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Wild Sings The Bird community-supported apothecary; members share in seasonal herbal remedies & plant inspired skin care

Elderberry syrup is ready! This remedy is a real cornerstone of ‘wild sings the bird’. I’ve been making it every fall fo...
09/24/2026

Elderberry syrup is ready!

This remedy is a real cornerstone of ‘wild sings the bird’. I’ve been making it every fall for 13 years. Two syrups - elderberry and elecampane/thyme cough syrup - were the first two things I started selling to friends and neighbors, and then at the Middlebury Farmers Market so many years ago.

The formula has changed very little- fresh elderberries, Vermont raw honey, a little ginger and lots of astragalus root. It’s simple, warming, and provides lots of immune system support all through the winter. I don’t use any alcohol in this, it’s half raw honey to preserve, which means the kids really like it.

🥄stock your medicine cabinet for the cold & flue season. I have a few quarts left at the v good price of $78, or you can buy them by the bottle- 8 oz for $24.

🌱If you wanna make your own this year, I have frozen berries and quarts of vt honey to sell. Just ask about pricing.

2026 rosewater is ready! 🌹✨beach roses, lovingly harvested & distilled into these magic little bottles. big love & thank...
06/16/2026

2026 rosewater is ready! 🌹✨

beach roses, lovingly harvested & distilled into these magic little bottles.

big love & thanks to the sweet silken cups of rose, the eternal sea & winds that shape the shore, the devoted bees, the birds who fill the sky with song.

it always feels weird to sell such a gift, but it is for sale. $28 per bottle - send me a message or purchase on my site.

from my heart to yours❤️

06/15/2026

come along on the journey to make rosewater

every June, I travel from my home in Vermont to Cape Cod to gather beach roses in full bloom. I bring my copper still down and set it up at my parents house. in the mornings, before the heat of the day, I drive down to Dennisport and gather roses. I bring them back to pack the still and fire it up, to lay on trays to dry, then I tend and wait the 6 or 7 hours it takes for the still to make one half gallon of rosewater. It is a labor of love that I enjoy to no end.
in the buggy evening, I break down the still, clean it with hot water and alcohol, and set it out for the next day. This year, I did this for 3 days and made almost 2 gallons of rosewater, plus plenty of rose glycerin & dried roses for teas and baths.

I tried to document the process a little this year so that you can see all the hours it takes to make these beautiful little bottles.

from my heart to yours✨🌹

06/06/2026

just out here with the bees.

06/05/2026

here a rose there a rose

out of the office 🌹✨for the month of June, your requests & emails will find me on the coast, collecting rose petals, run...
05/30/2026

out of the office 🌹✨

for the month of June, your requests & emails will find me on the coast, collecting rose petals, running my still, spending time with my family, visiting colleges, & road-tripping with my best friend and our daughters.

The shop will be closed for the month of June. I will be around some of those days, so send me a message and I’m happy to open by appointment if I’m home. I’ll be out in the world, gathering all the sweetness I can in the meantime.

Thanks for your understanding & continued support, always!

little mother’s day gift ideas for you 🌷✨springtime tea & evergreen salve $35✨mocktail bundles $30-45✨herb infused bath ...
05/04/2026

little mother’s day gift ideas for you 🌷

✨springtime tea & evergreen salve $35

✨mocktail bundles $30-45

✨herb infused bath blend & natural loofah $12-15

✨rosewater & witch hazel facial set $53

✨adventure set - herbal first aide $45

✨small batch skincare - lavender aloe spray & infused jojoba oils- $48

message me to order ❤️

I’ll be at lawson’s finest on saturday 11-3 for a lil market if you wanna browse 🌷✨

04/03/2026

birch bark preparation for the still ~

a little glimpse into the work that goes into a birch bark distillation. the green inner bark that grows in the spring time is what I am after for distillation & medicine making. it’s distinctive wintergreen smell is due to its richness in methyl salicylates. I thin the new growth from a stand of birch by my house, harvesting a few of the tiniest saplings to break down.

birch is known as the lady of the woods, which I love to think about when I am out in the forest admiring her shiny & ruffled bark. such a lady indeed.

come on down tomorrow 11-5 to witness a little distillation, have a taste & smell the forest as it is bottled.

03/13/2026

d i y root b**r

join me in the making of an herbalist’s root b**r~
it’s not mug and it’s not barqs, but it is a traditional root b**r base jazzed up with some modern ingredients. like all real, good jazz, it’s a little different every time-but it’s bitter, like a real root b**r should be, & sweetened up to please the palate. I’ll show you how I’ve been making root b**r in two ways over the last 10 years- into a syrup for adding to mineral water or seltzer, and as a base to ferment with a ginger bug.

we will taste and sip and celebrate the spring!

🌱 april 11 : : : 11-1pm

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the herbal year : : : ✨medicine making workshopswhether you are a seasoned herb nerd or a curious beginner, please perus...
03/13/2026

the herbal year : : :

✨medicine making workshops

whether you are a seasoned herb nerd or a curious beginner, please peruse the 2026 class offerings! there is something for everyone here: herb-loving community, hands-on learning, photochemistry, kitchen-witchery, practical first aide, & plant walks.

sign up or learn more on my site, under the new ‘workshops’ tab. it will be linked here too.

✨community classes in waitsfield

✨at wild sings the bird studio

✨$30 per class

✨sign up for ‘the herbal year’ for a discount
✨✨$230 for all 9 classes✨✨

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940 VT-100B
Moretown, VT
05660-9111

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