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Taking the Herbal Teas to the Farmer’s Market

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This past week-end Ron and I took the herbal teas to the farmer’s market. I am always looking for different ways to market the teas. I do a lot of online marketing such as Youtube, blogging, and social media. So, I wondered if some old fashion face to face marketing would be beneficial. Would my local community respond well toward medicinal herbal teas? First, let me set the stage for you. This is the oldest farmer’s market in the DFW area, called Cowtown Farmer’s Market. This is a true farmer’s market with fruits, veggies, dairy, and meats. They allow 40% of the vendors to be artisans, such as breads, coffee, honey and me with herbal teas.

The Tea Table

So I set my table up and sat there wondering about the reaction I was going to receive as a first time vendor and also with the teas. In case you have never been to my tea shop, here is the link for that. I sell mostly medicinal, herbal loose leaf teas. People either really like the teas or they don’t. There usually isn’t a middle ground with tea drinkers. I was excited to learn that tea drinking, especially herbal tea drinking is on the rise! Shoppers seemed excited to know that we plan on bringing the herbal teas to the farmer’s market most every week-end.

Lessons From the Farmer’s Market

Another thing I learned is that stepping away from my computer and trying new ways of marketing my teas was a great decision. I found people who were excited about my product. I’m making friends with the other vendors who want me to succeed as well. The overhead for a farmer’s market is very affordable. We actually moved product and made some money. It was a sunny Saturday morning, I got to visit with people and got the word out in my community about herbal tea.

Hey, if you are ever in the DFW area come and visit us!

Shawn

The Herbal Tea That Heals Your G.I. Tract

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So many of us have issues dealing with our G.I. tract and what if I told you that an herbal tea can help with those issues. It can be IBS, Crohn’s Disease, or a host of other gastrointestinal issues. We don’t know why some people keep suffering with these types of diseases. What we do know is our diet has a lot to do with reoccurance. And herbal tea has been recommended to help ease these G.I. symptoms.

Check out how to make the Marshmallow Root “Gentling your G.I.” Herbal Tea Blend here.

Herbal Tea to the Rescue

I have a herbal tea called Marshmallow Root “Gentling your G.I.” Herbal Tea Blend. This tea is not a cute, little, sexy type of tea! It is serious help if you need help with gentling your G.I. tract. People who deal with G.I. issues don’t get all the nutrients that your body needs and also struggles with low energy, brain fog and many more issues. What can help fight all of these symptoms? This herbal tea.

Herbs in the Tea

This tea blend contains marshmallow root, licorice root and slippery elm bark. Each of these herbs are packed with just the right things that help gentle your body. Marshmallow root helps your digestive health by soothing and coating your gut. Slippery elm bark helps reduce acid reflux and sore throats along with digestive problems. The licorice root helps nourish your body as well as adds some sweetness and flavor to the tea.

To Steep or Not to Steep

Another important thing to mention about this tea is the need to steep. The longer it steeps the more powerful it is for helping to heal your gut. It is recommended from 5-30 minutes. Come out in the mornings, make your tea, then go back in and get ready for your day. When you come out your tea may be ready for you.

I hope this tea will be beneficial to you. We have it all packaged up and ready. Click here to be taken directly to the Marshmallow Root “Gentling your G.I.” Herbal Tea Blend.

Here is to your next cup of tea,

Shawn

Tulsi “Anxiety Buster” Tea Blend

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The Tulsi “Anxiety Buster” Tea Blend contains three herbs; tulsi, rose hips, and peppermint. They work together to bring relief from stress and tension. These herbs help fight the doldrums and the anxiety that can build up inside of us. I know I feel it especially during winter, going through the cold. It seems to bring on depression and anxiety.

Here is how to make the Tulsi “Anxiety Buster” Tea Blend

The Herbs

The tulsi relieves stress and tension and also acts as an anti-depressant. The rose petals are full of Vitamin A, C, & E. They assist with depression and anxiety. The peppermint is a slight stimulant, helps relieve tension and aids in your digestive system.

