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**2022 Wall Calendar**

Our 12‐month 2022 wall calendar is a beautiful nature‐inspired calendar.

*$22.00
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**American Black Elderberry**

This tea contains the dried fruit of American Black Elderberry. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$9.00
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**American Black Elderberry Cuttings**

Our cuttings from wild American Black Elderberry allow you to grow this native medicinal bush.

*$2.00
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**American Hackberry**

American Hackberry is a native tree that produces fruit in the Fall.

*$21.00
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**Apple Mint Syrup**

Apple Mint Syrup can be used in a similar way to our Hickory Syrup.

*$6.00
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**Black Raspberry**

Black Raspberry is a native, deciduous perennial shrub that grows from 7 to 10 feet tall.

*$19.60
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**Black Walnut**

This tea contains the dried leaves of Black Walnut. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$7.50
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**Black Willow**

Black Willow is a native tree that grows from 30 to 60 feet tall.

*$30.00
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**Comfrey**

Dried Comfrey leaves.

*$5.99
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**Common Milkweed Seeds**

Common Milkweed is a perennial native herb that provides food for Monarch Butterflies (almost endangered) and other pollinators. It also adds color to your yard and can tolerate clay soil.

*$4.00
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**Common Persimmon**

Common Persimmon is a native fruit‐bearing tree that grows from 35 to 60 feet tall.

*$23.80
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**Eastern Redbud Seeds**

Eastern Redbud is a native plant that produces edible flowers/buds in the Spring. Each seed packet contains 25 seeds.

*$4.00
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**Eastern Redcedar**

Eastern Redcedar is a native evergreen tree that grows from 30 to 65 feet tall.

*$23.80
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**Eastern Redcedar Rounds**

Eastern Redcedar is also known as *Aromatic Cedar* and is known for being rot resistant, among other things.

*$3.00
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**Ebony Spleenwort**

Ebony Spleenwort is a native fern that grows from 0.5 to 1 feet tall.

*$18.20
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**Epsom Salt**

Epsom Salt is a chemical compound that has agricultural, cosmetic, and healing uses.

*$3.50
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**Flowering Dogwood**

Flowering Dogwood is a native tree that grows from 15 to 30 feet tall.

*$26.00
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**Flowering Dogwood Seeds**

Flowering Dogwood is a native tree that produces small red fruit that will persist through the Fall (providing food for wildlife). Each seed packet contains 25 seeds.

*$6.00
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**Golden Pothos**

Golden Pothos are easy to care for house plants that help to improve the air in your home.

*$8.00
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**Goldenrod**

This tea contains the dried flowers and leaves of Goldenrod. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$7.50
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**Goldenrod Jelly**

Our Goldenrod Jelly is a delicious jelly made from the flowers, leaves, and stems of Goldenrod.

*$13.00
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**Hawaiian Red Turmeric**

Hawaiian Red Turmeric is a red turmeric.

*$3.00
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**Hickory Syrup Dark**

Hickory Syrup Dark is a syrup with diverse flavors and can be used for more than just pancakes and waffles.

*$15.00
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**Hot Sauce**

It is a *Roman Sambal* style Hot Sauce that is produced in stages with each of the two stages allowing the ingredients to ferment together.

*$9.00
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**Indira Yellow Turmeric**

Indira Yellow Turmeric is a yellow Indian variety.

*$3.00
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**Ingi Rangi Infused Oil**

The herbs in Ingi Rangi Infused Oil are aged for over two months in Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

*$16.00
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**Loblolly Pine**

Loblolly Pine is a native evergreen tree that grows from 40 to 90 feet tall.

*$21.00
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**Mild Hot Sauce**

It is a *Roman Sambal* style mild Hot Sauce that is produced in stages with each of the two stages allowing the ingredients to ferment together.

*$9.00
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**Narrow Leaf Plantain**

This tea contains the dried leaves of Narrow Leaf Plantain. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$4.99
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**Native Flora Infused Oil**

The herbs in Native Flora Infused Oil are aged for over two months in Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

*$16.00
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**Pawpaw**

Paw Paws (or Pawpaws) are native fruit that have a tropical taste that is often described as being between a banana and a mango.

*$28.00
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**Peppermint**

This tea contains the dried leaves and stems of Peppermint. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$4.99
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**Peruvian Yellow Ginger**

Peruvian Yellow Ginger is a yellow ginger.

*$2.00
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**Pine**

This tea contains the dried needles of Pine. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$5.99
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**Popcorn**

Our Popcorn is a whole grain snack that contains protective antioxidants.

*$4.50
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**Pumpernickel Sourdough Bread**

Our Pumpernickel Sourdough Bread is made with a wild yeast sourdough culture.

*$9.00
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**Purple Deadnettle**

This tea contains the dried flowers and leaves of Purple Deadnettle. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$5.99
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**Recipes & Remembrances: The Embry Family Cookbook**

This cookbook is dedicated to the memory of Alex and Roselia Embry, two wonderful parents of seven children, twelve grandchildren, eleven great‐grandchildren, and one great‐great‐grandchild.

*$15.00
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**Red Mulberry**

Red Mulberries are a native fruit that have a similar shape to ripe blackberries. It is a tree that will produce lots of edible fruit.

