be slowing down and resting, moving at a more sane pace.

✨❄️Happy Winter! ❄️ ✨

12/22/2025

Making gifts from the forest on the winter solstice fills me with joy. Thanks to everyone who came so far north for the day!

Sharing the balsam forest at 1800 feet elevation has been a dream come true, it’s a magical place up here in the hills near VT.

Interested in learning how to ethically forage and create handmade items? Sign up for my newsletter and you’ll be the first to know of upcoming workshops.

My 2026 workshop schedule will be live in February.

🌲❄️✨Happy Winter! ✨❄️🌲

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12/18/2025

Calendula flowers are soothing and hydrating to the skin, wound healing, and make very rich body oils.

We infuse several gallons each year for adding to lip balm, rose cream, and healing balm. It’s now available in pump bottles.

Calendula is also a lymph tonic making a great ally for cold and flu season. The dried flowers are in our best selling tea: Murder of Colds.

If you’re a fan like we are- check out our Calendula Box!

This past year we grew more than ever and the pollinators were very pleased. I often found them napping in the flowers.

My two favorite varieties to grow are Orange King (large orange heads) and Resina (yellow).

Calendula is related to marigolds. They have a sticky resin which is what makes them great for skin care especially in the dry air of winter.

Have you seen it in skincare products?

12/17/2025

Thanks for the feature, CISA!

12/14/2025

Newsletter Today offers 20% off Nervous System Restoration Herbs + DIY Solstice Wreaths - get the details:
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12/14/2025

The holidays can be hectic, so we’ve designed gifts to nourish and restore your nervous system.

Winter is about slowing down and filling your inner cup, yet you may feel pulled to give a lot during the holiday season. 

Winter is Yin Time, the dark months, kidney / bladder restoration. Drinking nourishing herbal teas, self massage with ginger and pine, getting deep sleep and recording your dreams are all ways to embrace the winter. 

If you’ve been feeling low energy or down lately, this could be a sign to turn inward, ask for help from the plants and consult with herbalists to restore your adrenal system. 

My hope as a community herbalist is to offer products and services that invoke inner calm, peace and coming back to balance. 

12 Gift Ideas to replenish your nervous system:

🪻Sleep Bundle
🪻Wellness Consultations & Custom Protocols
🪻Uplift the Heart Bundle
🪻Lavender Box
🪻Digest & Rest Tea
🪻Ginger & Pine Massage Oil
🪻Menstrual Pain Relief Tincture
🪻Ghee Gift Box
🪻Seasonal Apothecary Boxes
🪻Classes & Apprenticeship
🪻Plant Spirit Journeys
🪻Retreat here at Sweet Birch Herbals

We grow and process the herbs right here on our farm in Ashfield. Stop by for a visit or book a retreat! The winter snow is really stunning right now.

Everything is on sale in the online shop with code LASTMIN to save 20%! We’ll get your orders fulfilled this week in a timely fashion.

12/12/2025

As the Winter Solstice approaches next weekend, making a wreath for your home can be a really fun project. If you’re fortunate to live near a forest where you can gather pine bows, lace up your snow boots and take a walk in the woods with sharp clippers.

Or, pick up supplies at your local garden center. I enjoy sourcing from Shelburne Farm and Garden on Route 2

Here are simple instructions for how to make your wreath at home. Get the full write up on my recent blog post where I walk you through the process, step by step.

Link in bio to learn more plus recipes for delicious pine forest cordials.

Pro tip: sip hot cocoa and listen to solstice music while crafting your wreath. Invite some friends over to make it a party. Or, be solo, setting intentions for the coming year. 

My upcoming balsam fir wreath making workshop is full, but stay in the loop for future events by signing up for my newsletter.

Happy Winter Solstice! ✨❄️☀️❄️✨

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12/09/2025

What we offer here at Sweet Birch Herbals:
✨events, workshops, classes
✨camping
✨place to stay for a getaway
✨farm store
✨apothecary with over 100 herbs
✨hiking trails for guests
✨full product line with over 50 handcrafted items grown on our farm

✨Learn more on the website ✨

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12/07/2025

Now until December 12 we’re offering free shipping anywhere in the U.S.!
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We offer a wide variety of over 50 products grown and produced on our farm in Ashfield.

Now is a great time to stock up on gifts, winter wellness, herbal teas, and handcrafted body butters.

We also have Full Moon Ghee back in stock!

Use code: FREESHIP25 at checkout. And if you’re ordering gift boxes leave us a note and we can add a card with your personal message in the box. Gift wrapping includes a lovely box with ribbons and dried flowers, herbs or balsam fir sprigs. Your choice!

Happy holidays! ✨🌲✨🌲✨

12/05/2025

Caution! 82% of herbalism books on amazon are AI written. Study with real humans, real intelligence. I have 3 spots left in my real time, in person apprenticeship from March - November. We will smell, taste, see, draw and discuss herbs/wild edibles during the program. It's my preferred way to learn, together, in a circle, outside in the gardens.
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12/05/2025

How many bunches of eucalyptus can I fit in my arms?
About 20.
I remember potting them up as little seedlings last April wondering where they would all fit in the ground. My sister started them from seed for her flower farm. I offered the new greenhouse to her. They’ve truly been one of the most fun plants to grow.

I kinda had this attitude like, eucalyptus, how basic. Haha. I know, so rude to the plant I’d never grown before. But now I’m totally in love. I will grow it every year. #1 plant ally for 2025.

These bundles are wonderful to fill the shower with their aroma. The steam brings out the oils. Hang it under the shower head.

They’re also stunning in a vase. Dry them upside down first, then place them in a vase for the whole winter.

DM me to reserve yours. Or find them this Saturday at the Northampton Winter Market where I’ll be with my full booth. Bringing a bunch there for my hometown friends. Best to reserve them as they will go quick.

12/01/2025

What a team! Grateful beyond measure for the people who make this herb company what it is.

The hundreds of hours they devote to growing herbs, packaging orders, making medicine, building barns, installing greenhouses, planting bulbs, and making medicine - You all make it worthwhile.

About 7 years ago I did it all alone. I was actually really tired and lonely. I asked the plants for advice. They said very bluntly: “Plants need people, people need people. Hire help. Start an apprenticeship. The joy is meant to be shared.”

Thank you Rachel, Towner, Chris, Nick, Ally, Dawn, Amanda, Leah, Greg, Lisa, Coonie and Tilly.

I couldn’t do it without you. Even if I tried, which I have at times, it wouldn’t be nearly as much fun.

Bowing my whole heart to my incredible team 🙏🏽❤️✨

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