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Lifting the Knotweed, Lifting the Spirits

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There is something so grounding and connecting about having your hands in the dirt and lifting a healing rhizome out of the ground. 

Or skiing into the deep forest to the tree with chaga that you selected years before and carefully and gratefully knocking off a chunk, without harming the healthy host tree and leaving some of the chaga to grow for another harvest in ten or so years. 

Or heading into a sunny grassy pasture with leather gloves on to slide between the prickers to collect the Hawthorn flowers and leaves in spring, and the berries in the fall.  

The plants are here to help us in so very many ways. 

Simply taking the time to get outside to connect to this incredibly amazing world we live in is healing in its own right.  

When your body needs a boost, Fayston Forager Japanese Knotweed, Chaga and Hawthorn tinctures are here to help.  

Made with love and deep gratitude. 

Be well,
Marge
Fayston Forager

Small Batches +❤️= Good Healing Medicinals

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Now made with Organic Cane Alcohol!


Every step of producing Fayston Forager Japanese Knotweed, Chaga and now Hawthorn tinctures is performed with intention, gratitude and love:


• sourcing the plants in beautiful, pristine locations here in Vermont 
• hugging the trees hosting the Chaga
• feeling the powerful energy of Japanese Knotweed rhizomes as I lift them from the earth
• basking in the spring and fall sunshine while collecting Hawthorn leaves, flowers, berries
• cleaning and processing pure, vibrant, healthy/healing plant matter for tincturing
• carefully measuring plant matter, alcohol and spring water 
• labeling and storing the tincturing jars
• shaking the jars daily
• straining the tinctures  when ready 
• bottling, labeling, sealing
• sending these bottles off to you and our wonderful local shops (von Trapp Farm Store, East Warren Community Market, 5th Quarter/Mad River Taste, The Roots Farm Market) 


Sharing this healing love brings me such joy. On this day of celebrating/honoring love, my intention is to beam out healing love to all of you and to this beautiful planet we call home. 

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Be well,
Marge
Fayston Forager

Things That Matter…

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Yesterday was a bottling day.  While I was putting the shrink bands on the freshly bottled Japanese Knotweed tincture, and shrinking them with a hair dryer, I was thinking about larger producers having a mechanized system for this and so many other aspects of production. 

Next thought: one benefit of a small at-home herbal business is that every speck of plant matter that goes into the tinctures is carefully selected.  Pure goodness. No fillers or less potent parts of the plant make their way into these tinctures. 

And that Servpro truck in the driveway? The finished basement here was flooded during the July 10/11 rains. (Fortunately, the rest of the house is fine, though remediation is a very slow process.)

That truck is a reminder that as weather becomes more severe and unpredictable, it matters that we stay tuned into the natural world. There is so much we don’t know and so much we can learn by observing.

Connection. Intent. Respect. Compassion. Care. Love. And more. 

It all matters and does make a difference. 

Be well!

Golden Elixir

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Yesterday was one of those glorious days, where you wake up ready to conquer the world (after some quiet, precious morning time).  I imagine I can get all of my chores and work done and zip up a mountain and dip in the river and, and, and…. 
Well, you can only get so much done in a day. So, I poured a tall glass of clear, delicious spring water and infused it with a dropper full each of Fayston Forager’s Chaga and Japanese Knotweed tinctures. 
As I drank this "Golden Elixir" it felt as though every cell of my body was waking up and soaking in this beautiful, vibrant, healing gift of support from the plants. Pure love. 
This sensation reminded me to maintain gratitude, wonder, amazement, curiosity.  And love and kindness too. 
Approaching the day from this perspective helps reign in the over-zealous expectation to try to fit in too much.  These reminders help me to treasure the moments and gifts this miraculous life and world have to offer, regardless of what we’re “doing” and/or “accomplishing”.  
Be well dear people, be well dear planet.

Gifts of Healing Love

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10% off through December 15 with code DEC10

My favorite gifts for family and friends include shared adventures and supporting the endeavors that we care about.  If I’m gifting an item, I like to consider where it comes from, how it’s made and/or produced, and how it contributes joy and well-being to the recipients and this beautiful small blue dot we call home.

I do my very best to infuse every step of harvesting, processing, tincturing, bottling, labeling, and packing the tinctures I make with love and gratitude.   I believe this is a vital component to sharing the healing potential of these powerful plants that have “friended” me/us.

If you and/or any of your loved ones may benefit from these tinctures, please share and use the 10% off coupon DEC10 through December 15. (Please always let me know if you have any website issues!)

Thank you and be well!

A COUPON THAT WORKS: FRIEND15%

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Thanks to recent emails from online customers, I found out that the settings for ALL of the coupons I’ve previously offered had limits I was unaware of.  Now I know. 

