Edge of the Forest...

Excellent mint - would you help save one of our farms?

This is from a friend of mine that I've known for a long time, on an e-mail loop that I'm on. This farm is desperate and needs everyone's help. If you need mint essential oil, please consider shopping from them, although it really needs to be before 11/01/08. Thanks!

This is from me, Ima, personally. I am in no way affiliated with the farm, other than being a satisfied consumer and a concerned neighbor (same state, I do a lot of direct buy from farms). This is not for my own personal gain. This is bare bones survival for one of our farms.

A quick background note: Michigan has been losing farms and businesses at an amazing rate. Seriously. Agriculture is actually our top business even though people think it's automobiles. We can't save everything, but we can save something.

If you like mint, peppermint or spearmint, would you consider buying a dram of excellent quality mint oil for $5 and helping us save this farm? My husband and I decided we'll be giving mint oils for Christmas with a card extolling some of the things it is very good for.

Even if you like just a hint in your brownies, cocoa, tea, or to help make the house smell wonderful, a dram is -very- concentrated and goes a long way.

I have used their oils in candy making, s, baking and in my spray bottle of vinegar (one spray bottle peroxide & one vinegar, spray one after the other - as effective as bleach in sanitizing) to make the cleaning smell wonderful, and in drawers, closets and cupboards to discourage moths.

If you have a use for mint, either peppermint or spearmint, even if it's as a gift, would you consider buying it from the Crosby Mint Farm? They have to sell 5,600 more bottles by Midnight Friday. So close...

Thank you for bearing with me.

Quote:As some of you may read and heard, Crosby Mint Farm (St. Johns) is under foreclosure. Because of the historic significance and the desire to continue producing this wonderful essential oil, your help is needed. These farmers have been a mainstay of Clinton County and Friends Forever!

"In addition to having what appears to be the oldest surviving still in the country, the Crosby Farms operation also appears to be the oldest mint farm in continuous operation in the United States. The key word here is "continuous" - that it has cultivated and processed mint since J.E. Crosby purchased the property before World War I." Ephraim K. Smith, President; Heritage Productions, Inc.


Please help if you possibly can:
For $5, you can get a gram of pure mint oil. It lasts a long time and is very hard to find.

Currently, there is enough essential oil inventory to pay this debt. On November 1st the bank has the right to inventory AND equipment AND then on August 14, 2009 they can take over the property. 77,000 DRAM BOTTLES MUST BE SOLD BY NOV. 1ST!!!

***** Visit www.getmint.com for order information *****

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

Please tell your friends and ask them to pass this on.

Here are some uses for the mint:

Headaches
Peppermint may ease headaches and migraines. Apply a rub to temple area in circular motion and across the forehead. For migraines, wet hair and put 4-5 drops into your hand and massage into the scalp.

Sinus Problems
Peppermint is very useful in reducing sinus congestion when added to a bowl of steaming or boiling water. A rub may be applied to chest, back of neck area, and behind ears. A few drops of oil in a vaporizer at night will help ease congestion as well.

Digestive System
Peppermint oil can help relax the muscles of the digestive tract to relieve the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. One drop of peppermint oil on a sugar cube or used in tea may help relieve intestinal cramps.



Body Muscles & Arthritis
Peppermint oil is soothing to sore muscles when added to a hot bath or massage oil. Use this to soothe arthritis pain. Mix 4-5 drops of oil into 1 ounce of lotion and/or massage carrier oil.

Feet
Applied full strength, or mixed with a carrier oil, peppermint oil may relieve swollen feet and may reduce and assist in healing blisters, cuts, or athlete's foot by killing bacteria.

Women Only
Relieve menstrual or abdominal cramps, add 1-2 drops of peppermint oil on a sugar cube or into an 8 ounce glass of water and drink. A toothpick dipped in oil works great for tea or water. Also helps to relieve Hot Flashes!

Flu Season?
For a sore throat, sparingly dip a cotton swab into mint oil and carefully apply to the back of the tongue area.

Relieve congestion by rubbing a few drops of peppermint oil on chest & covering with warm compress. Add a few drops of mint oil to the water of a humidifier or vaporizer to keep it smelling fresh and kill germs.

Peppermint Oil is anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal!