News — edmonton

Renovation update!

Mar 01, 2017 Amy Beaith

Comments 1 Tags 2017, edmonton, february, green design, new kitchen, new workshop, organic skincare, PLANTiful, renovations, spring, winter, yegmade

Here is a sneak peek! Oh, we have been up until the wee hours of the morning many nights finishing this, but loving how it's all turning out. Lots of handmade love has gone into this reno!

Find us at k-days this year!

Jul 21, 2016 Amy Beaith

Tags 2016, edmonton, events, greenbeauty, greenliving, handmade, July 22-31, k-days, organicbeauty, PLANTiful, shophandmade, shoplocal, shows, yeg, yegevents

We will be back again at k-days for our second year! Find us in Hall H - The Neighbourhood. The show runs from July 22-31 @ Northlands grounds in Edmonton, Alberta. Stop by to try some wonderful skincare samples from our sampling bar. We will have a few show specials happening too, so follow our instagram feed @LivPlantiful for details.

Featured on Maybe Daley's blog!

May 04, 2016 Amy Beaith

Tags article, blog, Edmonton, featured, guest, Maybe Daley, spring, YEG

Featured on Maybe Daley's blog: Cool people doing cool things! Was amazing meeting Dale behind her awesome blog. She is lovely in person, smart, and funny!

To read the article, go here: http://maybedaley.com/blog-native/2016/5/1/cool-people-doing-cool-things-amy-of-plantiful

Winter craft shows!

Nov 17, 2015 Amy Beaith

Tags 2015, edmonton, gift, gift set, gifts, handmade, handmade back friday, make it edmonton, make it show, Market, PLANTiful, royal bison, shop til you drop, show, winter craft fairs, yegevents, yegmade

WOW! It's been a busy few months gearing up for the holiday craft fair season, which is almost here! Find us @ the following craft shows in the coming weeks! Hope to see you there! We will have some new products as well as all your favourites! Drop by and say hi! 1) Make It Edmonton (NEW VENUE!!) @ Northlands Expo Centre, Nov 26th - 29th. 2) Royal Bison Art & Craft Fair, Nov 27-29th & Dec 4-6th. 3) Shop the Loft December 12th, 10am-4pm.

Rosehips - a gem of the prairies!

Oct 09, 2015 Amy Beaith

Tags DIY, edmonton, harvesting, herbal, PLANTiful, preserving, processing, recipe, river valley, rose hips, rosehips, source of Vitamin C, toxin free, wild, wildfood

Edmonton's river valleys and parks are blessed with lots of wild rose bushes. I take joy in going into the valleys in the fall to collect rosehips.

What are rosehips? Seen here, they are the bulb of the rosebud essentially. They have been used for centuries by aboriginal populations for this reason. It's interesting to note that During World War II, there was a public campaign started by registered dietitian, Claire Loewenfeld, who was working for Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children encouraged people to collect wild rose hips and make a rose hip syrup for children (2). The topic even made it into the British Medical Journal (BMJ)! (1). Citrus fruits imported during this period came on ships and like many other ships with various goods heading to Britain, they were a target, resulting in a shortage of imported citrus fruits during the war. Rosehips have been used for medicinal and therapeutic properties for centuries. Rosehips contain more vitamin C than many citrus fruits, which is great to know for wild foraging and for those wanting to live local. No need to buy citrus fruits to get your vitamin C, you have a plentiful source in your backyard.