January 19, 2025
Give our 21 Day Rest + Reset a try and see what a difference a solid sleep and immunity routine can make! 21 days can be a magical number in creating new routines that stick.
Sleep is such an important part of our cycle. It’s a time when our bodies can heal and restore themselves. If we don’t get enough sleep there are a host of issues that can arise, such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, high blood pressure, and lowered immune response just to name a few.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting our 21 Day Rest + Reset right here on our website AND on social media. This practice, developed by esteemed Herbalist, Kathi Langelier, is meant to help you refresh your sleep and daily routines for optimal rest and wellness over a 3 week period. Although we’ll be releasing this 4-part series over the next few weeks, feel free to follow along at your own pace. Save the posts for future reference and come back to it whenever you want!
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If you are feeling you need more support you can add the Go To Bed Elixir. Take a dropperful after dinner and then again half an hour before bed.
If you wake in the middle of the night, keep the elixir by your bed and take another dropperful.
It's best to take the elixir straight into the mouth, but it can be added to a small amount of water or Goodnight Moon tea.
January 15, 2025
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be posting our 21 Day Rest + Reset right here on our website AND on social media. This practice, developed by esteemed Herbalist, Kathi Langelier, is meant to help you refresh your sleep and daily routines for optimal rest and wellness over a 3 week period. Although we’ll be releasing this 5-part series over the next few weeks, feel free to follow along at your own pace. Save the posts for future reference and come back to it whenever you want!
January 08, 2025
From the Herbal Revolution Newsletter - 1.7.25
"These early days in January, as I take my morning walks around the farm with Lita, I’ve been thinking about how 2025 marks my 15th year of running Herbal Revolution. On our walk, I can see visions of the past 15 years. Seeing the ones that have come to fruition and the ones that still exist in my dreams. I can see past seasons, past plant bed rows, past gardens and plants, and all the amazing people who have been part of the Herbal Rev team. I have gratitude for it all.
I can also see all of you!
I’m so grateful for all the support that Herbal Revolution has received over the years. Some of you have been here since the beginning and others are just discovering us today, wherever you are in your journey with Herbal Rev, thank you for being a part of this business and herbal community!
Fifteen years ago, I started this mighty little business. It was 2010. I was working three different jobs and hustling Herbal Revolution at farmers markets, events and doing cold calls to stores in my free time. I was living in a log cabin in Lincolnville Maine, growing a 1+ acre garden on my neighbors’ land and wild harvesting in magical places around the state of Maine.
At this point in my life, I had been doing outdoor education, farming and working with plant medicine for close to 15 years. I was deeply connected and committed to working with the land and wanted to have a greater impact on my community. I wanted to work with people around health self-reliance with the support of bio-regional plant medicine.
From this passion came, Herbal Revolution.
In my personal life, I was dealing with low immune response as a result of chronic Lyme disease. So, I decided to make myself two different mushroom blends to support my immune system. One blend for the cold and flu season and another to support my body year round. These formulas had a profound effect on me and later went on to become Herbal Revolution’s well loved, Elderberry + Mushroom and Roots Elixir and Mushroom + Roots Elixir, two of my favorites still to this day.
Mushroom medicine is a mystical process. A process that I took my time with and took years to learn and cultivate. Back then, I was foraging all the mushrooms, gathering them, preparing them, cooking them for hours/days on a wood stove. Tasting them. Blending them and creating with them. Thinking back to this time leaves me feeling mystical, magical and beautiful. All the ingredients I needed at the time to start a business.
As I look to the path behind me with reverence and gratitude, I look ahead with ease and grace to what the future holds. I’ve begun to settle into honoring my feelings for change. Over the next year, I plan to take time to nurture the metamorphosis and vision of the next chapter for Herbal Revolution.
How will this affect you? Not much really. We just ask that you stay curious with us as we explore new label looks, new logos and new products and ideas. As a small farm and business, we still need your support to keep us going. We LOVE making farm to bottle, whole-plant medicine for all of you and want to make sure we can continue to do that. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
In the meantime, Herbal Revolution will not only continue to do business as usual supplying you with all your herbal needs, we also plan to Celebrate! That’s right, it’s time to celebrate this little business and all of you!!...over the entire 2025 year!