*$25.20
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**Sassafras**

This tea contains the dried leaves of Sassafras. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$7.50
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**Shagbark Hickory**

This tea contains the dried bark of Shagbark Hickory. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$10.00
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**Smooth Sumac**

Smooth Sumac is a native fruit‐bearing shrub that grows from 9 to 15 feet tall.

*$21.00
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**Smooth Sumac Jelly**

Smooth Sumac Jelly is made from Smooth Sumac, a native shrub that produces clusters of fruit.

*$13.00
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**Smooth Sumac Seeds**

Smooth Sumac is a native plant that grows from 9 to 15 feet tall, has yellowish‐green blooms in June.

*$6.00
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**Sounds of Nature Ringtones**

The sounds of Nature come from Martin Acres.

*$0.99
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**Spider Plant**

Spider Plants (or Airplane Plants) are easy to care for and help to clean your indoor air.

*$10.00
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**Spring Flower Jelly**

Spring Flower Jelly is made from foraged Spring flowers.

*$11.00
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**Spring Flower Syrup**

Spring Flower Syrup is made from spring flowers.

*$10.00
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**Sumac Jelly**

Sumac Jelly is made from Smooth Sumac and Winged/Dwarf Sumac, native shrubs that produce clusters of fruit.

*$15.00
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Zoom over Image above — **Summer Plant Profile**

This poster spotlights Butterfly (Milk)weed, Slender Mountain Mint, Smooth Sumac, Wild Blackberry, American Black Elderberry, and Sassafras.

*$15.00
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**Sweetgum**

Sweetgum is a native tree that grows from 60 to 62 feet tall.

*$22.40
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**Trail Mix**

Our Trail Mix is a perfect snack in the morning, afternoon, or evening.

*$5.00
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**Watermelon Jam**

Watermelon Jam is made from watermelon pulp.

*$9.00
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**Watermelon Rind Jam**

Watermelon Rind Jam is made from the rind and skin of watermelon.

*$10.00
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**White Oak**

White Oak is a native tree that grows from 50 to 80 feet tall.

*$50.00
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**Whole Measures for Community Food Systems**

Obiora Embry is a co‐author of the report.

*$10.00
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**Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins**

Whole Wheat Blueberry Muffins are made from scratch in a small batch.

*$2.00
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**Wild Berry Jam**

Wild Berry Jam is hand‐crafted using foraged blackberries, Red Mulberries, and Black Raspberries.

*$12.00
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**Wild Flora Jelly**

Wild Flora Jelly is a jelly made from foraged flora.

*$17.00
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**Wild Flora Syrup**

Wild Flora Syrup is a syrup made from foraged flora.

*$17.00
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**Wild Onion**

Wild onions are a member of the *Allium* family and can be used like scallions.

*$2.00
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**Winged Sumac**

Winged Sumac is a native fruit‐bearing shrub that grows from 7 to 15 feet tall.

*$21.00
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**Wood Spiles**

Our Wood Spiles are made of wild American Black Elderberry and/or river cane.

*$3.50
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**Yarrow**

This tea contains the dried leaves and flowers of Yarrow. Click here to access the herbal terms glossary PDF.

*$7.99
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* Prices are subject to change without notice.

Getting Back to Nature™ @ Martin Acres

In March 2013, when twin brothers, Obiora and Irucka Ajani Embry, visited, for the first time, the two acres (now called Getting Back to Nature™ @ Martin Acres) they had requested for growing food on their eighth‐generation, black‐owned family farm, Martin Acres, they knew it would be an up‐hill battle because the soil was not fertile. Through Obiora’s reading of The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way by Michael Phillips, he knew that trees thrive in an alkaline (fungal dominant) soil; however, there were tell‐tale signs that the soil was acidic (bacterial dominant). This led Obiora and Irucka to utilize their previous experiences with growing food & information they gleaned from elders, books, conferences, and other resources to start improving the soil. Due to their family’s rich legacy and because of their non‐standard way of regenerating soil and growing food, they were interviewed in May 2020 for an article in the Middle Tennessee Local Table Magazine’s 2020 Annual Guide.

Their initial idea of planting heirloom trees and perennials paid off, even though the soil was too depleted for their survival, as the series of unfortunate events made their commitment to Getting Back to Nature™ stronger. The brothers had to re‐evaluate their approach and began to dig deeper into forgotten "southern foods." This is food that was (and is hopefully still) eaten by the original inhabitants who lived in the area. However, partly due to a planned disconnect of humans from Nature and the growing and/or foraging of food, our collective food intelligence has dwindled. Thus Irucka and Obiora have been re‐learning about these and other forgotten foods. Obiora and Irucka grew diverse native plants in the early years, and with the help of a now deceased cousin, Kevin C. Martin, they started to realize that some of the purchased plants were already growing at Martin Acres!

Along with the native perennials growing on their two acres, the twins sow heirloom annuals and forage wild plants to use in their diverse value‐added products. Through their similar but different agricultural practices they have been transforming the once fallow grazing land into a food ecosystem. Obiora and Irucka do NOT irrigate, but try to put plants where they would be found in Nature. By growing in this manner and by continuing to create healthy soil, even when there is a drought, the plants are often resilient.

In 2018, Obiora stopped talkin’ about it and started making artisanal products to sell. He tired of going to grocery stores and reading the long ingredient list of "simple" products, and wanted to become the change that he sought.

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