I'm interested in your consultation services, but am new to this process. Can you tell me more?
A brief description of herbal consultation services can be found HERE. I draw from an integrative spectrum, spanning traditional & clinical approaches informed by 20+ years of active study, and a decade of consistent consulting practice. My goal and aim as a practitioner is to weave seamlessly between the left brain & right brain- straight to the heart of the matter.
An often overlooked benefit of such thorough consultation services is the ability to custom tailor protocols to each clients unique history, accessibility, bioregion, and goals.
You are unique! Folks often share that they are tired of being rushed, treated as a cookie-cutter humanoid machine, and enjoy coming to my counsel to engage in an empowered, relational practice that takes time to breathes with our lived contexts- inner and outer. I am humbled to know your story, and spark relationships to supportive flora and funga!
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Is there a way to access recordings of your previous classes?
Yes indeed! After many years solely teaching in-person (and in-plant of course), the changes of the unique 2020 times fueled a stronger online presence for Ash + Black Sage Botanicals. Check out the Digital Class Archives HERE!
How do you create your extracts and elixirs?
Pristine quality herbs & fungi are the cornerstone! Much of my work behind the scenes is land stewardship here in the Sonoran desert (where I am blessed to live on a 90 acre ranch!), and travelling throughout the western United States for intentional, seasonally-driven wildcrafting and family farm exchanges.
From there, infusions vary depending on the qualities we wish to conjur- be they physical chemistry, energetic expressions of plant and landscape, or spiritual expressions of healing egregore and ancestral morphogenetic field.
Only the highest-grade organic spirits, filtered shungite-charged water, local honeys, etc. are included as menstrums. Consistent math (founded in a synergy of old-school 1800s pharmacopoea texts and new-school clinical data) is as important as traditional context (informed directly by elders and my strange archaic recipe collections), attuned intuition, and energetic set and setting (informed by Biogeometry and intentional use of geometry, voltage, sound, season, weather, solstices, equinoxes, etc!).
I am equally as compelled by physiologically-active formulations driven by a strong grasp of phyto and mycochemistry - and - vibrationally charged, beauty-driven, relationship-driven, devotion-driven potencies.
Do you offer one-on-one mentorships?
Scroll to the bottom of the LET'S LEARN TOGETHER page to read all about it!
How do I join Herbal Candy of the Month Club?
Herbal Candy of the Month Club is a hand & heart-crafted, limited edition, ultra high quality, herbalized treat pack + hand-doodled informative zine.
As a statement towards affirming artisanal crafting in an increasingly mechanized and mass-produced terrain, BSB only offers a small amount of treats each round.
As of Summer 2024, Herbal Candy of the Month Club is solely offered on Patreon. We would love to have you there! Not only are you guaranteed consistent shipments of unique treats, but you can also enjoy the perks of monthly livestreams, newsletters, and educational videos!
Every once in a blue moon, extra batches of candy club will be offered to Patrons first, then shared with Black Sage Botanicals newsletter subscribers if supplies last! Other unique herby food goodies will still make it to the public on a seasonal basis!
Are Permanent Pantry & Herbal Candy Club treats perishable/meltable?
They often are heat sensitive, and will be noted in each monthly description. The most meltable recipes (like chocolate truffles) ship during the coldest times of year, and more heat-stable treats ship in the summertime. Boxes with temp. sensitive items always include one small ice pack in shipment.
Treats are shipped USPS Priority, which typically takes 3 days. You will always be provided with a tracking number, and boxes are insured. While I strongly encourage you to assess whether the season is right to receive potentially meltable treats, reach out with any shipping snafus, and we will sort it out.
Should you live in a very hot-weather place, and need extra ice-pack protection, please email me to assess and arrange shipping cost adjustments.
Further details on suggested storage and handling of recipes are included in individual item descriptions. Enjoy!!
I have food allergies. What is your process around selecting and sourcing ingredients?
Herbal Candy of the Month Club is ALWAYS::
- substantial + nutrient dense ingredients
- organic / pesticide-free
- free of refined flours & sugars
- plant-based
- lower glycemic (coconut or fruit sugar)
- includes locally-sourced & seasonal ingredients
- beyond fair-trade, regenerative agriculture ingredients whenever possible
Coconut and other nut products are frequently utilized.
Rarely utilized ingredients like sprouted buckwheat and honey will always be noted in the monthly descriptions. Feel free to email inquiries.
Black Sage Botanicals kitchen space is pescatarian & dairy-free.
Do you wholesale your apothecary items and bulk tinctures?
All BSB goods are made seasonally & small-batch as an act of uplifting natural time and sustainablitiy. While it is a rare offering, I will always happily consider wholesaling to folks whose work I align with. Reach out if you're curious!
Do you cater events?
Though my days as a full-time personal herby chef have passed, I would love to set you & your loved ones up with amazing sweets for the next party, conference, or event!
How do you distribute resources?
Ash & BSB maintain a longstanding commitment to continually redistribute resource abundance in a good way, and provide accessible botanical health care and education. Collective security is a must! Your support directly impacts and expands the ability to share... thank you!!
Black Sage Botanicals is committed to sourcing raw ingredients in a way that values the hands and hearts, the roots and living soil of the "production chain". Great lengths are taken to find small-scale traditional agriculturists, seed keepers, and people carrying their traditions, love of land, and good works through to all relations in the current and next generations. Locally- sourced, and seasonally defined ingredients affirm our connection and infuse value into place and community.
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