Bohème Botanika Herbals

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Nope, It’s not buttercream. It’s skin cream! An old fashioned skin remedy made from pure, grass fed cow tallow! I source...
02/20/2026

Nope, It’s not buttercream. It’s skin cream!

An old fashioned skin remedy made from pure, grass fed cow tallow! I source the raw fat locally from family owned Vermont farms like and render and purify it myself to ensure the highest quality possible.

This emollient fat mimics our skins natural oils and sebum more than most plant based oils so it is one of the richest, most effective oils for dry and damaged skin.

When rendered properly tallow is pure, white and solid at room temperature and has a very subtle and pleasant buttery fragrance. I whip the purified tallow with a bit of organic olive oil that’s been infused with my garden grown Calendula to make it even more healing. The result is a soft, light, fluffy, delicately scented and luxuriously rich, all-purpose cream that absorbs easily.

Choose from Bergamot or Rose Geranium scent and slather it over dry, itchy irritated skin, use it to soften feet, elbows and calloused hands, use it as a protective skin barrier while skiing or working outdoors, apply it to minor cuts and scrapes and even use it on face for drier complexions.

It’s hand down my most reached for product of winter (pun intended).

It’s back in stock now but each micro batch of only 24 jars that I make flies off the shelves so get a jar or two while it’s here!

An assortment of recent glimmers that are helping me right now. What are some of yours? Nourishment: poached pear and al...
02/16/2026

An assortment of recent glimmers that are helping me right now. What are some of yours?

Nourishment: poached pear and almond oatmeal and Earl Grey tea

Medicine: Hawthorn tincture and my Lucid Dreams Tea

Poetry: Flare by Mary Oliver from The Leaf and the Cloud

Music: I Remember by Mary Drake and Glow Worms by Vashti Bunyan

Art: botanical paintings by Sir Cedric Lockwood Morris ( ‘Foxglove’ shown here)

Movement: a brisk walk with the ravens swooping overhead

Self Care: misting myself with Maple Milk Hydrating Mist in the sauna

Treasures: a new (to me) pair of upholstered, gingham cottage chairs for the dining table and a framed print of cardinals to honor the pair that visits the bird feeder, my Valentines Day present from Adam: tickets to see Sierra Ferrell

Creativity: creating a dream collage to post by the bed to gaze at to help me sleep

Love: a container of veggie scraps for the ducks left in the woodshed by our neighbors

Hope: medicine garden planning and writing postcards to government officials to demand accountability

Comfort: hearing one of the cats snoring from his basket by the fire

✊🏻Vermont Mutual Aid Herb Collection✊🏽Folks protesting and protecting their community in Minneapolis are still in need o...
02/12/2026

✊🏻Vermont Mutual Aid Herb Collection✊🏽

Folks protesting and protecting their community in Minneapolis are still in need of support! This administration is constantly keeping us jumping from one emergency to another but we can’t forget that things are still dire there!

We’ve been hearing from herbalists that they are feeling stretched with herbal resources for their communities and are asking for our help. So I’ve been working with .apothecary to organize a Vermont Mutual Aid Herb Collection.

If you are a Vermont based herbalists or medicine maker, we are looking for your donations of bulk herbs, tea blends, extracts and remedies to ship to MN. Anyone can donate but there are some considerations to take into account before offering herbs.

🌸Donation Considerations🌸

🌿 Herbs and tea blends should be safely dried, packed and ready to use.
🌿Remedies should denote alcohol or glycerin based.
🌿ALL donations should include clear labels with full ingredient list and expiration date or best by date.
🌿 Labels in Spanish as well as English are helpful when possible.

Needs are changing weekly and I will try to update info here when I hear of any changes. Feel free to reach out to me (Amber) with any specific questions. A general list of herbal needs is as follows:

🌼Current Needs🌼

🌿Nervines and stress support
🌿Immune and digestive support
🌿Sleep formulas
🌿Single plant extracts and glycerites
🌿Flower essences, tea blends, topical skincare
🌿Muscle salves and topical pain relief

🌺Monetary Donations🌺

If you’d prefer to offer a monetary donation you can use this link:

https://checkout.square.site/merchant/C8YQ6X5AWESK1/checkout/RKKR5JTURC65GXCO7XMTVRKD?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAP64E9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafK_KRvFkTDKmq5aadoFutG31GzGA4gRnBHdO_56rpsvHuH_Kj93Tk64yvgCQ_aem_pbvB9SeCMzFok3SnuLIC8Q

Anyone may donate and all funds collected will go towards shipping costs and/or purchasing more herbs and remedies.

