Fresh Herbs of Spring 2025
To you I would serve a cup of cedar tea
mixed with a touch of April and shy green stems,
the frosted perfume of spring rain
along with a dollop of honey and ice.
~Keewaydinoquay Pakawakuk Peschel
Greetings Wise Plant People,
Blessed be for our plant relatives in all their generosity and wisdom.
Please note if you are interested in receiving Saint John/Joan’s Wort,
please send in your request and we will note that for the upcoming harvest in Summer.
As for fresh herbs available at this time, we are honored to offer the following fresh herbs for the next short while:
Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) leaf
Blackberry (Rubus ursinus) root
Borage (Boragio officinalis) flower tops
Calendula (Calendula officinalis) flower (orange)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) whole plant
Clary sage (Salvia sclarea) flower tops COMING SOON
nComfrey (Symphytum officinale) leaf
Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) leaf
Hawthorn (Cratageus spp.) leaf and flower
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) herb
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) herb
Mullein (Verbascum spp) leaf
Nettles (Urticia dioica) herb
Oats (Avena sativa) Milky tops COMING SOON
Olive (Olea europea) leaf
Oregano (Origanum vulgare) herb
Plantain (Plantago lanceolata/major) leaf
Rose (Rosaspp.) petals
Rose, Damask (Rosa x damascena) petals, whole flower
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) herb
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) flw, lf/flw
FROM THE SEA:
All dried
Bladderwrack (Fuchus distichus) leaf
Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) frond
Nori (Porphyra perforata) leaf
Ocean ribbon (Lessionopsis littoralis) leaf
Wakame (Alaria marginata) leaf
The SCHE provides on a first request, first receive basis. If you have placed a pre-order for the 2025 season, your requests will be offered first, in the order in which those orders are received. If you have not yet placed your pre-order for the 2025 season, you cand o so by sending an email with the herbs you would like receive, preferably listed in alphabetical order by common name, and if you know the botanical name, include that for the sake of clarity, noting plant part(root, herb, berry, bark, etcetera) You can find plant parts that are offered for each plant on the price lists available here:
www.sonomaherbs.org/herb-exchange
Include the amounts you want for each herb, and we will assume you wantf resh herbs unless you specify dried.
Please note that dried herbs are offered as available.
We ask a minimum of 1/2 lb per fresh herb request. Herbal offerings,including prices and projected availability for fresh herbs can befound here:
www.sonomaherbs.org/herb-exchange
If you are not inclined to place your order for the entire season, you are welcome to request herbs by the week. To do so, have your requests for herbs submitted by Wednesday, for pick up or delivery the following Tuesday, given the parameters we have in place, as stated in the above.
We are asking all buyers to support the overseeing non-profit entity, the Sonoma County Herb Association, by being a member. If the Association goe saway, so does the Herb Exchange.
You can join here: www.sonomaherbs.org/membership
If you have any questions about your membership status, please do not hesitate to inquire.
Your support is appreciated.
Amidst all that is going on….
Stand up for that which calls your heart to action.
And do not let anyone steal your joy.
Let your joy be a form of direct action.
On this fine day,
Barbara Jean (BJ) Avery, Director