Gathering Thyme

09/19/2025

💚💚💚 Happy Friday, darlings! It’s wild out there, but at least we have tea.

Cute bunnies being real by .pothecary

09/19/2025

🌿Red Clover, Red Clover, Red Clover🌿
One of our favorite cooling lymphatics for these hot days! Try it as an iced infusion with some hibiscus, spearmint and a pinch of cornflowers. This blend will keep you cool and hydrated on a warm day.
We buy direct from farmers where we can and you can see why!
What do you like to pair red clover with?

09/16/2025

That transition from late summer to autumn when it’s REALLY hot out but all we can dream about are mushrooms, moss, and wandering the forest floor!

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Art by .br

09/15/2025

Don’t underestimate garlic!

Garlic is a powerful antimicrobial that supports our respiratory and immune health. To receive the benefits, garlic should be crushed and used raw. Many folks have trouble ingesting raw garlic (it can be hard on the tummy!), so here is a traditional oxymel recipe using common ingredients found in the kitchen!

Apple Cider Vinegar, Honey, Garlic and Rosehips. (Substitute any kitchen spice for the rosehips).

Directions:
Crush each clove from an entire bulb of garlic with the side of your knife. Then chop into small pieces. Let sit while you move onto the next step.
Add 2 Tbls. rosehips to a saucepan along with 12 ounces of apple cider vinegar. (Rosehips are high in Vitamin C, but you can substitute any kitchen spice for the rosehips. Thyme, Rosemary, and Oregano also support immune health).
Bring to a boil and turn down to a slow simmer, covered for 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and add crushed and chopped garlic.
Let sit for an hour or so to cool.
Line a strainer with cheesecloth (or a cloth napkin) and place over a bowl. Strain the liquid well, squeezing the cloth to get every last bit of goodness. Discard the solids.
Add equal parts of honey to the garlicy vinegar and store in a glass bottle with a non-metalic lid.

Take 2 tablespoons daily, or a scant shotglass. You can also add this to salad dressings and marinades.

09/13/2025

Feeling more and more committed to bringing love through plant magic into the world. 🧡💛🧡

09/11/2025

Animal people! This is a very special offering. If you have fur babies in your life, this four part series will elevate your ability to care for them in profound ways. All the details are on our website, but here’s a breakdown of classes:

Week 1: Feeding Pets Whole Food
Week 2: Cancer in Pets – Part 1 (why is it increasing, how to decrease risks)
Week 3: Cancer in Pets – Part 2 (exploring treatments and wellness)
Week 4: The Future of Energetic Medicine in Veterinary Care

Please let us know if you have any questions, and do register early, we know this class will sell out. Dr. Holder’s experience and wisdom is far reaching and we are thrilled to be hosting her.

09/10/2025

💓💛💚🧡💕 Today is a perfect day to come in and enjoy our community lounge space while getting your supplies for late summer medicine making. 🧡💓💛💕✨💚

09/08/2025

Learn the Art & Science of Fermentation with Brine Babe, Jessica Seevers!

In this two-part workshop, you’ll learn time-tested techniques for creating probiotic-rich creations. Whether you’re brand new to fermenting or looking to fine-tune your skills, you’ll leave with delicious fermentations you’ve made yourself, recipes, supplies and the confidence to keep fermenting at home.

Details on our event page!
https://gatheringthyme.org/collections/events/products/two-fermentation-workshops

09/05/2025

We love adding rose hips to our tea blends! Rich in vitamin C, not only are they delicious and nutritious additions to tea, they can be harvested for jelly, jams, liqueurs, and syrups. Every herbalist has an inner clock that tells them when it’s time to harvest; some wait till after the first frost, maybe two, some try to get out before the red-winged blackbirds get them all, some monitor the pop of color as an indicator of sweetness. One thing we can agree on is that harvesting rose hips is a labor of love; rose branches are thorny and the rose hips have little hairs on them that can be itchy. Good thing we have dried rosehips in bulk and the best tea blends in town!

09/04/2025

Yes!

Red Raspberry Leaf Harvest Happening Now!

Scientifically referred to as Rubus idaeus, this perennial caning fruit of the rose family is very familiar to most of us: red, luscious, fragrant berries that taste great out of hand, or as a sauce, ice cream or smoothie. Plus they are high in antioxidants — substances that help us stay healthy. When they are in season, I try to pick as many as I can and freeze them for year round eating.

BUT don't forget, the LEAVES make a very nutritious infusion (long steeped tea), full of minerals (calcium, magnesium, iron) and considered one of the best uterine tonics.
Red raspberry leaves are best harvested from first year canes (primocanes) and then thoroughly dried before making into a tea.

Right now is a great time to do this.
The drying of the leaves and the long steeping help to draw the minerals and other constituents out of the raspberry leaf, making for an excellent, nourishing tonic.

Red Raspberry Plant Identification page from our book "Foraging & Feasting: A Field Guide and Wild Food Cookbook" by Dina Falconi, illustrated by Wendy Hollender
More about our book on our site: www.foragingandfeasting.com

Do you eat / use red raspberry, and if yes, how so?

09/02/2025

This Autumn our local teachers are bringing in the next generation of community herbalists, kitchen witches, and healers. Join us!

ART & SCIENCE OF FERMENTATION, SEPT. 20TH & OCT. 11TH

SONIC HARMONY, SEPT. 28TH & NOV. 2ND

HUMAN DESIGN & HEALTH BLUEPRINT, OCT. 4TH

MAGIC & MEDICINE OF HONEY, NOV. 9TH