Sun loving this summer

August 2013

Slainte !

How is summer zipping by so quickly? The garden is busting at the seams - with lovely harvest and lovely weeds. It's the rag tag time when the garden is doing a little bit better than time allows. But that's the joy of summer! May yours continue to shine bright.

Cindy and Joanne

We're Still Giving Back to the Beach

Island Beach State Park, that is. We've decided to extend our plans for donating to Island Beach State Park until the Beach Plum Festival on September 8th. It's one of our favorite place - great fishing, hiking, wildlife, boating, sunbathing - it's a little slice of heaven. That slice got slashed up during Sandy. It's open for business, but still needs lots of help. You can find out more about them and volunteer opportunities on their website of Facebook page.

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Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen

What's Been Cooking

We've been busy this summer, cooking up some great new products. Look for these at out fairs and festival... and check the website soon!

New Scrubs include: Pine Barrens Breeze - a whiff of pine with just a touch of the salty sea.

Green Tea - fresh, light and a invigorating.

We also have a new aromatherapy inhaler: Faoiseamh Póit - Hangover Relief. It won't cure you over indulgence, but it should make it more tolerable.

And the latest addition: Oil of the Robber Clan. But more on that at another time.

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International Herb Association

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Where We'll Be - Come and See!

This summer is zooming by! But we've still got lots of events still coming up, so come by and see all of our new products, as well as they old favorites.

Craft Beer & Crab Fest
Saturday, August 10
Emlen Physick Estate, Cape May, NJ

Rose of Tralee Irish Festival
Saturday & Sunday, August 24 & 25
11:30 am - 9 pm Sat., 11:30 am - 7 pm Sun.
Laurita Winery, New Egypt, NJ

Jazz It Up Wine Festival
Saturday & Sunday, August 31 & September 1
Noon - 5 pm
Historic Allaire Village, Farmington, NJ

The Beach Plum Festival!
Sunday, September 8
9 am - 5 pm
Island Beach State Park, Bathing Beach #1

Allaire Fall Craft Festival
Saturday, September 14
10 am - 4 pm
Allaire State Park, Farmingdale, NJ

Winefest 2013
Saturday & Sunday, September 21 - 22
Noon - 5 pm
Valenzano Vineyard, Shamong, NJ

Cape May Wine Festival
Saturday & Sunday, October 12 & 13
Noon - 5pm
Cape-May Lewes Ferry Terminal, Cape May, NJ

We continue to add dates so make sure to check our blog and website.

Sharing a Nip ... of Catnip

Just the name brings about a vision of slightly stoned cats, doesn't it? Most cats do love their catnip, and my collection are no exception. This picture is of my old boy, Sinbad. He and all the cats love when I cut some catnip from the garden and bring it in to dehydrate.

But they aren't the only ones that love this perennial herb. Catnip is a member of the mint family (it's sometimes called catmint). It get be an almost invasive grower in the garden. Bees and butterflies love the flowers. This little plant is another vitamin and mineral packed garden wonder. It is very

high in Chromium, Iron, Manganese, Potassium, Selenium, with Calcium, Magnesium,Phosphorus, Riboflavin (B2), Vitamin A and some Folate (B9), Niacin (B3), Silicon, Sodium, Sulfur,Thiamine (B1), Vitamins B5, B6, B12, C, and Zinc. With all that, it's worth taking some yourself!

I like using dried catnip in a nice sleepy time tea. It can have a bitter taste, but you don't need a lot. Fresh is best if you have it, but a pinch of dried to some nice chamomile acts as a relaxing nervine. It's also a lovely gentle herb for digestive problems. Catnip even can help with menstrual cramps.

Catnip is also safe for children and will aid with colic, fevers and diarrhea.

It's also a wonderful addition to sleep pillows. The hydrosol of catnip makes for a nice and calming linen spray.

If mosquitoes are irking you this year, catnip essential oil has been shown to be more effective than DEET. That's why we add it to our Bugger Off Spray.

Even if you don't have cats, catnip is a wonderful addition to your herb garden.

20% off your In Person Purchase	Receive 20% off your purchase of $15.00 0r more at Celtic Chairde Creations at any of our fairs and festivals in August. This coupon must be presented at the time of purchase. Only 1 coupon per person per event. Coupon has no cash value and cannot be combined with any other offers. It's only fair that way.
Offer good until August 30, 2013

Celtic Chairde Creations

Joanne Tartaglino and Cindy Bitowf 732-763-7060 www.celticchairde.com