A great project to support

Here's a fantastic project that you all should support! Our very own Urban Bee Company is leading this brilliant idea to support pollinators and to thoughtfully use land that has previously been stuck in a holding pattern... (haha, pun intended, its on unused airport land!)

Herb of the week: Rose Petals!!

 Used prolifically in beauty care for its lovely aroma and astringent properties... added to baths, facial steams and rinses, and in body care products, it is cooling and toning and eases sore muscles. Internally it can be added to tea for a fresh floral flavor and is excellent for breaking up congestion, regulating menstrual cycles, calming anxiety, depression, and anger. Can also be helpful in easing diarrhea, bleeding, and erectile dysfunction. The flower essence is helpful in dispelling sexual shame and opens the heart to sexual acceptance. Rose oil is also commonly used and is often found in perfumes and body care and is extracted through either distillation, solvent, or CO2 methods. The CO2 method is the most pure, while distillation is less expensive and yields rosewater used in cooking and as a facial toner.

Herb of the Week: Albizzia

 This Eastern herb is from the Mimosa tree, also called the Tree of Happiness...and for good reason. Albizzia has long been a valued Chinese botanical for relieving anxiety, stress, depression and grief. Sometimes called "the herbal prozac" by modern herbalists, it is considered comparable with other powerful herbs for treating depression such as St. John's Wort and Kava Kava. Both the bark and the flowers of Albizzia are used as a calming sedative in Eastern traditional medicine. The bark is thought to 'anchor' the spirit, while the flowers lighten it. The flowers have also been used for the treatment of insomnia, amnesia, sore throat, contusions and topical swelling.