About the apothecary:
wolfberry formulas are made fresh in small batches from organically grown plant materials which have been cultivated + tended to at home, gathered with permission from clean urban landscapes (never wildcrafted) or are otherwise sourced through small scale organic growers locally and up the west coast.
the majority of wolfberry formulas are alcohol free + made using simple folk methods with fresh or dried herbs, raw apple cider vinegar, raw sonoran wildflower honey, vegetable glycerine, cold pressed oils, epsom salts + local beeswax.
the entire line of formulas has been designed based on personal seasonal folk traditions, keeping in mind the perennial plant materials available at home - to make the formulas more sustainable, predictable + to prevent capitalist growth models which demand large bulks of plant materials from large scale growers.
when you make a purchase from this shop - you are supporting the endless work of a queer, disabled / chronically ill parent & their family, allowing them to continue to engage in much needed solidarity work through fundraising + offering consistent donation based or free formulas to marginalized folks locally and across states.
thanks for your support & commitment to self + community care.
behind the medicine:
azrael avey nim (they/them/he/hymn) is a middle aged, genderqueer, chronically ill folk herbalist, parent + gardener who makes desert adapted remedies based on intuitive + blended ancestral (belarusian, scandanavian, slavic, germanic) folk traditions for their own health/recovery, as well as to support the well being of the families + communities they are a part of and in solidarity with.
born and raised in tucson, i began exploring folk medicine traditions in 2005/06 in response to continual neglect + abuse within the allopathic medical industrial complex. my practice focuses on nourishment + plant energetics, responding to a need to promote strong resilient boundaries within + without the body.
a survivor who is actively navigating my own c-ptsd + long covid disability, this work is informed by a harm reduction framework - knowing that simple, kitchen-based folk medicines are inherently beneficial to human beings, period.