Creating the “Anxiety Buster”

When the 3 herbs are brought together and blended it creates the “Anxiety Buster” herbal tea that helps your:

body – physically

mind – mentally

energy – metabolically

emotional – psychological.

“The four vertical layers of the human psyche are: the body, the hetart, the mind, and the spirit.“

If you struggle with anxiety and depression, I understand… I do as well. That is why I invite you to try this tea. To see if it helps you in any of your four layers of human psyche. If nothing else, the warmth and smell of the tea will get you through your morning.

We have this tea made up and ready for you so you can start taking it now. So, if you are looking for a medicinal, herbal option for anxiety I invite you to try out our Tulsi “Anxiety Buster” Tea Blend. Here is the direct link to the tea so you can order it today.

Our teas are made in house, blended with love and care. Most herbs are organic and non-GMO. The teas we offer to you are herbal teas with medicinal values.

Here is to your next cup of tea,

Shawn

Chamomile “Allergy Buster” Tea Blend

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The Chamomile “Allergy Buster” tea blend has 8 different herbs selected to work together to protect and help your body to fight against the allergy season! If you are a person who suffers from allergies this tea will help give your body a fighting chance to guard against the allergy symptoms such as: sneezing, itchy eyes, and the sniffles. This tea does work it’s best when consumed in abundance.

Here is a look at each of the herbs and how they are blended to make the tea.

The Herbs in Chamomile “Allergy Buster” Tea Blend

The eight herbs in the chamomile “Allergy Buster” tea blend are:

  1. Chamomile – it acts as a natural antihistamine.
  2. Nettles – is very nourishing and provides your body with extra nutrients to make it strong.
  3. Elderberry – boosts the body’s immune system.
  4. Oat straw – helps your body with nutrients and helps your body build up immunities.
  5. Rose hips – Contains Vitamin C and helps your body to heal.
  6. Licorice root – Coats and soothes your throat and helps with coughing.
  7. Ginger and
  8. Peppermint – act as a decongestants.

Oh my, sweet relief from the allergy season.

This tea is complex in the different herbs used to give your body the best tools to give you relief from allergies. We have this tea made up and ready for you so you can start taking it now, building it up in your body because it does work it’s best when consumed in abundance. So, if you are looking for a medicinal, herbal option for allergies this year I invite you to try out our Chamomile “Allergy Buster” Tea Blend. Here is the direct link to the tea so you can start using it today.

Our teas are made in house, blended with love and care. Most herbs are organic, and non-GMO. The teas we offer to you are herbal teas with medicinal values.

Here is to your next cup of tea,

Shawn

Rose “Heartache Healer” Loose Leaf Tea Blend

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This week we are talking about the Rose “Heartache Healer” Loose Leaf Tea Blend. I’m really excited about this tea because it’s February, the month of love and nothing makes me think about love more then the heart and roses! In fact, it is putting me in the mood of offering to you a sale on our Rose “Heartache Healer” tea. 10% off the entire month of February. All you have to do is follow this link and it will take you to the sale.

The Ingredients of the “Heartache Healer” Tea

Rose petals, lavender and peppermint. Close your eyes and you can almost smell the roses and lavender and taste the peppermint of this magical tea. It will heal your heart from any heartache.
The rose petals contain Vitamin C which is great for your immune system. It also calms your nervous system, helps with anxiety. Your heart reacts lovingly towards the roses.
Lavender also helps the nervous system, along with offering pain relief. It is renowned for its calming scent and vibrant purple flowers, lavender is widely used in herbal remedies.
Peppermint is a stimulant and will perk up your mind as well as your mood!

“What a fun tea! So glad that this is our tea of the month.”

Follow Along

You can see how we make our Rose “Heartache Healer” Loose Leaf Tea Blend by checking out our YouTube video here. Please feel free to hit the subscribe button and follow along on our channel.

This rose blend tea will help turn your heart happy, calm your anxiety and nervousness and perk up your mind and mood.

Our teas are made in house, blended with love and care. Most herbs are organic, and non-GMO. The teas we offer to you are herbal teas with medicinal values.

