With Spring comes babies............and Bee balm.

Spring is in full swing and there is so much happening and growing!  Our garden, thanks to Dan who works tirelessly, is looking gorgeous and has lots of goodies popping up! We have begun to exhaust our asparagus which was divine and we have been picking romaine lettuce as well. I have started the annual drying of the herbs and expect tons this year. So far I have harvested, and am drying or freezing, Oregano, Sage, Thyme, Lemon thyme, Chocolate mint and Chives. The Catnip, Lemon balm, Bee balm are not far behind! There is also some wild crafting of the local Plantain and Chickweed!

And of course we all know that with Spring comes babies of all kinds. We have ducks this year! There are 16 of them and they are a few days old and finding their way around the water and food pretty good! So far all look happy and healthy!

I am thinking this is also a great time of year to try new recipes!  I have been using my Nutri Bullet and love it! I can't wait for more stuff to start growing in that I can add to my extractions.  What have you been trying that is new?  I go outside and gather Chickweed and add it to my salads...yum! The Dandelions were great this year and we ended up with fritters and jelly and infused oil!  Dan has since made May wine with our Sweet Woodruff; very sweet and herby tasting!

And at Summit Valley Herbals I am planning more educational gatherings and am in full herbal-product-crafting mode with fresh and freshly dried herbs infusing in oils by the sun waiting to become great healing products! Like us on Facebook to keep up with the giveaways and educational gathering news and to look for new, seasonal items!