Railyard Apothecary

12/15/2025

Some of the hottest holidays gifts at Railyard this year has been our housemade cocoa blends - adaptogen cocoa and rosey cocoa. 🌿 ☕ 🤎

These two blends combined powdered cacao with powdered herbs for a herb-y twist on the classic winter beverage.

To use them simply mix in hot water or milk. They're lightly sweetened with maple sugar to make it tasty but not too sugary like other commercial blends.

What about the herbs?

🌿 The adaptogen cocoa combines the goodness of a maple sweetened cocoa combined with deeply supportive adaptogenic mushrooms reishi and lion's mane. Medicinal and yummy, it's both a win win and customer favorite!

🌿 The rose-y coca has another adaptogen, shatavari, which is a soothing and nourishing root. The rose adds a lovely aromatic flavor and uplifting quality.

Adaptogens help the body to respond to stressors by keeping our stress hormone from spiking either too high or too low.

Order online for in-store pick-up or shipping: https://railyard-apothecary.square.site/s/search?q=cocoa

Any questions, let us know! 💚 ❄️ 🎁

12/12/2025

Looking for a VT-inspired gift? Pair some relaxing herbal tea with some VT honey for the tea lover in your life!

"Tranquil-TEA" is a lovely small batch blend made by right over in Winooski, VT from homestead-grown botanicals. It feature linden, nettle, lavender, tulsi, milky oats, lemon balm and chamomile for calming and uplifting effects. A staff fav!

Order here: https://railyard-apothecary.square.site/product/conscious-homestead-tea/1774

Local VT honey by Born to Swarm Apiaries brings some sweetness from local flora and local bees.

Order here: https://railyard-apothecary.square.site/product/born-to-swarm-honey/1436

Grateful for local makers and farmers in these times! 💚 🌿 🎁

12/10/2025

Hey friends, for the crafty gift-makers out there we compiled some of our favorite DIY herb gift recipes:

🌿 Elderberry syrup - https://www.railyardapothecary.com/blog/elderberry-syrup-recipe7394385
🌿 Herb salts - https://www.railyardapothecary.com/blog/diy-herb-salts
🌿 Fire cider - https://www.railyardapothecary.com/blog/time-for-fire-cider
🌿 White pine syrup - https://www.railyardapothecary.com/blog/diy-white-pine-syrup
🌿 Herbal tinctures - https://www.railyardapothecary.com/blog/how-to-make-herbal-tinctures

Each recipe above can be made at home with relatively simple ingredients and herbs.

Ingredients available in-store and online: https://railyard-apothecary.square.site

Any questions? Comment below or feel free to reach out! Happy gift making! 🌿🎁💚

12/10/2025

12/06/2025

Happening now until 4pm! Holiday craft fair at Railyard with visiting vendors and friends in the Vaults!

Vaults businesses open:
- hand selected high-quality, durable and luxurious vintage clothing
- functional pottery intended for everyday usecagle.studio - pottery often adorned with sgraffito and hand-painted glaze designs, plus paintings and collage
- Illustration, sculpture, and art collective

Guest vendors:

- small batch botanical remedies grown and handmade on a small scale
- small batch herbal blends with a focus on the spiritual and medicinal properties of plants
- flower essences, photo cards and photos
- hand-carved spoons and other useful objects from locally harvested wood
- ceramic stoneware & botanical crafts for tending to our Earth bodies and ancestral connections
- wearable art, small batch plant-based herbal infused products, skin care and tea blends
- jewelry and gifts made from real pieces of nature

And of course we'll be open with lots of gifty items including tea blends and accessories, honey, tinctures, skin care, bath and beauty, books and more!

Hope to see you next Saturday, 12/6, 11am-4pm, at 28
Plus we're inviting in some other awesome vendors including: Howard St. in Burlington's South End Arts District! Free to attend! ❄️ 🎁 🌿 💚 🌲

12/06/2025

Happening now until 4pm! Holiday craft fair at Railyard with visiting vendors and friends in the Vaults!

