Last spring, inspired by local CSA produce boxes, I decided to create a seasonal box-full of herbal goodness for my customers. I call it the Equinox Box in honor of the equinox that happily marks the official start of spring.
I wanted to make these joyful boxes as a way to honor and celebrate the arrival of the new season and to help us remove the last bits of winter from our bodies and spirits. This nest of herbal goods contains items – both consumable and for external use – that I find supportive and nurturing as we emerge into the new season. I have concocted an array of formulations that are based on plants that we can find growing alongside us.
The 2011 box includes the following handmade items:
The ingestible:
1 oz. Rose Glycerite (a sweet, soothing and heart-opening elixir of rose petals in glycerine)
1 bag of Spring Tonic Tea (with dandelion leaf, nettle and lemon balm)
1 oz. Liver Tonic Tincture (with burdock root, yellow dock root and milk thistle seed)
The cosmetic:
4 oz. jar of Herbal Face Steam Blend (with rose, calendula, comfrey and lavender)
.5 oz Rose Empress Elixir (rosehip seed oil with skin-specific essential oils)
2 oz. Mossy Sister Cleansing Face Scrub (blended with oatmeal, sage and green clay)
.25 oz. Minted Moon Lip Balm (coconut and castor oil base with peppermint essential oil)
4 oz. Sweet Petal Body Scrub (with rose and sweet almond oil)
Other:
1 handmade beeswax votive candle
You can place your orders here. The boxes are available for pick-up or local delivery (Cambridge/Somerville) and in most cases can also be shipped.
Welcome to spring!
