A Minnesota wildflower with a long history of medicinal use by Native Americans to alleviate coughs and colds and known for its antibacterial properties. You can find this in the Focus and Bee Well blends.

Often thought of as an unwanted weed by farmers, this striking beauty is used in herbal medicine to help restore, tone and invigorate systems in the body or to promote general health and well-being. I love the bright pop of color it brings to the Focus blend.

Tulsi - also known as Holy Basil, it has been a main pillar in Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Tulsi has been shown to nourish body, mind, and spirit through balancing and protecting against stress in the body, helping to bring the body back into balance when you feel like things have gone off track. It’s one of my favorite herbs and you will find it in most of my blends.

Elderberry is one of the most commonly used medicinal plants in the world. Packed with antioxidants it is known for a wide range of medicinal benefits including boosting the immune system. The Bee Well and Winter blends both contain this powerful berry.

Elderflower has been used in traditional medicine all over the world in many different cultures due to its antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. It has a lovely light floral, honey scent and flavor making it perfect for the Summer blend. It’s also an ingredient in the Relief and Bee Well blends.

A woody herb with fragrant, evergreen needle-like leaves it has been traditionally used to alleviate muscle pain and improve memory, making it a perfect match for the Focus blend. My rosemary comes from Seven Songs Organic Farm and Tangletown Gardens Farm.

Calendula - This bright beauty is known for it’s anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. It brings beauty and healing to the Bee Well blend.

The dried, sugary sap of the maple tree is a natural sweetener that gives our Up North blend a rich, woodsy touch of sweetness. It comes to us from a gorgeous stand of maple trees just over an hour away from Minneapolis.

Peppermint is an herb with many uses and therapeutic applications. It is commonly used in herbal teas for its ability to soothe many stomach ailments. Calm, Focus, and Relief blends all contain peppermint.

One of the first edibles harvested in the spring, this bright, tart beauty adds much zest and color to our Spring blend. There’s almost 1 lb of rhubarb in each bag of Spring!

The needles pack in more vitamin C than an orange and are also rich in vitamin A. Native Americans have been drinking it for centuries to prevent illness and treat colds. Historians tell us Taoist priests used to drink it to slow the aging process… why not give it a try? Look for it in the Up North blend.

Ubiquitous throughout North America, this flourish of sweetness was my entry point to falling for herbs. I spent many summer afternoons laying in the grass chomping on red clover when I was just a wee thing. The red blossoms are rich with calcium, iron, and nitrogen. Bee Well blend contains loads of red clover.

A soothing agent for digestion and as an expectorant, licorice root also adds a natural sweetness. You can find it in the Focus blend.

The soothing aroma of lavender has been known to ease headaches, anxiety, and induce relaxation so it’s naturally found in the Calm blend.

Milky Oats are the oat tops harvested after the oats flower but before the seed hardens and becomes what we know as oatmeal. Grassy and slightly sweet, it is a nutritive tonic rich in minerals. Spring and Calm blends contain milky oats.

A great detoxifier it has the fragrance of lemon but a lighter, more mild taste. Autumn and Spring blends both contain this bright burst of flavor.

Our honey comes from Ames farm in Delano, MN and Beez Kneez in Grantsburg, WI. Local, raw honey helps with seasonal allergies, has unique flavors that are lost when industrialized, and honey has lots of healing properties. It’s antimicrobial, antibacterial, high in antioxidants, helps with cough surpression, and contains many protective phytonutrients. Heavy processing in regular honey can destroy these valuable beneficial aspects.