A Guide to Local Foods, Farmers' Markets, and Community Gardens
Weston County
Hay Creek Ranch WY
Bath salts, beard care products, lip balms, lotion bars, salves, massage oil, cuticle oil, do-it-yourself elderberry syrup kits, and other items handmade with homegrown and wild-harvested medicinal herbs from Wyoming.
Where to buy:
Sagebrush Market in Newcastle (see Crook County section for details)
Lori Hutchinson, owner of Hay Creek Ranch WY in Aladdin, pours ‘Ranch Hands’ hand balm into tins. This process involves melting beeswax from R.G. Bees, also located in Aladdin, with other ingredients, and then adding medicinal plant-infused oil.
Hay Creek Ranch WY owner Lori Hutchinson uses medicinal herbs from her garden and others in the area, and wild-harvested herbs from around Wyoming to make a variety of body-care products. Clockwise, from top, are catnip, elderflower, calendula, and California poppy, the latter of which was harvested from her garden.