Tea Time - Winter Blends

As Winter continues, the pace of life on the farm remains slow. Winter is the season for rest, for both people and plants, and there’s no better addition to quiet evenings and warm sweaters than a homemade cup of tea.

At Stone Lions Farm, we love to make our own tea blends using dried herbs and flowers from the summer gardens. Each jar holds a little reminder of warmer days - lavender buds, lemon balm, mint, rose petals, and more. Together, they become soothing blends that warm our hands and lift our spirits.

Choosing Herbs

When blending teas for winter, we like to focus on herbs that comfort, calm, and support the body throughout the cold months:

• Lemon Balm: Gently uplifting, it helps support the immune and nervous systems

• Mint: Surprisingly cozy in the winter, it helps digestion after hearty meals

• Lavender: Calming and floral, perfect for unwinding before bed

• Rose: Adds a soft, floral sweetness and a bit of natural beauty

• Rosemary: Warming, helps with aches and pains of cold joints

• Chamomile: Improves sleep for the shorter days ahead

• Marshmallow: Delicately sweet, relieves dry coughs and sore throats

• Nettle: Mineral-rich and gently detoxifying, provides energy and resilience

How We Blend

On the farm, blending tea is an art - there’s no exact science to it. We just do our best to balance flavor, color, and purpose.

We start by deciding what kind of tea we want to create: something calming for the evening, something bright for slow mornings, or something nourishing for chilly days. Then we gather jars of dried herbs from the pantry shelves. 

Instead of using strict measurements, we blend by parts, keeping the process flexible. A “part” can be a tablespoon, a scoop, or even a handful, depending on how much we want to make. We then layer the herbs into glass jars, watching the colors stack. Each jar acts like a little garden preserved for winter.

A Warming Ritual

Making tea on a cold morning is more than a recipe. The steam rising from the mug, the sound of the kettle, and the colors of the herbs remind us that even in the quiet season, the farm is still blooming with warmth and care. So as the snow falls outside, we sip slowly and plan next year’s garden.