Here is to your next cup of tea,

Shawn

Lemon Balm “Sweet Sleep” Tea

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basil & lemon balm

Lemon balm “sweet sleep” tea is the answer to what a lot of people are looking for! With the crazy winter weather we are having this year a lot of people have been ill. It is hard to rest when you are battling the flu with sore throats that brings on coughing and sneezing. Your body needs some help in kicking that flu or common cold. Providing some relaxation and rest is just what your body needs. So, we all know that rest is the most important tool towards feeling better. Our lemon balm “sweet sleep” tea is key in helping you get that rest.

Making the Tea

Click here to see how to create the Lemon Balm “Sweet Sleep” tea.

The Herbs

Lemon Balm Herbal Tea

Lemon balm is a versatile and fragrant herb in the mint family, known for its lemony scent and calming properties. It’s a hardy and easy-to-grow perennial that thrives in a variety of conditions.
Chamomile is a popular herb known for its gentle floral aroma and calming properties. Chamomile is most commonly consumed as a tea.
Tulsi, is a sacred plant in Indian tradition. Known for its aromatic leaves and medicinal properties. It is easy to grow and thrives in warm climates. Combining the three herbs is what makes the Lemon Balm “Sweet Sleep” work so well in helping your body get the rest it needs.

I’ve been making medicinal herbal tea blends for my own use for years. Here is an article I wrote back in the day about organic medicinal teas. My interest has only grown in this field and I finally took the step toward offering medicinal herbal teas to the public. The teas I offer are made in house, blended with love and care. Most herbs are organic and non-GMO. The teas we offer to you are herbal teas with medicinal values. Here is a link directly to the Lemon Balm “Sweet Sleep” tea.

Here is to your next cup of tea,

Shawn

Herbal Cold Medicine Ball Tea

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The herbal cold medicine ball tea consists of 3 herbs. These aren’t just any herbs, these are powerhouse herbs that will work with your body and fight against viral, bacterial infections that many of us face during this time of year. So, if your nose is sore from blowing it, your tired, and ran down and weary of taking medicine that just doesn’t seem to be helping. Let me tell you about my little friend, the herbal cold medicine ball tea.

You can watch me make the tea here.

3 Magic Herbs

The 3 medicinal herbs that is in this tea blend is oregano, peppermint and thyme. Here is how each of these herbs work to help you kick that common cold.

Oregano boosts immunity. It is rich in antioxidants like thymol and carvacrol, which protect against free radicals. It contains vitamins A and C that support immune function also fights Infections. Oregano contains natural antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral compounds. It also encourages sweating, which can help flush toxins from the body.

Peppermint helps with stress relief. The menthol in peppermint has a calming effect, helping reduce anxiety and stress. It also acts as a natural decongestant for colds and sinus issues. The aroma of peppermint can soothe tension headaches as well.

Thyme has antiseptic and antibacterial qualities. It also helps relieve coughs and congestion when used in teas or inhalations. Thyme also contains compounds that fight inflammation and boost immunity. All of which helps with upper respiratory and viral or bacterial cold and flu symptoms such as sinus issues, sore throat and congestion. It helps with sinus infections, sniffles, coughs and bronchitis.

Medicine ball tea

So, as you can see there aren’t a lot of ingredients in this tea. But the 3 herbs that are blended to create this tea are hard working along with your body to help you feel better and recover from the common cold. If you are interested we have the tea already made and packaged for you. It can find it by clicking here at the “Our DIY Homestead” store. It will take you directly to the Herbal Medicine Ball Tea Blend.

Here is to your next cup of tea,

Shawn

Tea That Tames Your Sore Throat

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Today, I’m going to be telling you about a tea that tames your sore throat. This is important because with the type of weather most of the United States is experiencing with the warm weather and then the plunges of cold in between, it makes me think we are on a weather roller coaster. With this type of weather people get sick and experience a sore throat. Well, never fear – I bring to you a herbal tea that will help fight a sore throat. I lovingly call it, Sage, the “sore throat tamer” tea.

Herbal Tea Blend

This herbal tea blend is created from 3 different herbs, sage, lemon balm and thyme. The sage is antibacterial, anti-spasmodic and antiviral and it will help the sore throats caused from bacterial or viral infections. The lemon balm helps with adding taste to the tea and also is a relaxer component for your throat. The thyme aids in healing of your throat.

