Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh uses herbs and flowers grown on her 3/4 acre garden patch, harvested, dried and blended to create an assortment of cooking seasonings and blends along with a variety of all-herb teas. Now you can enjoy the ease of cooking with herbs in your daily life free from pesticides, preservatives and salt.
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Custom and personalized orders
We will remake an existing product to facilitate anyone with a food or ingredient allergy or sensitivity. We can make specialized labels on existing products for events and special occasions. We can custom design cooking blends and teas for your event or occasion. Contact us to discuss options.
Sizing details
Our Herb Mixes (Zip seal packages of dips, rubs, marinades, dressings, etc) hold 3 Tbls. by volume, although the weights vary.
All teas and Herb Seasonings are 1/2 cup by volume. The weight of individual items varies and can be determined if requested.
We must ship at a minimum weight of 1 to 2 ounces due to USPS packing shipping requirements, so even if a posted weight is less than 1 ounce, the shipping weight will be rounded up to the next full ounce.
Gift wrapping and packaging
Gift baskets are wrapped as described, but all other items can be gift wrapped. We make our own herb wrapping paper see our listing for wrapping to purchase this service. We will make a personalized gift tag or card free of charge.
Wholesale availability
Our teas, herb mixes and herb seasonings are all available wholesale and with personalized packaging. Please contact us to a current price list.
Sales to Canada and Europe
Due to custom restrictions on vegetable materials, we do not currently ship to any non-United States Addresses.
Returns
We want you to be satisfied with your herb items, we do not require the return of unsatisfactory items, but can and will replace or exchange any item that does not meet our high standards.
Policies
Shipping Policy We require shoppers pay shipping on all items purchased except for special gift items or sales. Our items are shipped within 48 hours of ordering and customers will be provided with tracking numbers even on first class items.
Shipping Options We generally use first class USPS shipping for items collectively under 1 pound, and then use parcel post or Priority mail for items collectively over 1 pound. For some locations UPS is also utilized. We cannot ship to Canada, Central or South America or Europe due to custom restrictions on herbal products.
Returns & Exchanges
We want you to be satisfied with your herb items, we do not require the return of unsatisfactory items, but can and will replace or exchange any item that does not meet our high standards.
Cancellation
Cancellation within 24 hours is allowed, no cancellation will be allowed after the items has been shipped.
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Backyard Patch Herbs
Home grown, hand blended herbs for cooking and tea
About
Before I had 3/4 of an acre of plants to make my herb seasonings from scratch with no preservatives, I had a small 5 foot by 7 foot backyard garden. Even that small garden produced a surplus I made into herb tea and cooking seasonings for holiday gift giving. By 1992, I started Backyard Patch Herbs.
Traveling to local farmer's markets I slowly began to blend dried herbs into mixes because although my customers liked herbs, they were unsure how to use them without a bit of guidance. Now you can grab a mix, follow the recipe, and create wonders in your kitchen.
I started with a Dill Dip mix and an Italian Salad Dressing, and now make more than 40 spread, rub, dressing and dip mixes as well as seasonings, herbal teas, and seasonal specialty items all salt-free, gluten-free and preservative-free. You can still have tasty food and protect your health.
My little garden in the backyard was outgrown and I moved to a production garden of 3/4 of an acre where I grow most of what I use to create my blends. I still grow the herbs myself, blend all the creations by hand, and use only my own recipes to create my specialties. We never use pesticides on our plants or preservatives in our blends. We want the amazing flavor of the herbs to shine through!
Mission Statement
To craft flavorful herbs seasonings and teas without salt, preservatives, pesticides and other chemical additives so everyone can enjoy thier food with a little extra flavor.
What We Believe In
We believe there is no need to layer in salt, anti-clumping agents, artificial colors or flavors, or preservatives into herb blends if you grow them right, dry them with Mother Nature and get them to shoppers quickly.
Our Location We can be found regularly and seasonally at the Lombard Farmer's Market in Lombard, IL or online at www.backyardpatch.com
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