Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC

12/02/2025

Homemade gifts make this time of year a little extra special! Whether you make them as a gift for friends, family or yourself, this simple lip balm recipe is sure to delight!

Simple Lip Balm Recipe
Makes about 35 lip balm tubes.

Divide/multiply the recipe as needed.

1 oz of beeswax, crushed or grated*
4 oz of olive, grapeseed, and/or coconut oil
or other carrier oils like jojoba, apricot, almond…

15+ drops of essential oil per batch or 2 drops per tube
Optional, I usually don’t use:

1/2 teaspoon of vitamin E oil, optional to prevent rancidity
1 teaspoon of honey, optional for flavor and to prevent rancidity
10 drops of grapefruit seed extract, optional to prevent rancidity


Gently melt beeswax and olive oil together in a double boiler or microwave, stirring frequently. When the beeswax melts thoroughly, test consistency by dripping some of the mixture onto a cold metal spoon or bowl. If too hard, add more oil. If too soft, add more beeswax. Once desired consistency is reached, remove from heat and stir in vitamin E, honey, and or grapefruit seed extract (all optional). Then add essential oils and pour into lip balm tubes or jars. Allow to harden before capping.

*Beeswax Tip: Wrap beeswax in a clean cloth, place on a hard surface (ie: concrete, a rock, pavement), and bang with a hammer until broken up. Note: Lip balm tubes hold 0.15 oz. You can also use jars, tins, etc.

12/01/2025

Today is the final day of the sale!

Terms: Online on demand individual and short series/bundles only
(Home Herbalist, Beyond the HHS, and Advanced Series/Modules are not included in the sale).
Sale runs Thanksgiving morning through Cyber Monday (Nov 27-Dec 1, 2025.)

Do you require a deeper scholarship discount?
Enter the discount code 2025-SCHOLARSHIP-HOLIDAY at checkout for 75% off

11/27/2025

We wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving 🦃(if you celebrate) and a warm, wonderful holiday season. We are thankful for each and every one of you! We hope this inspires you to continue your learning journey in 2026. 🌱💗🌱

Black Friday to Cyber Monday Sale runs Thanksgiving morning through Cyber Monday (Nov 27-Dec 1, 2025.)

Terms: Online on demand individual and short series/bundles only
(Home Herbalist, Beyond the HHS, and Advanced Series/Modules are not included in the sale).

Do you require a deeper scholarship discount?
Enter the discount code 2025-SCHOLARSHIP-HOLIDAY at checkout for 75% off

11/26/2025

Stay tuned in tomorrow's newsletter and this Wintergreen Botanicals, LLC page social post for my own class sale for Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday!

In the meantime, I want to share an offering from one of my herbalist friends and colleagues Camille Freeman (who doesn't do social media; I have no financial affiliation)~

Camille Freeman (who BTW has a newsletter and podcast I adore and highly recommend) is offering 30% off her self-paced online classes and courses through Monday. **Be sure to use the Code GRATITUDE30 and see the offerings here:

Access individual business and clinical courses taught by Camille Freeman and guest instructors. These are designed for advanced herbal students and practitioners as well as nutritionists

11/21/2025

ACT NOW - CALL TO ACTION for New Hampshire Residents: PROTECT OUR ACCESS to Herbal Tinctures

UPDATED - Online summary & details now available via APHA at https://www.ahpa.org/NH_herbal_tinctures

SAMPLE LETTER FURTHER BELOW

MESSAGE FROM MARIA:
I was shocked and dismayed to learn that the NH Liquor Commission recently required several local stores (such as the Concord Food Co-op and Granite State Natural Foods) to remove ALL herbal tinctures (herbal dietary supplement alcohol-based extracts) from its shelves. This includes legally compliant big and small local companies including Herb Pharm, Gaia Herbs, and Oregon's Wild Harvest. For decades, federal law (such as DSHEA and FDA dietary supplement regulations) protects their status as dietary supplements not alcoholic beverages; these products are legally under FDA dietary supplement regulation, not the liquor commission. However, New Hampshire liquor law title XIII currently lacks language/clarity on this. Efforts are underway, spearheaded by the American Herbal Products Association (APHA) and working alongside the NH Liquor Commission and NH State Senator Tara Reardon to amend current laws with clarifying language to be in compliance with federal regulations and get tinctures back on NH shelves.

👉 ACT NOW: ***NH Residents** are encouraged reach out to both Senator Reardon and your town's representative senator (if not Reardon) to voice your support

See a summary of details and a sample letter via APHA at https://www.ahpa.org/NH_herbal_tinctures

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MORE DETAILS ~

To Be Clear, As Per FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
* Tinctures may contain alcohol as a solvent, but they are NOT alcoholic beverages.
* They’re federally regulated by the FDA as dietary supplements, NOT by the liquor commission.
* They are not and have not been illegal in the state of NH per our laws. However, our laws have some gaps in things they do not include in their language.
* Tinctures have been protected as dietary supplements by federal law including DSHEA and FDA dietary supplement GMPs for decades
* This law/enforcement kerfuffle is harming NH citizen’s freedom and lawful access to herbal remedies and hurting NH businesses.
* The FDA has clear guidance documents distinguishing dietary supplements (which use alcohol as a solvent) from beverages. Their labeling, dose, flavor, purpose, and method of use all clarify this distinction.

There is an effort underway to make the NH legislative language CRYSTAL CLEAR and in compliant with federal regs, rectify the kerfuffle, avoid such confusion in the future, and restore our access to these important remedies.

Senator Tara Reardon and her aid Karen Davis are working with the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) to propose to amendments to current laws to make it even more explicit that dietary supplements are regulated by the FDA, not the state.

