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Herb plants and herbal products
are also available for sale at the farm on
Fridays and Saturdays 9am-4pm,
May through June 9
FOUR ELEMENTS HERBALS
Nature's Acres Farm
E. 8984 Weinke Road (Across from the radio tower)
North Freedom Wisconsin 53951
Phone 608.522.4492
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2012 Teaching Schedule and Events
January 11 | Wednesday | 6pm
Herbs for Winter Wellness
Simple, yet powerful plants are easy to access to enhance our wellness.
Lake Delton Integrative Medicine Clinic, Lake Delton, Wisconsin
February 4 | Saturday | 10am
Goods From the Woods
UW Baraboo, Baraboo, Wisconsin
February 11 | Saturday | 10am
Get Real: Grow your own Skin Care
Garden Expo, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wisconsin
February 23-25 / Thursday-Saturday
Organic Farming Conference booth
LaCrosse, Wisconsin
March 3 | Saturday
Goods From the Woods
Richland County, Wisconsin
March 7 | Wednesday
Get Real: Grow your own Skin Care
Olbrich Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin
March 13 | Tuesday
The Chakra Garden
Milwaukee Women’s Club, Wisconsin
March 15 | Thursday
The Chakra System Displayed in a Garden
Olbrich Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin
March 21 | Wednesday
Grow your own Medicine
Olbrich Gardens, Madison, Wisconsin
May through June 9 | Fridays & Saturdays | 9am – 4pm
Herb Plants and Herbal Products for sale at our farm
Four Elements Herbals | Nature's Acres Farm, North Freedom, Wisconsin
June 1-3 | Friday-Sunday
Green Bay Botanical Garden booth
Visit the Green Bay Botanical Garden website for more information.
Green Bay, Wisconsin
June 9 / Saturday 12pm - 4:30pm / FREE!
OPEN HOUSE at Four Elements Organic Farm
Garden and woodland tours. Free and open to the public.
Herb plants and herbal products for sale.
Four Elements Herbals / Nature's Acres Farm, North Freedom, Wisconsin
June 16 | Saturday
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair booth – (Farmers Market)
Visit the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair website for more information.
Custer, Wisconsin
June 30 | Saturday
Gardening by the Moon
The Christine Center, Wisconsin Midwest Womens Herbal Conference, Willard, Wisconsin
June 29-July 1 | Friday-Sunday
First Annual Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference
Featuring Special Guests Susun Weed and Isla Burgess, plus many Midwest herbalists and earth-based speakers, plant walks, and topics including herbs for family health and herbal wisdom the Wise Woman way. More details to come. Please save the date and follow midwestwomensherbal.com for updates. Centered in the Wise Woman Tradition, the Midwest Women's Herbal Conference provides a gathering space to focus on earth-centered healing, nourishment, and the plants that grow around us. From the ground up, we connect to weave ourselves, our families, and our communities back into the dynamic spiral of health.
For more information, contact: herbwomen@gmail.com | PO Box 166, Sheboygan, WI 53081 | Phone 920-452-HERB (920-452-4372). The conference will be held at The Christine Center, a natural sanctuary in Willard, Wisconsin.
The Christine Center, Wisconsin Midwest Womens Herbal Conference, Willard, Wisconsin
October 3 | Wednesday
North Country Herbalist Guild: Ritualistic Uses of Plants
May-October | Wednesday and Saturday
Baraboo Farmers Market booth
Booth includes organic medicinal and rare herb plants for sale in May and June.
Baraboo, Wisconsin
Contact Four Elements with questions. Times and details not all confirmed. 608-522-4492
Potential Shows and Classes
The following classes are available at Nature's Acres Farm, home of Four Elements Herbals, if you gather four or more participants. Classes last 1-1/2 hours and cost $30, which
includes product to take home. Some classes function better as a five hour workshop, which includes
an organic lunch prepared from our gardens and costs $75. Contact Four Elements Herbals to make date and time arrangements. Phone 608.522.4492 or email fourelements@centurytel.net.
Folk Herbalism Series
Aromatherapy in Massage Oils
Experience the magic of Aromatherapy for relaxation and
therapy. Essential oil blending will be covered in this class and several
different oils will be available to experience. Together we will create a
massage oil for you to bring home.
Organic Growing Techniques
of Herbs
Learn which herbs are a must for this region due to their many
virtues and abundant nature and the cultural tricks to some of the most loved
and difficult to grow herbs. Organic methods will be featured as Jane has had
organic certification for over 15 years.
