I finally finished my mad alchemical work in the kitchen and a crazy run of packaging to bring you all some native herbal goodness! The Etsy store for Forest Grove Botanica has been restocked with herbal products as of last night. New packaging, new photography, and some new products that will become regulars. The website and the products have undergone a renovation and makeover. I hope everyone likes the new look!
Most of these goodies were made before my supply orders came in so if you’re wondering where the salves or some of your favourite incenses are they’ll be coming back soon now that all my orders have come in. There will also be many new products added as I gradually expand the botanica including a whole line of herbal home remedies and body care as well as bulk native herbs for those who like to craft their own concoctions.
Right now I have loose incense blends, loose smudge blends, solid artisan resins (Pine Forest and Bee Propolis), wild harvested smudging herbs, ritual oils, my remaining ritual salves (only one Aves Salve left!), herbal smoking blends for medicine, pleasure, and ritual, herbal teas for dreamers and diviners, as well as the animal skull fetiches and reliquary necklaces.
New incense and smudge blends include California Desert loose smudge, a mix of wildcrafted sagebrush and white sage with mugwort and yarrow, and Rocky Mountain loose incense crafted with native evergreens, juniper berries, and local wild tree resins. A few incenses have changed names for good – “Bee Smoke” is now Bee Propolis Amber Resin, “West Coast Smudge” is now Northwest Coast Loose Smudge, “Forest Smoke” will now be known as “Pine, Poplar & Propolis Loose Resin” (once it has been restocked), and two of my older incenses are back and now made entirely with native herbs — Ancestor Incense and Red Earth Incense (was “Spirit Feast“).
Note: When it comes to Balm of Gilead, as the hot sauce lady says, “I put that shit on everything”, (as a natural local preservative) so if you’re allergic to aspirin you may want to do a patch test before using any of my oils or salves and avoid using tinctures or teas with Balm of Gilead in the ingredients. For external use, you may have no reaction based on the level of your allergy.