--> I encourage you to support these proposals for amending

N.H. RSA 175:1(XLII) to add in its definition of liquor that it does not include dietary supplements as defined by 21 U.S.C. 321(ff)/DSHEA of 1994 law.
and
N.H. RSA 175:5-a(I) to note that NH liquor law is are not intended to apply to dietary supplements, as defined by 21 U.S.C. 321(ff)/DSHEA of 1994 law, regardless of alcohol percent or proof.

This will bring us in harmony with federal standards and regulatory expectations and bring lawful products back on store shelves where they belong.

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Is this important to you? Let them know!

👉 ACT NOW: ***NH Residents** are encouraged reach out to both Senator Reardon and your town's representative senator (if not Reardon) to voice your support

See a summary of details and a sample letter via APHA at https://www.ahpa.org/NH_herbal_tinctures

11/18/2025

You can now register or donate for the American Herbalists Guild's silent auction that opens for bidding on Dec 2. I've got 3 items up for auction: "basics" access to my online Home Herbalist Series, a set of my 3 books, and pre-order for my forthcoming gut book. Lots of other cool goodies available (and more likely to be posted between now and Dec) Register and view at https://secure.qgiv.com/event/ahg-auction-2025/

11/18/2025

Brilliant Winter Squash
As soon as I see them at the farm stand, I know my fall game is on: Winter Squash. And not just butternuts (which I do adore) and the acorns (over-rated IMHO), but the fresh harvest of lesser-known local favorites like kuri and delicata.

It’s time to turn up the oven.

🎃 Fascinating Story of Squash Varieties

🍁Simple, Delicious Cooking Tips

🍂Creative Uses for Pureed Squash & Pumpkin (yes, even in coffee and my Thanksgiving classic whipped butternut)

🌱 Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup with Crispy Sage Leaves (freezes well!)

Follow or copy this link to see more recipes:
https://wintergreenbotanicals.com/wintersquash/

11/18/2025

INPUT WANTED! Are you interested in taking next year's live stream and recorded course on Advanced Clinical & Assessment Skills?? Please take this survey to provide feedback on the topics and guest teachers you're *most* interested in learning about/from!

Survey at
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGv-hzisCVsSVPMaQRidYUQMfMa1ICUkrI6D2hwlNpD-szpw/viewform

11/12/2025

Local friend teaching this!

Gather together to create fire cider for ourselves and to distribute into the community for those in need! Fire cider is a nourishing and supportive tonic that helps us boo

11/10/2025

Drop in for Class on Tuesday, November 18th, 6-9 PM Eastern Time
COVID Considerations with Maria Noël Groves, Clinical Herbalist & Author
Live Streamed via Zoom & Recorded

Follow/Copy this link to register:
wintergreenbotanicals.com/classes

In this class, Maria will cover concepts and support strategies for prevention/resilience to COVID and other common infections, acute infection care, and long-term approaches for long haul COVID. COVID can present in many different ways and severity in different bodies and infection rounds, and nothing is guaranteed; however, students will understand a holistic and customized approach to the individual and their presentation. We will spend much of our time on common herbs and how they can be supportive, as well as lifestyle and other approaches for immune vitality. As these are complex topics, this class will provide a broad overview in our short, three-hour class.

11/07/2025

Yum yum yum! 🫖 Delicious Gut Healing Teas…. I just finished recording demo videos for these four favorite gut-healing tea recipes featured from my forthcoming book Herbal Gut Health!

THE RECIPES 🫖
🌱 Marshmallow Overnight Infusion - marshmallow + water
🌱 Creamy Marshmallow Oat Milk Latte - adding oat milk, maple, nutmeg
🌱 Gut Healing Tea (Basic Version) - marshmallow root and leaf, plantain, and my chai base (cinnamon, cardamom, clove, nutmeg) plus roses
🌱 Happy Gut Tea (Simple Version) - tulsi, marshmallow leaf, linden, fennel, roses

📖 MY BOOK: My 300+ page Herbal Gut Health releases mid-January featuring a guided approach to gut health, holistic GI anatomy and physiology, herbal profiles, recipes, protocol points for common concerns, helpful charts, and more and is available for pre-order now on my website at
👉 wintergreenbotanicals.com/book

💻 HERBAL ACADEMY MASTERCLASSS: I am excited to present a 1-hour video (with slideshow presentation, recipes, and demos) for the Herbal Academy Masterclass Series. It airs online December 11 and will be followed by a live Q&A. You can register for the single class for $39, or join the Herbal Academy’s subscription-based Herbarium, which includes the whole year of masterclass recordings along with mine, various mini-courses and videos (including one on ADHD herbal support by me and one on Herbal Fertility support with my friend and colleague Liane Moccia and so much more), as well as great articles (including some by me!) and detailed plant monographs.
—> to take part in the class or sign up for the herbarium, visit
👉 https://herbarium.theherbalacademy.com/masterclass/custom-craft-a-delicious-gut-healing-tea/?ap_id=MariaNoelWB 
This link can also be found via link in IG bio
(Please do use this link - it’s an affiliate link so I will receive a small portion of your registration fee at no extra cost to you, which helps make it easier for me to continue to offer free and low-cost content to you!)

11/03/2025

In for Class on Tuesday, November 11th, 6-9 PM Eastern Time
Death and Dying for the Herbalist with Suchil Coffman-Guerra, BSN-RN
Live Streamed via Zoom & Recorded

Follow/Copy this link to register:
wintergreenbotanicals.com/classes

This is a three-hour workshop that will cover what end-of-life care is like, what to expect, and how to provide compassionate care using herbs. As an herbalist, caregiver, or any provider who may work with those at the end of life, this workshop offers clarity and guidance.
Suchil Coffman-Guerra The Human Path / Herbal Medics Academy