Herbal Skin Care, Salves
and Lip Balms
Medicinal herbs have been used to sooth the skin for centuries.
Learn some of the many restorative herbs available to assist in healing of topical
skin problems. We will create a product for you to take home.
Herbal Tinctures,
Effective and Efficient Herbal Healing
Join us to see why tinctures are the most common form of herbal
medicine today. Some common but potent medicines
should be available by early May. We will wild harvest and/or use some of last year's herbs to create personalized medicines so you will be able to take home some of
your own medicinal creation
Herbs for the Body System
Learn which herbs will enhance our well being for the immune
system, the nervous system, circulatory system, digestive system, and for
healthy skin care. Learn to enhance your health, be calmer while staying
alert, and improve the functioning of your heart, liver, and skin.
Organic Gardening
Techniques
Healing through the
Elements, Air, Earth, Fire, & Water
An in depth look at how we can use the Elements to assist
us on our healing path.
ORGANIC HERB AND UNCOMMON
PLANTS SALE
All FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS in May
and until our June Open House. 9:00am - 5:00pm.
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Medicinal Oils and Salves
Join us to experience the magic of making medicinal oils. These can be
used for
massage, achy muscles, or for sunburn. We are planning on harvesting St.
John’s Wort in the meadow, on this day dedicated to St. John.
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Flower Essences
A fun and esoteric subject, flower essences will be explored. Learn what
they are, how they work, and if it’s sunny, find one of our many flowers to
make an essence to take home. |
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The Chakra System, Displayed in a Garden
What a beautiful way to understand the energy systems of the body, by standing
in a formal garden designed for this purpose. We will go over the energy
systems of the body and which plants assist them. |
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Making Hydrosols and Essential Oils
Jane will pull out her still and together we will decide what herb to
distill. Explore the alchemy of this plant preparation. |
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Tincture Making
Tinctures are the most common form of herbal medicine in the
contemporary USA. Learn how to prepare a tincture, and why it is the
preferred method of herbal medicine. |
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Herbal Teas
Beloved Herbal Teas, the most traditional way to prepare medicine will
be taught in this hands-on seminar. Join us to harvest, and learn how to
custom blend for a purpose these delightful herbs. |
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Lavender Workshop
Let’s explore the wonderful world of lavender, and create a lavender
product to take home. |
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Ritualistic Uses of Herbs
Learn about the herbal tradition of using herbs for Ritual. We will
cover White sage, Holy Basil Cedar and Rue for starters. Together we can
make a smudge stick to take home. |
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Check out our new products...
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The Herbal SPA:
Cleansers, Toners, Lotions, Soaps and Elixirs
Introducing our full skin care lines for specific skin types
as soaps, scrubs, cleansers and toners! We now offer
whole body treatments designed for your needs:
lemongrass thyme for youthful, oilier skin, calendula
neroli for drier, more sensitive skin and
Golden Crown for honoring the mature,
wise woman’s skin. Choose according to
your needs or your unique preferences.
Let your skin or senses guide you!
LEMONGRASS THYME: Created for oily, youthful and problem skin.
My favorite astringent and antiseptic herbs refresh and cleanse, while eliminating excess oil
and impurities. Traditional American herbs are collected from our prairie as they were for
hundreds of years for the health and beauty of youthful skin.
CALENDULA NEROLI: Created for normal to dry skin. My favorite herbs and flowers for
nourishing, cleansing, and softening. Grown and blended to bring you the beauty of youthful skin.
GOLDEN CROWN: Designed for the wise woman with mature skin. The ultimate blend of the
finest botanicals for eliminating wrinkles and restoring skin to its natural beauty.
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New Moisture Cremes, Soaps,
Shampoo Bar & Bath Salts
Jewelweed Chickweed Anti-Itch Soap: Relief at last. Finally, an anti-itch soap for poison ivy, oak sumac and insect bites!
Inspiration Bath Salts: Inspire with violet, tulsi, sage and more.
Detox Bath Salts: Open and draw with ginger, burdock, kelp and more.
Activ-8 Bath Salts: Based on our popular and rejuvenating Activ-8 Muscle Rub oil. Relax those joints and muscles with pine, willow rosemary and more.
Herbal Shampoo Bar: The best herbs to rejuvenate and beautify the hair, nettle, burdock, sage and rosemary are combined for a shiny, beautiful look. Just scrub bar on hair and save the world from another plastic container!
Self Heal Moisure Cream: Made with the traditional wound healing and softening herb, Self Heal. Gentle and effective, this non-scented cream is combined with self heal flower essence for its added benefits.
