Strawberry SummerThyme Mocktail

for chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool

As a 🏕️ Dirt Clubhouse member, you receive a monthly 🍵 Herbal Recipe (with a big emphasis on beverages) to support you in bringing herbs into your everyday culinary creations.

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Hello Darling Dirtlings,

This month’s recipe features strawberries, the quintessential summer fruit in my humble opinion, and the prolific yet unsung hero of an herb, thyme (Thymus vulgaris).

Why is thyme such an understated baddie, you ask? Thyme is low-key awesome for sweet-talking our nervous systems. Plants with nervine relaxant properties, such as thyme, gently calm the nervous system without causing drowsiness or low energy levels, especially helpful during the more active and social summer months. Herbalist Anne McIntyre notes that thyme has a strengthening tonic effect for mental and physical exhaustion and assists with relieving tension and anxiety.

So, if you are looking for an end of day summery beverage that cools, calms, and collects, look no further than this sweet sipper: