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Happy Saturday everyone! Don’t forget to enter this little giveaway before Sunday night! We’ve collaborated with @swellmadeco whose versatile beach bag carryall is packed with our brand new after-sun Rose mineral mask, a reversible bikini by @nootkaswimwear , as well as lipgloss, lipstick and lip/cheek tint by @dalishcosmetics . Enter to win these summer essentials by tagging a pal below and following the link in profile. That’s it! Giveaway closes August 12, 2018 at midnight EST. Open to Canadian and US residents only. Good luck and happy summer! https://www.swellmade.co/made-in-canada-summer/ It may be August; but here in Canada, there’s lots of summer left! We’ve paired up with fellow Made in Canada brands @swellmadeco , @dalishcosmetics , and @nootkaswimwear to help you savour those golden summer days. We have packed the best bikini/cosmetics bag made by @swellmadeco with everything you need for sunny days and getaways. Your carryall will include our brand new after-sun Rose mineral mask, a reversible bikini by Nootka Swimwear, as well as lipgloss, lipstick and lip/cheek tint by DaLish Cosmetics. Enter to win these summer essentials by tagging a pal below and following the link in profile. That’s it! Giveaway closes August 12, 2018 at midnight EST. Open to Canadian and US residents only. Good luck and happy summer! https://www.swellmade.co/made-in-canada-summer/ I absolutely love wildcrafting because I get to closely observe The Goldenrod and sweet white clover as they are blooming and the bees are so happy about it! They get first dibs, always, and I’ll be back in a week for just some of what is left over. All natural skincare is, undoubtably, important, but there’s a huge difference between “all natural” and sustainability. Preserving our natural habitat is where my heart really lies. Even if we’re using “toxin free” beauty and household products, are they made with ingredients that are safely harvested from the land and is it a process with longevity? Sustainability isnt just a philosophy; it is a personal standard that is quantifiably measurable. Sustainable means small; small farms with diverse crops, less overall production and consumption, quality ingredients over quantity, biodegradable or reusable packaging and less of it. Sustainable is water efficient— this means buying from companies and farms that conserve and reclaim water. It means using ingredients that are drought tolerant, and it means foraging for over-abundant weeds and other plants that require no extra maintenance as they feed off the natural water/sun cycle already in place by Mother Nature. Sustainable is energy efficient, low emission, and humane. Sustainable means avoiding natural ingredients like palm oil (what most of your soap and shampoo is made with). Careful wildcrafting allows me to be sustainable, and it allows me the opportunity to connect with my habitat, it forces me to understand it, and to attend to it with more than just my needs; it keeps me in the mode of taking less and giving back. Packaging my goods in UV protected Amber glass means my ingredients are naturally preserved and my bottles can be returned or reused. Let’s embrace more than just “all natural”; let’s make our beauty routines sustainable too. Hey guys, I’ve made a limited amount of bug spray with some potent essential oils to help you get through the rest of the summer. If there’s demand for it, l’ll make more! Available @ritual_apothecary I’m so happy to share my Adrenal Powder with you guys! Made with adaptogenic ingredients like maca, shatavari, ashwaganda, and chaga mushroom, this powder addresses all different types of adrenal issues, hormonal issues, energy bouts, and other bodily imbalances and brings you back to a place of homeostasis. Available @ritual_apothecary and soon to be available on the website. Next time you’re looking for a hair cut or dye, head to @revivehairlounge. They’re a sustainable hair salon that donates their hair trimmings to a company that recycles and reuses the hair. They’ve also got a big selection of The Willow’s Bark product for sale in their retail section. 💛💛 Collected the last of the St. John’s wort at the height of the haze and heat yesterday afternoon—sweat dripping in slow-moving beads down my forehead, still and stupefied swamplands curing wildlife just under the lip of its mossy green surface, weeds thriving on the sandy trailside in the blistering sun; the sun giving birth to strange life on a strange planet in the strangest universe we’ve happened to be born of, and none of us strangers really, because we’re all growing out the same pool of molecules giving breath to all it’s possible forms of expression. We brought our new line of Tinctures to the market today. Made with 80proof Canadian wildflower gin and potent botanicals; one of these blends is bound to cure ya. @ptborfm The Goldenrod and Comfrey healing salve is back in stock @ritual_apothecary Wound healer, burn soother, dry skin vanquisher. The shelves are stocked with herbal remedies and we’re open till 4! I’ve got so many new products to share with you guys when the shop opens on wednesday, like the Rose and Lemon Aid face masks. Made with detoxifying clays, fruit enzymes, wild botanicals, and lots of love. @ritual_apothecary Only a couple hours left for the Wednesday Farmer’s Market on Charlotte. Come by and grab some self love oil with a new, more convenient lid ;) @ptbodowntownmarket See you there at Jo Anne’s tent! I’ll be taking about and selling some Willow’s Bark product with Jo Anne’s crew who now sells The Willow’s Bark in all three of their locations! @joannesplace @ptboyogafest Hey guys, @joannesplace now has The Willow’s Bark skincare available in all three of their locations! Come to the Grand Opening of Ritual Apothecary on July 4th! We’ll be fully stocked with The Willow’s Bark and their newly expanded herbal remedy line as well as lots of other handcrafted, sustainable beauty products from other like-minded companies. Expect lots of fun samples and door prizes! @winthisspace @downtownptbo @thewillowsbark @ritual_apothecary Happy Father’s Day to this self-sacrificing, assiduous, Harley driving romantic who’ll drink you under the table and sing you to sleep any night of the week. I love you. 🧡 @roger_p_mccallen Found these lovelies yesterday. It’s finally St.John’s Wort season. This is one of my favourite flowers; I’ve been making a tincture to combat depression and anxiety with the flowering tops of SJW for years now and I feel like it’s carried me through many long winters. I’ll finally have it for sale @ritual_apothecary in a few weeks so that all of you can experience it too! Oh the other guy is milkweed; and it actually “bleeds” milk. This plant is a mild toxin so make sure to do your research before harvesting and eating, and some butterflies feed almost exclusively on it so let it grow! Rise and shine Peterborough. The Farmer’s Market is happening from 7-1pm today in the Charlotte St. Court yard. Get your butts down here. @refillerydistrict is celebrating their grand opening on June 29th. If you’re in Orillia, Grab a bag or some mason jars and head over to stock up on all-natural, toxin free food and skin stuff without all the stupid plastic packaging, and grab some Willow’s Bark product while you’re there too ;) Come say hi to me at the NEW Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market in the Charlotte Street Square! @ptborfm