Over the course of the next 12 months we will be celebrating each month of 2025 with something new and special. These special monthly drops will include: small batch herbal products, new label designs, blogs and stories of the last 15 years, collaborations with other bad ass businesses, and in-person and online workshops.
To start the Celebrations off, I’m offering an in-person White Pine Medicine workshop on January 18th in Union and be sure to check out this Thursday’s newsletter, where we will be dropping a new, small-batch release!
Thank you all so much for supporting this farm to bottle herbal business.
Wishing you all a safe, healthy and abundant 2025!"
xo Kathi
To stay informed on all of the upcoming Celebratory Drops this year, we invite you to sign up for our weekly Newsletter!
December 31, 2024
December 23, 2024
Who says new habits need to wait until January 1st? If you’re looking to kick off the New Year with a mocktail in hand, we have you covered with four delicious herbal beverages.
December 18, 2024
There is magic and power in this pivotal time, noted by human civilizations throughout history and sanctified through ritual. Many traditions, having been passed down through generations, are still practiced today. The relationship between humans and plants is often visible in these rituals. There are things we do even now that connect us with ancient ancestors. In both practical use and symbolism, these four herbal bodies hold significance to us in connection with the Winter Solstice and we’d like to share them with you.
December 11, 2024
Winter in New England can be dreary and grey. But it doesn’t have to be! Follow this DIY recipe to make your own gorgeous winter garland, perfect for brightening up any space. One of the best things about this garland is that it can be made completely compostable and biodegradable!
What you’ll need:
To dehydrate citrus in the oven, you can:
Step one: Prepare your dried citrus slices with either method (dehydrator or in an oven)
Step two: Prepare your assorted greenery into small bundles for your garland
Step three: Cut string/twine to your garland’s desired length
Step four: Thread your needle with string/twine and string on your dried fruit and greenery bundles in your desired pattern.
Hang garland + enjoy!
November 20, 2024
Give the gift of knowledge with a Plant of the Month Subscription. Every month, your loved one can receive all of the materials needed to craft your own plant medicine. Read all about each plant of the month in our full-color Zines and follow along to learn how to incorporate herbs into your daily life.
For the person who already has herbs at their disposal, our beautiful Zines include an introduction to the plant, materia medica, modern medicinal uses, history and lore, growing and harvesting, medicinal preparations and food. recipes. Purchase individually for focused learning or work on collecting the whole set!
Discover the healing power of plants with Kathi Langelier, the award-winning herbalist behind Herbal Revolution Farm + Apothecary. In this beautiful and inspiring collection, Kathi shares her most popular and effective formulas to support your daily health and wellness. Renew each system of the body with uniquely crafted teas, tinctures, syrups, foods, body products and everything in between.
November 20, 2024
Call us biased, but we think any host would be overjoyed to receive one of these thoughtful and nurturing gifts...
The immune boosting powers of elderberry combined with the digestive properties of organic raw apple cider vinegar? Yes please!
Let's take care of each other this holiday season and spread love and cheer! Not colds!
Nothing can beat the gift of a good night's rest.
Stress relief. 'Nough said.
November 20, 2024
Our organic apple cider vinegar Tonics make excellent marinades and salad dressings. If you're looking for the perfect "something" to elevate your cooking, our Tonics are for you!
Our Energy Tonic is a stimulant-free probiotic formula made with vitamin and mineral rich beets, nettles, and kelp. It’s the perfect way to start off your day and as a midday pick me up. This tonic shines in our Barbie's Dream Hummus!
Our Fire Cider supports healthy immune and respiration, healthy inflammation response and digestion. Combine it with fresh garlic and herbs and get a Fiery Chimichurri!
Our Turmeric Tonic supports healthy joint and muscle function, inflammation response, digestion, and cognition. A splash of this tonic in your favorite marinade will up the flavor and give gorgeous color to your dish!
November 19, 2024
Nothing compares to the gorgeous color created by the wild rose petals used in this drinking shrub — drinking it, you'll be reminded of one of the most beautiful blossoms mother nature has to offer.