You can watch the video of me making the tea blend right here.

What I love about this sage tea that tames your sore throat is these are medicinal herbs that are used to create the tea blend. My first stop in helping a sore throat can be a natural remedy not an over-the-counter product.

This was important enough to me that I started making this tea for myself and I wanted to share it with others as well.

Order Your Own Sage “Sore Throat Tamer” tea

All of my teas are made in house, blended with love and care. The teas I offer to you are herbal teas with medicinal values. If this tea sounds like it would be helpful to you please visit the “Our DIY Homestead” Shop and you can order your own Sage “Sore Throat Tamer” tea.

To Your Cup of Tea,

Shawn

The Magic of Peppermint Tea

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On these cold, blustery days nothing warms a person up better then a hot cup of peppermint tea. The magic of the tea comes from the many ways it helps your body mentally and physically without the tea drinker even being aware of it. After learning what a cup of this tea does for you, believe me you will enjoy it even more so.

Really, the first thing that I notice when making the tea is the smell of the peppermint. My mouth is already watering in anticipation of that first sip! There are many benefits of drinking peppermint tea. Some of which are it can help calm a headaches as well as help with relaxation from anxiety and stress.

I like making a loose leaf tea blend of peppermint, lemon balm and tulsi. The blend brings out the right notes in each herb to make a delicious herbal tea. It is able to warm your body, helps with making you feel better physically with headache relief and also helps with relaxation easing stress and allows anxiety to ease. There is no need for popping pills for relief, it can come from three herbs. It all happens from the magic of peppermint tea. Wow, what a drink!

I believe in the magic of this tea so much that I have started creating it right here at home and offering it to others. All of my teas are made in house, blended with love and care. The teas I offer to you are herbal teas with medicinal values. If this tea sounds like it would be helpful to you please visit the “Our DIY Homestead” Shop and you can order your own Peppermint Calm & Refresh Tea.

Happy Homesteading,

Shawn

Positive Side of Covid-19

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Wow, I don’t know about you but this Covid-19 seems to be banging on my door trying to demand my attention, trying to scare me and to take my calm away and hold it hostage. I don’t know if you are feeling it too but I know that a lot of my neighbors and friends are and I want to share some of my tricks with you about how to tell Old Man Scare to go away and offer Sweet Mother Nature a more permanent spot in your life right now.

Helping others

seedlings

One of the easiest ways to gain a new mindset is to take your eyes off of yourself and to help someone else. Earlier this Spring I started a lot of seeds and soon learned I didn’t have enough room for all my seedlings. I decided to put the extras out at the end of the driveway offering the plants to our neighbors. So many of our neighbors stopped thankful for the plants, it was nice to be helpful to others in my community with something that I really enjoy and stop worrying about things that concern me for a while.  

Gain a new skill

herbal tea

A lot of us have extra time on our hands we can use this time to gain new skills that we are interested in. I’ve taken a class in medicinal herbal teas which I really enjoyed. I’ve already started some seeds for the herbs of the teas I like the best so I’m also learning about how to grow these new herbs in my garden. And because of these crazy times I wanted to learn how to bake better so I am taking a class where I’m learning sourdough bread and other bread baking techniques. Honestly, Ron likes the results from this class more than the herbal tea class. With learning new skills it takes up time and helps the day to go faster and my attitude stays more positive.

Celebrate the little things

homemade bread

So, as you are helping your friends and family not only does it make you feel good also take some time to reward yourself. Buy yourself something special, for me I got some new herbs. It filled more time and made me feel good as I was planting them. When I gained my new skills of making herbal teas and baking bread I celebrated by making some great teas for us to drink and I was able to make some treats for my husband which makes me feel good because it brings him enjoyment.

Yes, these are little things but each one brings little celebrations into my life helping me to take the focus off of myself, to stop feeling sorry for myself and complaining about the situation we are in right now with the stay at home order.

What about you? How are you going to help others, what are some new things you plan on learning. Most importantly, make sure to celebrate in the little things.