Weekend Design & Wellness Project
Brew an herbal tea of your own creation. It can be iced or hot and it should consist of your favorite flavors. Here are some herbs that make for delicious teas and tinctures:
Chamomile (rest)
Rosemary (focus)
Orange Peel (skin, vitamin C, digestive aide)
Or a add a few dashes of; nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric and black pepper to a cup of hot water and stir.
Photo by: Paulina H. @pollypommes
Lemon Verbena Tea
Photo by: Mockup Graphics @mockupgraphics
LEMON VERBENA TEA
6 to 10 Lemon Verbena leaves
Add leaves to bottom of a tea cup, in an herbal tea sachet or tea ball infuser,
Add hot water and allow the leaves to steep for 5 minutes. If the leaves are in the tea cup then place a plate on top to steep.
OPTIONS: add manuka or raw honey and/or a dash of monkfruit to sweeten
Enjoy
BENEFITS OF LEMON VERBENA:
In addition to being aromatic and flavorful, lemon verbena also promotes digestion, is anti-inflammatory, improves insomnia and relieves joint paint.
Historic Cold Springs Village
Photo by: Meg Boulden @mboulden (This photo is not of Historic Cold Springs Village)
Cold Springs Village consists of 22 acres of land housing twenty five 18th and early 19th century structures from a Blacksmith, a Pottery Studio, Schoolhouses, a General Store to a Brewery and much more. Each of these houses/structures have been carefully transported from around the area to create an historical experience of what life was like in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cold Springs Village is a non-profit corporation which means it survives on donations, sponsorships and their creative “buy a brick” program.
If you’re planning an east coat trip this summer, be sure to visit the Historic Cold Springs Village in Cape May, New Jersey.
In 2016 the “New Jersey Register of Historic Places” entered the Historic Cold Spring Village Historic District to the historic preservation list.
“Historic Cold Spring Village is a non-profit educational institution established as an Early American open-air living history museum. Its purpose is three-fold: historic preservation, history education, and heritage tourism.”
Wellness Drink Recipe
Photo by: Emma-Jane Hobden @emmalejane
“TROJAN HORSE” WELLNESS DRINK
All organic vegetables:
1 organic beet
1 quarter carrot (about 1 inch)
1 slice of a raddish
1 quarter celery stalk (about 1 inch)
1 slice of a purple potato
BLEND UNTIL SMOOTH
Drink every day for 42 days to heal or weekly for balance
Why Wheatgrass?
Wheatgrass is a complete protein, increases energy, anti-inflammatory, improves digestion, has vitamins and minerals, helps with weight loss, treats arthritis and 1oz is equivalent to 2.5lbs of vegetables.
Longwood Gardens
Photo by: Ignacio Correia @igcorreia (This photo is not of Longwood Gardens)
Longwood Gardens sits upon 1,077 acres with rich history as part of the native Lennies Lenape tribe and Quaker farmers until Pierre S. du Pont’s purchase in 1906. The property has seen many transformations over the years and now welcomes over one million guests each year. Longwood Gardens is a horticulturist, botanist, novice gardener and plant lover utopia. With year round seasonal events, restaurants, a beer garden, live music, fountains, a tree house and hot cocoa in the winter months, Longwood Gardens has been creating family memories for generations.
Longwood Gardens is located in Kennett Square, PA and is just 45 minutes from Philadelphia.