ponderosa resin

the great thing about ponderosa resin is you can find it just screwing around in the woods • which is exactly what i did • find a ponderosa tree, look for a crack or a broken branch with lumps of resin around it • & pry some out

CAREFULLY • sometimes it’s stuck in there pretty good • & you don’t want to stab the tree • that would be unkind

anyways you’ll get an ounce (by weight) of ponderosa resin • (each of the little piles in the first pic is about an ounce • for reference) • now in a really adorable reusable tin!

so you’re all but • what do i do with the stuff? • it makes happy-smelling incense • (sacred stuff in more than one tradition) • it’s also helpful for starting fires • (burning things: a definite theme here) • BUT it’s also useful in making salves • yeah i’ll get to that someday

i haven’t processed or treated the resin in any way • (other than to try to pick off some of the bark • there’ll still be some on there though probably) • no pesticides or anything on the trees • all i’ve done is water each tree I harvested resin from • i mean that seemed fair?

handmade • natural • crap free • guaranteed