🌻Dropoff Locations🌻
We will be gathering items, organizing them and shipping them all together at intervals. Time is of the essence!

You may drop off physical donations to:
apothecary in Burlington during operating hours

in a Underhill. I do not have regular hours so email me to let me know when you’ll be dropping off.

You may direct all questions to my email: Amber at bohemebotanika@gmail.com

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Well that was exactly what my heart needed! The Deep Winter Shop and Sip was a beautiful success! Thank you to everyone ...
02/08/2026

Well that was exactly what my heart needed! The Deep Winter Shop and Sip was a beautiful success! Thank you to everyone that braved the cold and navigated the backroads to find our sweet, hidden apothecary in the woods!

I loved helping you find the best gifts and skincare, pouring out tinctures and tea for you, dreaming and scheming about future gardens (and how to dismantle the patriarchy). I loved sharing music suggestions, elderberry syrup, chocolate and this magical space with you all.

I create events to offer something whimsical and magical to you but I definitely think I end up with the fullest heart. Every person that walks through the door with a smile or a kind word or excitement about an herb makes this place feel even more special and is helping me to replenish and heal my spirit after a year of depletion.

Thank you for choosing to shop small and local! And I hope your herbal remedies are exactly the medicine you need!

Also thank you to for keeping me company and offering insightful tarot readings all weekend. You can schedule a zoom reading with her anytime too!

If you missed this event, please join my email list so you don’t miss the next one! And you can always shop online! Also, for the rest of the winter, the apothecary will be by appointment so just send an email if you want to plan a time to come shop and I’ll walk down the hill and put a pot of tea on!

Thank you all again for choosing to shop small and local. I hope your herbal remedies are exactly the medicine you need! Until next time, take care of your hearts!

It’s the last day of the Deep Winter Shop and Sip! There are still lots of self care goodies, potions, herbs  and gifts ...
02/08/2026

It’s the last day of the Deep Winter Shop and Sip! There are still lots of self care goodies, potions, herbs and gifts on the shelves! So come in and warm up with some hot tea, adaptogen hot cocoa or a Sweetheart Sparkler mocktail! And get a mini tarot reading with in the herb drying room too! Here until 5pm!

Deep Winter Shop and Sip Weekend is happening now! The Apothecary is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5pm each d...
02/06/2026

Deep Winter Shop and Sip Weekend is happening now!

The Apothecary is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday noon to 5pm each day! The shop is bursting with deep winter self care and remedies, botanical skincare, herbs, teas, potions and lots of new gift items and antiques!

Come by for Valentine’s Day gifts, a cup of Tulsi-Maca Hot Chocolate or a botanical mocktail, or just to say hi!

Our homestead apothecary is only open for a few special events over the winter so don’t miss out!

10 Apple Tree Lane Underhill Vermont

And for those that can’t make it in person-the online shop is now restocked! 💐💕🌸☕️🩷

I did not celebrate Imbolc yet. It’s one of my favorite, cross quarter festivals. It symbolizes the quickening of life, ...
02/02/2026

I did not celebrate Imbolc yet. It’s one of my favorite, cross quarter festivals. It symbolizes the quickening of life, stirring beneath ice and snow, conception, germination, the moment our dreams begin to manifest into reality. It’s usually when I start to roll out new projects, new products and get ready for the next season. But I’ve been moving slowly.

I must admit I don’t know if I’m ready. I am still deep in hibernation. And while I’ve been dreaming, scheming and quietly creating, I don’t know what I want to bring forth into the world yet. I don’t know what to offer to such a hurting world this season. Herbs, flowers, beauty and medicine don’t seem nearly enough anymore.

This past week I’ve been hiding, burying myself further under the covers. Anxiety has gripped me. Fear of the world, distrust of other people. Despair. Anger. It’s a bleakness I’m not familiar with. I am still wintering. I’m not ready to emerge but I know it’s time.

I desperately want to share my apothecary with you. I have a beautiful Deep Winter Shop and Sip scheduled for this weekend that I’ve been concocting potions and collecting treasures for. I want to invite you all in to experience this serenity, medicine and magic but I’m feeling quite tender and a bit afraid of sharing my sanctuary. But I know that this is what I have to offer the world right now. The medicines from this summer need to get to you. Lemon balm, Tulsi, Rose, St. John’s Wort. All waiting patiently to start their work. And we know it’s time.