Vaults businesses open:
- hand selected high-quality, durable and luxurious vintage clothing
- functional pottery intended for everyday usecagle.studio - pottery often adorned with sgraffito and hand-painted glaze designs, plus paintings and collage
- Illustration, sculpture, and art collective

Guest vendors:

- small batch botanical remedies grown and handmade on a small scale
- small batch herbal blends with a focus on the spiritual and medicinal properties of plants
- flower essences, photo cards and photos
- hand-carved spoons and other useful objects from locally harvested wood
- ceramic stoneware & botanical crafts for tending to our Earth bodies and ancestral connections
- wearable art, small batch plant-based herbal infused products, skin care and tea blends
- jewelry and gifts made from real pieces of nature

And of course we'll be open with lots of gifty items including tea blends and accessories, honey, tinctures, skin care, bath and beauty, books and more!

Hope to see you next Saturday, 12/6, 11am-4pm, at 28
Plus we're inviting in some other awesome vendors including: Howard St. in Burlington's South End Arts District! Free to attend! ❄️ 🎁 🌿 💚 🌲

12/05/2025

Here in the Vaults there are many awesome creators and small businesses. Since moving in last February we've felt very grateful to be in a space with so many awesome people around doing interesting things, especially in contrast to being tucked away in the very quiet corner of the rail yard!

This Saturday many will be opening their doors to join in for our annual craft fair which is very exciting! Including:

🌿 - hand selected high-quality, durable and luxurious vintage clothing
🌿 - functional pottery intended for everyday use
🌿 .cagle.studio - pottery often adorned with sgraffito and hand-painted glaze designs, plus paintings and collage
🌿 - Illustration, sculpture, and art collective

It's gonna be a fun day and were very excited! Happening 11am-4pm at Railyard / The Vaults with 10+ vendors.

More details via the 🔗 link in bio.

Hope to see you! 💚 🌿

12/05/2025

We're excited that Holly of will be joining us for the craft fair tomorrow!

Holly is one of our neighbors here in this little corner of South End, and she makes really cool and beautiful botanical jewelry from found natural objects.

Check out the photos of some of her work, and stop by tomorrow to see in person!

Join us on Saturday, 11am-4pm at Railyard / The Vaults with 10+ vendors.

More details here: https://mailchi.mp/railyardapothecary/holiday-craft-fair

Hope to see you! 💚 🌿

12/05/2025

Can't wait to see the new creations from the amazingly multi-talented team at !

This team seriously inspires with their wonderful small-batch herbal creations to soothe and tend our hearts and souls, combined with their absolutely awe-inspiring artistic skills. No doubt you have seen their works around town because this is the same team that does the murals as , including the beautiful mural right around the corner at the Burlington Farmer's market!

It looks like they have some fun new items this year help decorate the home and get in the holiday spirit. Very exciting!

Join us on Saturday, 11am-4pm at Railyard / The Vaults with 10+ vendors.

More details via the 🔗 link in bio.

Hope to see you! 💚 🌿

12/04/2025

Excited to see these celestial and Earth-connected creations from this Saturday at the craft fair.

Cloud Fossil Design makes gifts, offerings, and tools for ecosomatic care: ceramic stoneware & botanical crafts for tending to our Earth bodies and ancestral connections.

Looking forward to Saturday!

More details here: https://mailchi.mp/railyardapothecary/holiday-craft-fair

Hope to see you! 💚 🌿

12/03/2025

Maureen of is joining us on Saturday with her beautiful plant art as well as magical flower essences. We stock her flower essences in the shop and know how connected Maureen is to the medicine of flowers - we're excited for you to get to meet her!

Maureen will be offering flower essences, photo cards and photos. Maureen has been creating and sharing the magical healing essence of the flowers for over 3 decades through her line of flower essences.

More details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1972463896869503

Hope to see you! 💚 🌿

12/03/2025

More local herbal vendors to join for Saturday - Ally of Delicious Dirt is another maker whose products we carry in the shop, including syrups and flower essences. Excited for people to get to meet makers like Ally who provide medicine for our community!

Delicious Dirt Apothecary is grounded in empowering people through providing nourishing herbal support that is delicious, healing, effective, and accessible. Their apothecary specializes in community herbalism and small-batch botanical remedies. Everything is grown + handmade on a small scale to ensure the finest quality.

More details here: https://mailchi.mp/railyardapothecary/holiday-craft-fair

Hope to see you! 💚 🌿