Harvesting herbs and formulating teas is the most fun a homesteading herbalist like myself can have. I must admit that I have really been slacking on a crucial part of the herbalist's journey - that of keeping my herbal apothecary orderly.
Outside the weather is super hot, above 40 Celsius, around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. In other words, much to hot to do anything during the middle of the day. So, after a rapid round of outdoor chores I hauled up inside and began organizing!
🎶 background music is "Ten Thousand Smokes" by Nym
First; do you remember a few days ago I published a story about my celebration of St. Brigid?
Well, I took that opportunity to bless a piece of fabric that I wanted to use in my herbal apothecary.
If you watch the video carefully you will see that I used this cloth as a surface on which to sort herbs from their drying baskests and into their jars. I love the whimsical element it adds to the otherwise utilitarian shelving.
Mostly I focused on cleaning up any dust on the shelves and moving out empty jars or those full of herbs that are over a year or two old. There is still SO much to do. I haven't even gotten to the shelf full of macerating herbs in vodka and oil!! Making this short "TikTok style" video inspired me to do just one herbal chore per day and film the more aesthetically pleasing aspects. Next I will indeed tackle that shelf of herbs in oil & alcohol ... one jar at a time.