As a one-person show who prioritizes making small-batch healing tinctures, my website skills could be classified as “determined but inexperienced”.  I’m continuing to learn.

If you’ve ever had trouble using a coupon code, or with the check-out page, I’m mostly sure the issues have all been corrected. 

I’m deeply grateful to those who took the time to let me know something wasn’t working properly.

In appreciation, use FRIEND15% for 15% off online purchases of Fayston Forager Japanese Knotweed and/or Chaga tinctures, now through August 31, 2023.
 

Meanwhile, the photo above shows Fayston Forager Japanese Knotweed and Chaga tincture bottles next to a summer breakfast.  Pure Vermont immune-boosting, healing, plant-based love. 

Thank you and be well!

Marge,
Fayston Forager ([email protected])

Here’s to a Healthy Holiday Season!

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Fayston Forager’s Health Defense 2-Pack is a great gift for those who may benefit from immune-boosting, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory support during the holiday season. 

Fayston Forager’s Japanese Knotweed tincture has even made it on Rosemary Gladstar’s 15 Recommendations to Boost Immunity! Here’s what one customer says about Fayston Forager’s tinctures:

“I have remained healthy through 3 rounds of highly contagious respiratory illness in my family of 4 by taking a 1/2 tsp. of Japanese Knotweed tincture and 1/4 tsp. of Chaga tincture a day – along with eating clean and living well.  By taking an extra 1/4 tsp. of Chaga tincture, I feel comfortable and moving freely on those low pressure, high humidity pre-storm days when my old joint injuries tend to flare up.  These are impeccably processed powerful medicinals.  Feel the love in each drop!”


Order online, or for a list of shops that carry Fayston Forager products, scroll down this page.

Benefits of Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) include:
• Provides immune support
• As an adaptogen, it helps your body manage stress
• Helps suppress tumors
• Anti-microbial
• Anti-inflammatory
• Helps lower cholesterol
• Helps lower blood sugar
• and more…

Benefits of Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) include:

• Helps fight bacterial/viral/fungal/spirochetal infections
• Eases Lyme symptoms
• Reduces arthritis pain and swelling
• Promotes cardiovascular health
• Promotes cognitive health
• Increases blood flow, especially to heart, joints, eyes, skin
• and more…

Be well and thank you for supporting small, independent businesses!

Marge
Fayston Forager

“Snow”vember = 15% off 8 oz bottles!

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When you pick the last calendula flower of the season one day, then shovel six inches of snow the next day, it’s notable.  In celebration of “Snow”vember, 8 oz bottles of Fayston Forager’s Japanese Knotweed and Chaga tinctures are 15% off the already reduced Fall sale prices. As always, shipping is FREE! (Use code 8ozSALE15%) Best deal: The Health Defense 2-pack!  * The “Snow”vember 8 oz bottle online sale ends November 30th. 

Keep you, your family, and friends healthy this holiday season by integrating the immune boosting and anti-microbial benefits of these two potent tinctures into your health regime.  The 8 oz bottles can be used to refill smaller bottles with droppers, or simply pour the desired amount into a spoon, using this conversion chart as a guide (hint: scroll down page for a handy chart; an 8 oz bottle can keep you and your family healthy for a good while).

Fayston Forager’s Japanese Knotweed tincture uses only individually selected, vibrant, old-growth rhizomes, with harvest timed for maximum medicinal value.  As the rhizomes are fresh-processed and hand-shaved, utilizing only the most vital parts of the rhizome, the resulting tincture is very potent and only half your prescribed dosage may be necessary.  Always start with small doses and work up to the prescribed dosage.

Benefits of Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum) include:

  • Helps fight bacterial/viral/fungal/spirochetal infections
  • Eases Lyme symptoms
  • Reduces arthritis pain and swelling
  • Promotes cardiovascular health
  • Promotes cognitive health
  • Increases blood flow, especially to heart, joints, eyes, skin
  • and more…

Chaga has excellent health benefits as well and is known as “The King of Mushrooms”.  This slow growing mushroom is processed following a labor-intensive triple-extraction protocol to capture maximum medicinal properties.  The Chaga is always sustainably and carefully harvested with deep respect for their host trees.  Only small amounts are harvested each year.  

Benefits of Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) include:

  • Provides immune support
  • As an adaptogen, it helps your body manage stress
  • Helps suppress tumors
  • Anti-microbial
  • Anti-inflammatory
  • Helps lower cholesterol 
  • Helps lower blood sugar 
  • and more…

Stay healthy this season!

Marge,
Fayston Forager

Fayston Forager Radio Interview

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In April of this year, when the sky and earth were rather gray, I took a deep breath and agreed to be interviewed on Geri Procaccini’s “4H” (Health, Harmony, Happiness, Humor) show on WMRW. If you’re interested in hearing a bit of the backstory of Fayston Forager, and general knotweed chatter, here’s the link: