{"title":"Homegrown Organic Restful Tea","slug":"homegrown-organic-restful-tea","type":"post","excerpt":null,"content":"![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/herbs-660x436.jpg) On a cool fall fall evening there's just nothing like a warm cup a tea to help relax you.  Here is a recipe for \"Sleepy Tea\" from [Nourished Kitchen.](http://nourishedkitchen.com/sleepy-tea-recipe/)   What I especially like about this recipe is that you can actually grow all of the ingredients yourself!\n\n> \"Ingredients 1 tablespoon dried lemon balm 2 teaspoons dried peppermint 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 1 teaspoon dried rose petals 1 teaspoon dried lavender flowers 2 slices dried licorice root honey (as needed) heavy cream or milk (as needed) instructions Place a kettle of filtered water onto the stove and bring to a boil. While the water comes to a boil, place herbs and spices into a mortar and crush with a pestle until roughly combined. Transfer to a teapot, pour boiling water over the herbs and steep for three to five minutes. Strain and serve with honey and cream, as you like it.\"\n\nvia [Sleepy Tea](http://nourishedkitchen.com/sleepy-tea-recipe/).\n\n[![](https://y2ez6helhgi126su.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/uploads/tea.jpg)](http://nourishedkitchen.com/sleepy-tea-recipe/)","publishedAt":"2012-09-15T11:43:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-10T16:57:22.491Z","author":{"name":"Michael Janzen"},"categories":[{"name":"Recipes","slug":"recipes"}],"tags":[{"name":"homemade Organic tea","slug":"homemade-organic-tea"},{"name":"Nourished Kitchen Tea","slug":"nourished-kitchen-tea"},{"name":"sleepytime tea recipe","slug":"sleepytime-tea-recipe"}],"featuredImageUrl":null,"aeo":null,"site":{"name":"Homestead Style","url":"https://hscom.vercel.app"},"_links":{"canonical":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/homegrown-organic-restful-tea","markdown":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/homegrown-organic-restful-tea/llm.txt","json":"https://hscom.vercel.app/post/homegrown-organic-restful-tea/data.json"}}