Are you already missing the lilacs?
Even though it wasn’t long ago that the lilacs were in bloom, many of them are already done for the year…
But the essence and aromatics can live on!
One way to capture and re-delight in the soft, floral and sweetly nostalgic scent of lilac is through a hydrosol.
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Spritz the air, infuse your space with the lovely lilac any time, of any day, in any season.
The elegant and ephemeral essence of lilac can be preserved in the botanical waters known as hydrosol.
Hand-harvested fresh local lilacs were stream distilled in house using our copper Alembic still to produce a very small run with limited supply.
See webstore or shop to get yours or for the lilac lover in your life
https://lightcellar.ca/products/lilac-hydrosol-1

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And if you would like to learn more about Hydrosols we have a free class coming up - see https://lightcellar.ca/products/hydrosol-high-immerse-yourself-in-the-captivating-world-of-herbal-hydrosols for details

She Blooms…
Labrador tea in flower
What a beautiful plant 🌿
Nestled in the moist moss on the Eastern slopes of the Rockies mountains there it blossoms
Rhododendron groenlandicum
One of my favourite plants - strongly aromatic, evergreen, and a potent medicinal
Where some books caution consumption, one book I really like considers the distillate of this plant to be “the most therapeutic of hydrosols”
What is your relationship to Labrador tea?
Mine keeps getting deeper as I explore it in various forms, consuming in different seasons, harvesting, processing, observing
It’s a good one
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Bubbly Botanical Beverages
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Chef Alex Hamilton shares what he’s got brewing in the kitchen

Nettles 🌿
An incredibly nutritive wild food

Experience these Botanical Waters
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We now have over 50 different hydrosols in store for you to try
Next time you are in, visit the corner shelf where all the samples are and spritz away
Some are grounding, some are uplifting, some are refreshing, some are soothing - they each have their own unique character and properties
If you would like to learn more about hydrosols then join us for our free class, Hydrosol High: Immerse Yourself in the Aromatic World of Botanical Waters
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You can join online or in person.
See website for details and registration

https://lightcellar.ca/products/hydrosol-high-immerse-yourself-in-the-captivating-world-of-herbal-hydrosols

One of the biggest health issues we face as a society is consuming food too high in calories and too low in nutrients…
Superfoods are a way to flip that equation
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But what exactly is a superfood?
There are a few ways to define it
Here’s a couple interpretations
What foods are super to you?
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📣 IMPORTANT UPDATE – FLUORIDE INJUNCTION APPLICATION

✅ Good news: Our Emergency Injunction Application has officially been accepted by the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta!
⚠️ Important note: It has NOT been enacted yet — we now wait for a hearing.

📅 Court Date:
🗓 Wednesday, July 9, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM
📍 Calgary Courts Centre – Urgent Chambers

💥 This injunction aims to stop the City from adding Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (HFSA) to our water supply.

❗️This is your chance to show public support and stand for informed consent, public health, and water safety. We need to pack the courtroom — your presence matters!

🙌 Please book off July 9th and join us in person to make sure our voices are seen and heard.

NEW - Study of 1.3 million women in the Czech Republic found that in 2022, women who received injections against COVID had 33% fewer successful conceptions per 1,000 than unvaccinated women.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09246479251353384

@disclosetv

This may not help with fertility issues related to the jab but otherwise is a better path than IVF

https://sayerji.substack.com/p/infertility-miracle-study-shows-100

An abundance of Haskap berries from my urban permaculture food forest
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Cooking on the Wild Side
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A favourite I’ve been enjoying lately…

How to Make a Spruce tip & Morel Mushroom Encrusted Steak