Tag: herbalism

  • A Garden Highlight: Introducing the Lovely Nervine Lavender!

    A Garden Highlight: Introducing the Lovely Nervine Lavender!

    Lavender is a versatile herb supporting the nervous system, aiding sleep, digestion, and skin. Its essential oil can alleviate stings, burns, headaches, and sore muscles. It is used in various products and can be consumed in tea and cookies. A skin recipe includes lavender oil.

  • Winter Balm is a little love for your body

    Winter Balm is a little love for your body

    This post details a recipe for a nourishing winter balm, ideal for hands, feet, elbows, and knees. It requires organic ingredients such as beeswax, shea butter, and oils, all gently heated and mixed. Essential oils are then added before pouring into glass containers. Ingredients can be found at health food stores and creative labels canโ€ฆ

  • Herbes Dix โ€“ Ten Plants

    This Saturday March 2, join us for Herbes Dix/Ten Plants during Montrealโ€™s?รกNuit Blanche. We are excited to have been selected to be a part of the official programming of Nuit Blanche. The exhibition features mixed media paintings on wood by Natasha Henderson. The paintings depict ten plants that help you survive and thrive through theโ€ฆ

  • One Year Open

    It is with great delight that we are about to celebrate one year since opening our doors in this verdant city, Montreal. At 6pm onward on Saturday November 3, we will do so in style. We have so much to celebrate! Fleurbain is where seeds have been thrown, ideas have germinated, friendships and connections haveโ€ฆ

  • LAB Series: Lemon balm

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU4q-znw-zw] Join me at Fleurbain for the LAB Series. On August 30th and 31st we are all about Lemon balm, otherwise known as Melissa officinalis. What you might like to know about this herb ahead of time: Lemon balm: * is a great tasting herb, so lemony, but it is actually a part of theโ€ฆ

  • In February we show the LOVE!

    It is the middle of winter. Energy is a little low, โ€œsighโ€ฆโ€ The weather is a little intimidating with all the snow and ice and icy cold mountains of slush. ?รกItโ€™s not just the ubiquitous boots, but the whole experience of walking down the street makes people scream, โ€œUgg!โ€ We see this and so, weโ€ฆ

  • Fleurbain. Is open.

    YES! We did it! We opened our doors to the publicโ€ฆ On November 5th, we had a?รก party and business-launch and vernissage of art! It was a fabulous evening. We are proud and happy to announce that we are HERE. You can join us! Tammy is available for full consultations and mini consultations. ?รกPlease emailโ€ฆ

  • site under construction

    Fleurbain is under construction. Fleurbain is movingโ€ฆ moving in, setting up shop, shifting around, clarifying, distilling, and experimenting to compound our knowledge and expertise. Fleurbain is no longer only a dream and a websiteโ€ฆ Fleurbain is a site. We will have a grand ouverture and vernissage soon (probably in early November), but in the meantimeโ€ฆ

  • the beauty is in the practice

    I just read a very silly article in the Globe and Mail called The promise and perils of backyard herbalism by Adriana Barton. ?รกIn this, she tries to pit herbalists against โ€˜realโ€™ science and research. ?รกI love how this article reveals how bound-up we are in our respective beliefs. ?รกSome people are thoroughly disgusted withโ€ฆ

  • Custom Workshops: have creativity, will travel

    The brains behind Fleurbain, Tammy Schmidt CHT and Natasha Henderson BFA,?รกare pleased to announce an exciting new service: Customised Workshops. Combine these two womenโ€™s talents?รกfor an inventive and?รกinnovative experience that is tailored to meet your needs. For groups, clubs,?รกcorporate teams, or?รกjust a?รกgathering of friends, Tammy and Natasha will craft?รกa unique?รกworkshop with the greatest of expertiseโ€ฆ