SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY--ORDER TEAS, JAM, SOAPS NOW
Date: July 4th 2010
Order Your Herb Teas, Aronia Jam, and Goat Milk Soaps Today!
Hello Everyone,
We’ve had some requests for my (Teresa’s) herb teas and aronia jam, and also for our little sister Jill’s hand-made goat-milk soaps, so I thought I'd offer all of these to both Henry's veggie CSA and my Fruit CSA this week.
I will need your order by Monday night at 9 p.m. so that I can assemble and pack the orders and have everything ready to deliver on Tuesday. There is limited availability on some of the soaps, so order now for yourself or as gifts for someone special.
HERB TEAS
These herb teas are made with my own herbs that I have dried, blended, and packaged in individual tea bags. (A few of the blends contain additional ingredients that I do not grow: the organic cinnamon bark in the Thai Spice Tea, the organic cloves in the Sunny Lemon Tea, and the organic ginger in the Blue Shiso Tea. ) None of the blends have any true tea leaves, so they contain no caffeine. They are all good either hot or iced. For iced tea, I brew with hot water, let cool, and then ice.
New Packaging--I am trying to reduce my use of plastic this year and also save a little money on packaging costs, so I have increased the number of teabags per package from 4 to 8. Consequently the price has also doubled.
Old prices for 4 teabags/package
1 for $2
2 for $3
New prices for 8 teabags/package
1 for $4
2 for $6
1 for $2
2 for $3
New prices for 8 teabags/package
1 for $4
2 for $6
Types of Tea Available So Far (more will become available as the season progresses)
Chamomile Tea--Plain chamomile flowers. Tastes great iced or hot with a little lemon and sugar added if desired. Stress reliever and stomach soother.
Mint Tea--This is spearmint blended with peppermint. A perennial favorite. Great iced on a hot day!
Peter Rabbit's Tea--A blend of chamomile, lemon balm, lemon thyme, and catnip. All four of these herbs have a calming effect, so this is a good bedtime tea. Children's favorite.
Lemon Medley Tea--A blend of lemon grass and mint with a little sage and thyme thrown in for their aromatic qualities. One of my favorites.
Sunny Lemon Tea--This one IS my favorite. An incredibly fragrant tea, it’s a blend of lemon grass, chamomile, wild mint, and cloves. Both lemon grass and chamomile are good for the stomach.
ARONIA JAM
I have just a few cases of aronia jam from last season's harvest. For those of you new to the CSAs, aronia is a native North American bush (Thoreau mentioned that aronia grew wild all around Walden Pond and that the bushes were very productive). The purple-black berries have extremely high levels of anti-oxidants. (My niece is working on a website that tells you more about aronia . . . it’s still under development, but you can click here and then look under "About Aronia for a preview.) When mixed with a little sugar and lemon juice aronia berries make an excellent jam with notes of wild grape, blackberry, and raspberry, and undertones of apple and cherry, plus the tannic qualities of a good dry red wine. My jam is certified organic and comes in 9.5 ounce jars. (You can see some photos of the jam-making process here.)
1 jar for $8
3 jars for $20
Red Barn Farm Soaps
Our sister Jill and her husband Will and their 4 daughters live on the same farm near Danforth, Illinois that our father and grandfather were born on. Jill started making soaps several years ago and they have become so popular that she has quite a little business going now. The soaps are all made with Jill's own organic goat's milk, and organic olive and coconut base oils. Other special oils and ingredients are added depending on the variety of soap. The soaps are gentle and do not have an overpowering scent. I've found that they also last a very long time making them a real bargain. To read about Red Barn Farm and the goats (and their personalities), and to find out about the ingredients Jill uses, and specific information about each kind of soap, go to http://www.redbarnfarmsoaps.com/. You will notice that the price is $6 each on the internet, but you can get them from me for just $5 each!
13 Kinds of Soap Available this week:
Mint Tea--This is spearmint blended with peppermint. A perennial favorite. Great iced on a hot day!
Peter Rabbit's Tea--A blend of chamomile, lemon balm, lemon thyme, and catnip. All four of these herbs have a calming effect, so this is a good bedtime tea. Children's favorite.
Lemon Medley Tea--A blend of lemon grass and mint with a little sage and thyme thrown in for their aromatic qualities. One of my favorites.
Sunny Lemon Tea--This one IS my favorite. An incredibly fragrant tea, it’s a blend of lemon grass, chamomile, wild mint, and cloves. Both lemon grass and chamomile are good for the stomach.
ARONIA JAM
I have just a few cases of aronia jam from last season's harvest. For those of you new to the CSAs, aronia is a native North American bush (Thoreau mentioned that aronia grew wild all around Walden Pond and that the bushes were very productive). The purple-black berries have extremely high levels of anti-oxidants. (My niece is working on a website that tells you more about aronia . . . it’s still under development, but you can click here and then look under "About Aronia for a preview.) When mixed with a little sugar and lemon juice aronia berries make an excellent jam with notes of wild grape, blackberry, and raspberry, and undertones of apple and cherry, plus the tannic qualities of a good dry red wine. My jam is certified organic and comes in 9.5 ounce jars. (You can see some photos of the jam-making process here.)
1 jar for $8
3 jars for $20
Red Barn Farm Soaps
Our sister Jill and her husband Will and their 4 daughters live on the same farm near Danforth, Illinois that our father and grandfather were born on. Jill started making soaps several years ago and they have become so popular that she has quite a little business going now. The soaps are all made with Jill's own organic goat's milk, and organic olive and coconut base oils. Other special oils and ingredients are added depending on the variety of soap. The soaps are gentle and do not have an overpowering scent. I've found that they also last a very long time making them a real bargain. To read about Red Barn Farm and the goats (and their personalities), and to find out about the ingredients Jill uses, and specific information about each kind of soap, go to http://www.redbarnfarmsoaps.com/. You will notice that the price is $6 each on the internet, but you can get them from me for just $5 each!
13 Kinds of Soap Available this week:
Apricot Cream
Yogurt Parfait
Rosemary Mist-only one bar left
Strawberry Scrub-only 2 bars left
Sour Cream
Cafe Au Lait
Rosehip
Silk and Milk
Amazing Avocado
Snow's Simple Soap
Luxurious Lavender
Eggstra Cleansing
Milk and Honey Facial
HOW TO ORDER: Please email your order to Teresa at Teresajeans@msn.com by 9 PM on Monday, July 5. Tell me:
Yogurt Parfait
Rosemary Mist-only one bar left
Strawberry Scrub-only 2 bars left
Sour Cream
Cafe Au Lait
Rosehip
Silk and Milk
Amazing Avocado
Snow's Simple Soap
Luxurious Lavender
Eggstra Cleansing
Milk and Honey Facial
HOW TO ORDER: Please email your order to Teresa at Teresajeans@msn.com by 9 PM on Monday, July 5. Tell me:
1. How many of each tea, jam or soap you want
2. Where you pick up your CSA veggies or fruit (Eureka will pick up at my house, Peoria, Morton, and Bloomington will pick up at their usual location)
3. The total amount of your order. You may pay with cash or check made out to Teresa Santiago. Peoria and Morton customers, please leave your payment with Marcella or Abby. Bloomington people may pay me directly, and Eureka people may leave your payment at my house.
Thanks, and see you soon!
Teresa
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