By Kelsey
Meadowsweet, Filipendula ulmaria, is a Rose family member and, similar to its better-known cousin, is evocative of romance, love, and beauty.
I mean, look at her! How could you *not* want to fashion yourself a long braid woven together with these creamy-lace flowers and prance around the garden like a faerie queen?! I can’t be the only one!
Traditional uses of meadowsweet in Celtic history include being strewn on the ground at marriage ceremonies and other joyful celebrations to promote feelings of love (another name for it is bridewort), warding off malevolent spirits with its sweet scent, and enhancing psychic abilities.
Medicinally, meadowsweet contains salicin (along with willow bark and a few other herbs), which is the precursor to aspirin. Thus, it is a potent anti-inflammatory herb useful for arthritic joint pain. As well, it is a gentle digestive tonic and vulnerary, or wound-healing plant. This means it is indicated in conditions such as gastritis, GERD, and peptic ulcers. You can find Open Field meadowsweet in the Happy Belly tea blend as well as the Reset blend.
I encourage you to take a walk out to the perennial flower garden and try to find meadowsweet! If you do, pinch off a bit of the leaf and give it a taste. To me, it tastes like bitter marzipan- yum!
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CSA Barn Hours:
Current Summer hours: 2:30-6:30 PM
(Winter hours: 2:30-6PM)
Pick List:
Eggs
Mideast Peace Cucumbers
Mutabile, Goldini, and Cocozelle Summer Squash
Scallions
Fennel
Chard
Kale
Collard
Lettuce
Basil, Dill, Parsley, and Cilantro
Strawberries
Pick your own flowers and herbs
Sonora Wheat Flour
Tea Blends (Please BYO jars!)
Beef Bone Broth for sale! (Made by Olla Products)
Saltonstall Olive Oil for sale (Please BYO jars!)
Revolution Bread for sale
Tzatziki
from https://www.loveandlemons.com/tzatziki-sauce/
-1/2 cup finely grated cucumber
-1 cup full fat Greek yogurt
-1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
-1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
-1 garlic clove
-1/4 tsp sea salt
-1 tbsp finely chopped fresh dill
-1 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint (optional)
Place cucumber on a towel and gently squeeze out excess liquid
In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients. Chill until ready to serve.