This event will embody the quiet stirring of Imbolc. It will not be rushed, it will not be extravagant. It will be nourishing, inspiring, comforting and romantic. The shelves will be lined with gentle medicines to ease our broken hearts. Soothing skincare, soft creams, sweet elixirs. The music will be soft and ethereal- a lullaby to wake up to, the tea will be hot and the company true. will be reading the cards.

This weekend the apothecary will be a safe space to share, cry, grieve. A cozy womb that you are allowed to linger in for as long as you’d like. We can whisper about what new world we want to create. Please stop by. It is time.

More info: www.bohemebotanika.com/events

I’m not here to tell any small businesses that they have to close tomorrow for the national shutdown. I get how hard it ...
01/30/2026

I’m not here to tell any small businesses that they have to close tomorrow for the national shutdown. I get how hard it is as a small business to make a choice like that. You have employees to think about, bills to pay. I understand that not everyone has the privilege to close for even a day.

BUT, if you choose to remain open PLEASE DO IT QUIETLY. If you are going to donate a portion of proceeds from sales you can do it after. You font meed to make a scene about it. You announcing loud and proud that you are going to stay open and make a donation instead of closing is just encouraging people to come in and spend money during a national strike.

Your intentions might be good but you are harming a larger movement by making these announcements. The huge amount of posts like this that I’ve seen followed by a ton of comments from customers saying “oh great! I’ll come on down then!” is frustrating for those of us who made a sacrifuce and chose to close in solidarity.

And a strike is not really a donation day. It doesnt prove the same point or result in the same changes. Thats great that you are donating! Please do that on Saturday! Or Sunday! Or today! Literally any day except the day of the shutdown. The bottom line is, if you are accepting payments, in particular, credit cards, those payments are being processed through corporations and large banks. Those corporations and banks fund ICE. They don’t care if you’re making a donation. They just see that the money keeps coming.

The point of a shutdown is to HALT commerce and the economy. Many people don’t understand how a national shutdown works and posts like this are confusing to them. It stunts the movement and creates division and confusion about how to support and how to participate.

Please do whatever you need to do for your business. We get it. No judgement. But this is not the time or place to assuage your guilt or make it a statement or offer an alternative to encourage people to come in and do business. It’s about solidarity. For ONE day.

And for everyone else, please support your small businesses the rest of the weekend as a sign of solidarity for them! Always support! Just not Friday!

Please do whatever you can to help the movement. These announcements aren’t it.

Pic of baby Weasel kitten for reach.

The online shop will be closed tomorrow for the National Shutdown in solidarity with protestors, our immigrant neighbors...
01/29/2026

The online shop will be closed tomorrow for the National Shutdown in solidarity with protestors, our immigrant neighbors and communities and to protest violent ICE actions and the Trump administration. The shop will reopen for online orders on Saturday January 31st and the Deep Winter Shop and Sip weekend market is still happening February 6th-8th

A National Shutdown, also called a general strike or blackout day, is a form of protest that puts pressure on the financial systems that fund violent government policies. It is when working people refuse their labor until demands are met and is designed to temporarily disrupt economic activity and raise awareness.

While a longer, more sustained strike is likely needed in this country to create lasting change, our dollars count and refusing to participate in systems even for one day can put pressure where it needs to be felt in order to enact change.

We are collectively urged to cease work, school and all shopping or spending. It takes upwards of 3.5% of the population actively participating in a shutdown for impact to be felt. At this percent, a strike has ALWAYS brought about significant policy change. So your participation truly matters! And WE the people are the organizers of this so it doesn’t fall on one organization or entity to get the word out and make this happen. No one is coming to save us so please do your part and spread the word!

It’s become inexcusable to not speak out against Trump and ICE. I am noticing the “friends”, brands and influencers that...
01/28/2026

It’s become inexcusable to not speak out against Trump and ICE. I am noticing the “friends”, brands and influencers that have stayed silent this entire time.

No one is asking you to be an activist but if you haven’t acknowledged what’s happening in our country, or worse yet, continue to try to sell us things without even a whisper of dissent then I am taking note of that and will chose to spend my time, money and energy with those who are working towards a collective good.

I dont enjoy posting or talking about what’s happening. It makes me sick to my stomach that I feel I have to. It’s upsetting, it’s triggering. I’d much rather be talking about herbs, my shop. Trying to juggle promoting my work to pay the bills with resistance is not fun. But I feel it is my duty to use whatever platform I have. I do generally try to be an account that inspires or brings joy but there is a time and a place for branding and pretty pictures and this isn’t it.

People are literally disappearing and dying. Our constitutional and human rights are being shredded. And frankly, black and brown people have always been dealing with this and we have already collectively stayed silent for centuries. We ALL need to do better or we ARE going to lose our country. This isn’t alarmist. This is the simple truth.

