🌿 Deb stirred a special biodynamic preparation called the Three Kings Prep, made from homeopathic gold, and pulverized myrrh and frankincense on New Years Eve and stirred in a few gallons of water for an hour. ✨ The biodynamic preparation is then poured into a backpack sprayer. Last week Deb walked the boundary of Avena’s farm, offering the droplets as a gesture of friendship to the elemental beings and nature spirits who live here. 🧚🏼♂️🌟🦋 As biodynamic gardeners we recognize and value the presence of nature spirits and elemental beings. 🌿🌿🌿 
🦋🌍💙 Here at Avena we stand in solidarity with others working towards racial justice and equality and ecological health, harmony and peace. John Lewis’s words continue to inspire us: “Freedom is not a state; it is an act. It is not some enchanted garden perched high on a distant plateau where we can finally sit down and rest. Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.” 🙏🏽🌍🌈🌿 🕊Art by @naturemandala.art 
All of us at Avena Botanicals send blessings for peace in this new year, from our apothecary to your home and heart 🧚🏼♂️💞🕊 
📚🧡 “A majestic work of fiction from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.” Louise Erdrich is a member of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa, author of sixteen novels and recipient of several writing awards. This novel is based on the extraordinary life of her grandfather Patrick Gourneau. Consider donating a copy to your local library and encouraging high school and college literature classes to read it. Louise’s descriptions of life on the reservation in rural North Dakota in the 1950’s is powerful and stirs the heart to learn more Native American history. 🌏🧡 
“Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all these things and still be calm in your heart.” – Bhagavad Gita (5.10) 🕊 ... 🎨painting by @saatchiart 
✨🌕Early morning moon set in the west with tree tops being illuminated by the rising sun. ☀️ A beautiful time spent standing with moon setting and sun rising. 🕊 
✨🌕 The last full moon in 2020, rising up over our farm field where we gather milky oat seeds in summer. Wherever you are, may the beauty and wisdom embodied by this full moon deeply fill your heart and inspire your soul to let love lead. 🌟🧚🏼♂️💛✨🌈🌏💫 
✨Here is Deb making a calendula hydrosol with the green and orange flowering tops of calendula. This lovely hydrosol is soothing and astringent as a facial spritzer, can be used in skin care recipes, and as a supportive mouth and gum rinse. 🌼🧡🌈 If you’re interested in learning more about hydrosols check out these two wonderful books! 🙏🏽 Wishing you all an inspiring last few days of the year. Take good self-care! 💖💖💖