Vineyard Herbs Teas and Apothecary of Martha's Vineyard

Vineyard Herbs Teas & Apothecary
Serving Martha's Vineyard with handcrafted herbal medicines, teas, and workshops

Tinctures

TEAS SALVES SIMPLE COMPOUND SYRUP ARNICA FACE CREAM MASSAGE

TINCTURES TINCTURES OILS

CLICK HERE FOR 2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE AND SUMMER NEWSLETTER!

Holly is tickled to be included in PlumTV's July line-up, where they interviewed her and filmed a salve-making class at the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha's Vineyard:

Located on the beautiful Island of Martha's Vineyard, Vineyard Herbs is your source for hand-crafted and wild-crafted, organic award-winning herbal medicines, including tinctures, salves, Elderberry-Ginger syrup, insect repellent, arnica muscle liniment, massage oils, and original blend teas. We offer high quality, informative and enjoyable herbal workshops throughout the summer on Martha's Vineyard.

Founded by herbalist and naturalist Holly Bellebuono, M.P.A., Vineyard Herbs is a small family-owned company dedicated to bringing people and plants together. Holly trained in the biodiverse Southern Appalachian mountains of North Carolina and now offers herbal medicine, classes, workshops and herb walks on Martha's Vineyard. Traditionally trained, Holly's experience includes deep-forest trekking; studying with old-timers the ancient ways of plant harvest and use; continuing education at herb conferences such as Medicines From the Earth, the International Herb Symposium, The New England Women's Herbal Conference, among others; and teaching and lecturing at conferences and universities and colleges. See her Biography Page.

Feel free to explore the site: we've added new products, a fun and informative "Top Ten Herbs" page, and there's practical and useful information about salves and tinctures.

Please visit the Guest Book Page to leave us a message or testimonial: we rely on word of mouth from satisfied customers to help our efforts to bring hand-crafted herbal medicines to families everywhere. Thank you for your support of this family-owned business!!

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Recent Awards & Acknowledgements:

Martha's Vineyard Home & Garden Magazine Spring/Summer 2007 issue featured Vineyard Herbs' teas in its article "Backyard Teas."

Holly's products received the First Place Award for Tinctures & Extracts at the 2007 Eighth Annual International Herb Symposium at Wheaton College (Newton, MA). The product that won the award was our Elderberry Ginger Syrup (see our Tinctures page).

Holly was named as a Finalist in the New Letters Literary Competitions 2007 for her personal essay, "A Name in Ireland."

Holly's essay and feature article earned Honorable Mention in Writer's Digest's 2007 76th Annual Writing Competition, placing her in the top thirty in the Memoir/Personal Essay category.

Holly and her business Vineyard Herbs were featured in C.L. Fornari's 2008 book A Garden Lover's Martha's Vineyard.

Plum TV of Martha's Vineyard interviewed Holly in July 2008--and again in July 2009--and twice more in July 2010-- about medicinal herbalism and finding wild plants on the island.

Holly teamed up with local author and Chef Catherine Walthers to write the 2009 Wild Edibles series of articles for Martha's Vineyard Magazine about wild edible plants on the Vineyard: "Spring's Wild Edibles," "Summer's Wild Edibles," "Fall's Wild Edibles," and "Poison Ivy." We've learned that the Wild Edibles Series has placed as a Finalist in the 2009 National City and Regional Magazine Awards. Congratulations to writers Cathy Walthers and Holly Bellebuono, to photographers Randi Baird and Holly, and to the many creative folks at Martha's Vineyard Magazine. Click here for the magazine link.

Holly's salves received the Third Place Award in the Salves, Oils and Ointments category at the 2009 Ninth Annual International Herb Symposium at Wheaton College (Newton, MA).

Unlike medicine preparers who purchase dried herbal matter and then make products from it, Vineyard Herbs wildcrafts (collects) almost all of its plant material (leaves, flowers, roots, bark, berries, fruits, etc) for its tinctures, salves, liniments, bug repellent, and syrups FRESH from meadows and forests here on Martha's Vineyard. Approximately 85% of our plant material is hand-gathered by Holly. We also harvest plants from local farmers with whom we barter. Our remedies are strong, potent, pure, guaranteed to be the plant identified on the label, and they have endured minimal processing and shipment, if any.

We use sustainable harvesting methods, do not tramp through sensitive habitat, and use a 1:10 harvest guideline. Almost all the herbs for our salves, liniments, insect repellent, and syrups are fresh, which results in their wonderfully rich colors and aromas. Many of the herbs in our tinctures are harvested fresh and then carefully dried and ground to produce a strong, rich concentrated extract, usually with a 1:1 herb to menstruum ratio. Our products are made in small batches with minimal packaging. Holly Bellebuono is a member of United Plant Savers and the North East Herb Association.

Thank you for visiting Vineyard Herbs. Please email holly or place comments, testimonials or questions on our Guest Book Page.