Care Packages – Blackbird's Backyard Pharmacy

GINGERbread Spice Sugar Scrub

I always try to come up with a few “holiday” recipes each year. They make great last minute gifts and additions to my crisis care packages. This sugar scrub is very quick and easy to make. I did some research, looking at several recipes. The addition of tapioca starch makes this scrub less likely toContinue reading “GINGERbread Spice Sugar Scrub”

Sugar Cookie Lotion Bars (yarrow)

I was invited to participate in a holiday fair to raise money for a local non-profit. While I had a lot of stock on hand for my crisis care packages, there were no items with a clear Christmas theme. Adapting my go to recipe to create these really cute lotion bars proved very easy toContinue reading “Sugar Cookie Lotion Bars (yarrow)”

Restful Sleep Sachet (catnip)

There are many young people and a few adults in our social circle who are not sleeping well. In some cases these are chronic situations or the internal consumption of herbs is contraindicated. An herbal sachet is a way to support the body with medicinal plants through “micro dosing” and using their aromatic properties. ThisContinue reading “Restful Sleep Sachet (catnip)”

Sleep Tea (White VERVAIN)

I am pretty much out of ideas for tinctures, salves and oils until I move some product. My apothecary cabinet is just bursting. I hate to see my plants go to waste. I set the goal of trying to harvest as much as I could from the backyard pharmacy over the this summer. That meansContinue reading “Sleep Tea (White VERVAIN)”

Herbal Bundles (feverfew)

Some years there is an overabundance of particular plants. I try to plan for this as I harvest during the herbal year. They can be very useful to decorate my care packages. I dry them tied in bundles in my large dehydrator. This keeps their shape and vibrant pigments. So pretty when tied to theContinue reading “Herbal Bundles (feverfew)”