Shrubs can be diluted in still or sparking water or you can drink it straight. A shrub is also a great ingredient to use to create your own cocktail or mocktail, or to add to any of your favorite drinks that might need an extra kick.
Our herbal ACV tonics are now available in a take-along 2 oz size with 4 shots in a bottle!
Our organic herbal tonics are delicious, fast absorbing and are more bioavailable than any ACV pill or ACV gummy.
Our Energy Tonic is a stimulant-free probiotic formula made with vitamin and mineral rich beets, nettles, and kelp. It’s the perfect way to start off your day and as a midday pick me up.
Our Digestive Tonic is made with prebiotic-rich dandelion and burdock root that support healthy digestion and detox functions. Good health begins in your gut!
Our Fire Cider supports healthy immune and respiration, healthy inflammation response and digestion.
Our Turmeric Tonic supports healthy joint and muscle function, inflammation response, digestion, and cognition.
Our Elderberry Tonic supports healthy immune function. Made with elderberries, cinnamon and ginger, this warming blend supports healthy inflammation response and digestion
Made from the needles of beautiful Maine White Pine trees, this drinking vinegar will invoke your inner wildness.
Shrubs can be diluted in still or sparking water or you can drink it straight. A shrub is also a great ingredient to use to create your own cocktail or mocktail, or to add to any of your favorite drinks that might need an extra kick.
Our gorgeous loose leaf herbal teas are made with the freshest organic ingredients, including herbs grown at our Farm in Union, Maine.
Restore + Relax Tea is a loose leaf tea blend is made with lemon balm, tulsi, and hibiscus, making it both delicious and beautiful.
Goodnight Moon Tea is a wonderful artisanal tea blend that's perfect for bedtime. This loose leaf tea is made with organic herbs from our farm that support a good night's sleep like hops, lemon balm, and catnip.
Love Your Lungs Tea is a wonderful blend of herbs whether you're a smoker who is looking to soothe your lungs, or someone who is simply interested in maintaining optimum lung health.
Roasted Roots with Reishi is a lovely roasted, dark, and earthy blend with hints of cinnamon and chocolate. For those of us looking to quit caffeine or take a break from caffeine, this tea is a wonderful, healthy alternative to coffee that can be enjoyed hot or iced.
Chaga Chai takes chaga, a well-researched mushroom that grows on birch trees here in the Maine woods, and combines it with warming and aromatic traditional chai spices to create our nourishing and mineral-rich blend.
November 19, 2024
Any of these high-quality herbal products would be a great addition to a mixologist's arsenal. Mix and match for a fun and unique gift!
Shrubs can be diluted in still or sparking water or you can drink it straight. A shrub is also a great ingredient to use to create your own cocktail or mocktail, or to add to any of your favorite drinks that might need an extra kick.
Combine our Rose Petal Shrub with gin, ginger beer, fresh lemon juice, and soda water for a delicious and refreshing cocktail!
Shrubs can be diluted in still or sparking water or you can drink it straight. A shrub is also a great ingredient to use to create your own cocktail or mocktail, or to add to any of your favorite drinks that might need an extra kick.
Our Maine White Pine Shrub's aroma and flavor will invoke your inner wildness. Take the classic Gin + Tonic for a refreshing spin that will be sure to usher you into the wilderness of a Maine Forest.
Our Rhubarb Bitters is a balanced blend of organic rhubarb, ginger, lemon verbena, anise hyssop, lemon peel, hibiscus, honey and spirits — it captures the essence of sweet summer days. Add to a Hot Toddy for a cozy digestive cocktail!
Our small batch Lilac Elixir is made with beautiful fragrant lilac flowers from our organic farm, offering the sweetest taste of spring straight from the dropper. It's steeped in spirits and organic honey, making this unique Elixir a must-have item for your cocktail bar.
Fire Cider is a warming and spicy blend of organic herbs and vegetables infused in raw “with the mother” apple cider vinegar. A splash of Fire Cider can fire up any cocktail and, in our opinion, makes for a mean Bloody Mary.