Ari "it's all gravy"<p>I have been making what I have decided to call "yard tea" this year, just bc it's fun to do*. I was doing a routine of making infusions very formally and precisely, but now I'm riffing on it.</p><p>I don't just put things from my yard in. I have things from the big garden going in it, too. It's been a blast pruning the mint, catnip, lemon balm, and spearmint tops (so they don't flower) and making infusions from them. </p><p>I often put dried red clover, dried rose petals (some from my own rose bush), some kind of mint, and maybe some fresh leaves of something else into it (Cuban oregano and sage were... interesting). Sometimes dried nettle. My nettle seeds didn't come up this year! </p><p>Pour boiling water over the leaves, wrap the jar in a towel, and let it sit for 24 hours. Strain, then dilute (over ice if it's hot out). Maybe add some stevia leaf or honey for sweetness. Yum! </p><p>* of course, don't do anything like this with leaves that you can't positively identify as safe to consume!</p><p><a href="https://beige.party/tags/Herbalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Herbalism</span></a> <a href="https://beige.party/tags/Foraging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Foraging</span></a></p>