
Milky Oat Tops - Certified OG
Oat buds harvested at the milky stage
Avena sativa
Certified Organic by MOFGA and grown regeneratively by one of the Meeting House Farm Collaborative Farms.
Fresh oat tops are shipped immediately after harvest to preserve quality and freshness and should arrive next-day in most cases.
Plants are dried immediately after harvest in an on-farm organic certified drying facility to maximize potency and preserve quality.
Extracts are a 1:2 ratio of Fresh Milky Oat Tops in Alcohol. Ingredients: Avena sativa*‡, Distilled Maine Alcohol*, spring water. // *certified organic, ‡grown at Meeting House Farm.
Pre-orders are closed until Spring of 2024.
For customers who pre-ordered from our 2023 harvest, you were put into a queue for the next harvested pound. Orders will ship out in the order they were received.
Smaller bags (1 oz and 4 oz sizes) will be made available once we have filled all pre-orders.
We typically harvest Milky Oat Tops in July through September.
In the Apothecary:
Preparations: Dried milky oats may be extracted in water. We use a 1:5 ratio at Meeting House Farm.
Uses: Nervous system support. High in micro-nutrients.
Energetics: Cooling & Moist
Tastes: Sweet
Herbal Action: Nervine, nutritive.
From our Experience:
When blending herbal tisanes, milky oats typically act as the body herb. They combine well with Holy Basil, Lemon Balm, and almost any other herb, adding a sweet note to any tisane.