Look, No X-E-MA! Moisture Cream: Our Look No X-E-Ma! Cream was developed when my daughter was born with eczema. I created this effective, well-balanced cream to ease the inflammation and itch. This is our most popular product helping eczema sufferers across the country. For persistent skin conditions, please seek help from a wholistic practitioner. This may be a symptom of an internal condition.
Look, No X-E-MA! Soap: Modeled after our Four Elements best seller moisture cream to ease inflammation and itching.
Look, No X-E-MA! Bath Salts: Modeled after our Four Elements best seller moisture cream to ease inflammation and itching.
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New Lip Balm flavors
Sweet Violet: Honoring our state flower for it's softening and healing effects on the skin, both Violet and Burdock are anti-cancer folk remedies. Slightly cooling and pleasantly sweetened with Stevia.
Holy Basil:: Holy Basil is traditional in India where it is used as an adaptogen, assisting the body to cope with stress. We appreciate it for its centering, balancing and grounding effects. Delightfully refreshing and surprisingly spicy.
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Breathe Better
Contains elecampagne, platytcodon, mullein and ganoderma. Helpful for promoting healthy lung function. Opens bronchioles, relieving stressful breathing. |
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Happy Head
Contains petasites, feverfew, meadowsweet and lemon balm, relieves the achiness in the head, using traditional headache herbs. |
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Heart Health
Contains hawthorn, gynostemma pentafolium, sage & lemon balm. Designed to promote healthy function of the heart. Hawthorn is globally, the classic tonic for heart. G. pentaphyllum has a strengthening effect on the heart and vessels. Sage is an overall tonic and lemon balm calms and brings joy, always beneficial to the heart. |
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Teasel Combo
Popular remedy in tick season. Teasel, solomon’s seal, andrographis and sweet annie. |
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Power, Energy & Stamina
Tonifying herbs blended to give your body a boost without caffiene. Nettles, Hawthorn, Mullein, Gotu Kola, Ginseng, Ginger, Sumac & Goji Berries -- mineral rich, adaptogenic, helping the body to cope with stress and stimulate circulation. This helpful blend is designed to enhance vitality for peak performance. Feel your strength! |
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Joy, Love & Passion
Using herbs which strengthen the heart and nervines which are stress relieving, slightly hypnotic, and help us to relax and enjoy what we have. Feel the beauty within and let that light shine! Lemon Balm, Passionflower, Damiana, Borage leaf, Roses, Hibiscus Flowers, Ginseng, Cinnamon, Ginger, Stevia. Steep, pour, and turn down the lights! |
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Nature Calls
An alterative blend, useful for cleansing the liver and kidneys (using tonic herbs that will not cause dependancy). Certified organic Nettles, Dandelion, Comfrey leaf, Burdock root, Yellow Dock root, Licorice root, Orange peel, Ginger, Cinnamon, Stevia. Relax! |
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TelepaTea
Traditional herbs for clarifying thoughts, balancing the body and opening up to the knowledge a higher wisdom is available to assist us. Holy Basil, Sage, Basswood blossoms, and Roses. Expand your mind! |
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Fortifying Infusion
Designed for the Madison Birth Center, but nourishing for anyone. Tasty and nutritious with Nettles, Alfalfa and Peppermint. |
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Great Lakes Rescue
Offering strength and perseverance in a calm and steady manner feeling support and protection from the Earth in times of stress. |
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Letting Go
Knowing when to surrender with balanced strength and acceptance. Trust the natural states of energy, and yourself as a player in Life. |
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Faith
Releases buoyant courage and faith to lift you into the knowledge life will work out when you are open to a higher perspective. |
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Self-Love
Lets your inner light shine as if the radiant sun is empowering your core integrity. Promotes inner conviction and healthy sense of self. |
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Lucid Dreamer
Consciousness in dreams, receptive to guidance and psychic awareness. Helps to transfer information clearly.
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Joy, Love & Passion
Balances spirit and body to trust an open heart with emotional freedom to respond to creative warmth and passion. |
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Communication
Ability to transfer information in a clear articulate manner, radiating beauty and truth from within. |
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Brilliance/Wisdom
Opens Spiritual insight and vision, alert clarity, and receptive attunement, for holistic consciousness. |
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Direction/Balance
Helps to move past blockages, to progress with decisive action within a shield of light. |
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Joy
Lift the heart into the joyful spirit of simply being, not taking oneself so seriously. |
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