I need to show up more too. I’ve been feeling guilt with the fact that I don’t physically and mentally have the ability to protest in person the way I used to. I’ve had to find other ways to protest. There are plenty of ways! We ALL need to contribute, use our voices and resist!

The first thing you have to do is to get real with yourself about why you haven’t spoken up. Right now, there are people protesting on the front lines, missing work and school, putting their bodies in between ICE and their neighbors. They are carrying the weight for us. And it’s getting heavy. If you aren’t even using words, your silence is not just awkward, it’s violence. And we are taking notice. If you haven’t spoken out yet then I now just assume you agree with what’s going on and will be distancing myself. If you disagree, PLEASE SAY SOMETHING! And join the Nationwide Black Out this Friday!

Vermont plant folks! (I tagged some of you but didn’t have time to tag you all! So please share!) I’ve received a reques...
01/24/2026

Vermont plant folks! (I tagged some of you but didn’t have time to tag you all! So please share!)

I’ve received a request from a fellow herbalist who has heard from those seeking mutual aid for the folks fighting in Minneapolis to protect their community. I’ll be putting together a package of herbs, medicines and supplies and getting it in the mail this week. If anyone would like to add to it, I’m happy to meet you to pick up items and mail them. Please reach out to me via DM if you’d like to contribute. I can pick up items on Tuesday in and around Burlington/Essex/ Williston or you can drop them off to me in Underhill. I’d like to ship by Wednesday of this week.

Otherwise if you’d prefer to mail something on your own here is the FB message via Gina Gibbons and They just ask that you message via Facebook for the shipping address and what you intend to send.

🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿

Herbal Folks and Beyond: CALLING IN SUPPORT FOR MINNEAPOLIS ✨🌿
“It’s getting worse and worse everyday…” says a friend on the ground there. This is a call for medicine and supplies for the protectors, the people braving the cold and fighting this evil thread of darkness known as I.C.E.

Donations will be going to Pow Wow Grounds, a Native-owned coffee shop that is currently serving as a hub for the community, offering free coffee, soup and a place to warm up for allies and protestors.
| WHAT IS NEEDED |
Traditional Medicines:
Sage
Sweetgrass
To***co (unopened, loose)
Cedar
Immune Support:
Elderberry
Chaga
Osha
Nettle (for tea)
Mullein
Other easily shippable needs:
Muscle Salves
Goggles
Gas masks
Gloves
Hand-warmers
First Aid Kits
Eye washing kits

Please message me for the shipping address and share what you intend to send.
🌲✊🏼✊🏻🌳✊🏽✊🏿🌲

Have you tried my Queen of the Meadow Blemish Wand yet? This blemish and spot treatment is both tenacious and calming fo...
08/23/2025

Have you tried my Queen of the Meadow Blemish Wand yet? This blemish and spot treatment is both tenacious and calming for minimizing acne spots and blotchiness. Instead of harsh chemicals that strip your skins delicate microbiome, this remedy is infused with whole botanicals like Sweet Birch and Meadow Sweet that contain a natural form of salicylic acid to heal and protect complexion while still working wonders on stubborn spots. The metal roller ball is nice and cooling on inflamed skin too. It’s definitely one of my personal favorites remedies in the Bohéme apothecary. Find it at a local Vermont market or online www.bohemebotanika.com Or stay tuned to shop in in person soon at the store!

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Bohéme Botanika is a "gypsy" herb farm and garden enterprise owned and operated by community herbalist Amber Kennedy. I rent land and garden plots throughout Worcester County to grow medicinal and culinary herbs, flowers and vegetables. I currently operate at Bell Brook Farm in West Brookfield and Ohana Farm in North Brookfield. I also forage for local, in-season herbs and botanicals throughout New England. My focus is on the health and harmony of my community through the use of plants and the natural world. I specialize in hand blended teas, botanical skin and beauty care, folk remedies, herbal elixirs and tonics, herbal first aid remedies, fresh herbs and flowers and nature inspired gifts. I offer a yearly Full Moon Herbal CSA and herbal workshops, classes and Plant ID Hikes throughout the year as well as a free weekly Teaching Garden . My products can be made to order and will soon be available in my Etsy shop and at various fairs, festivals and markets around central massachusetts. Email Amber at bohemebotanika@gmail.com to schedule an herbal wellness consultation or to order products that you might be interested in. Follow us for upcoming events and products updates!

Blessing! Amber Joy Kennedy