Buy a t-shirt to help power Flower Power on 9th Street

Photos by Stacie Joy 

To help it grow into another decade in business, Flower Power Herbs and Roots has launched a t-shirt pre-sale fundraiser as they "work through the challenges of post-pandemic recovery." 

The cozy shop on Ninth Street sells herbs, medicinal plants, tinctures, salves, and essential oils, among other items, for various uses (culinary, medicinal, and beauty).

Here’s how you can help: 

We need to pre-sell 460 t-shirts by Nov. 1 to meet our goal. By pre-ordering your shirt, you're making it possible for us to fund the production and have them ready for you by Nov. 7. 

Pricing:

• 1 t-shirt for $26.60 

• 4 t-shirts for $103  

Notes: 

• T-shirts will be available for pick-up after Nov. 7 at the shop. 

• If you opt for shipping, your shirt will be sent out after Nov. 7. 

You can pre-order shirts at this link.

Flower Power Herbs & Roots, now in its 30th year, is at 406 E. Ninth St. between Avenue A and First Avenue. 

They are open daily from noon to 7 p.m.

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The shop selling medicinal plants, tinctures, salves and essential oils, among other things (they also offer workshops), is celebrating 24 years in business this month.

Seems like a good time to revisit our post from 2014 featuring Lata Chettri-Kennedy, the shop's founder and owner.

Flower Power Herbs & Roots, Inc. is at 406 E. Ninth St. between between Avenue A and First Avenue. They are open daily from noon to 7 p.m.

20 years of Flower Power in the East Village

Photos and story by EVG contributor Stacie Joy

Last month, Flower Power Herbs & Roots, Inc. celebrated its 20th anniversary in the East Village.

The shop has had two storefronts in the neighborhood, beginning with East First Street between Avenue A and First Avenue, and now at its current location, 406 E. Ninth St. between between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Flower Power, which bills itself as "an indispensable resource to superlative organically cultivated herbs, roots, flowers, leaves and seeds," provides herbalist education (they do not diagnose or prescribe) on working in accordance with nature.



As Lata Chettri-Kennedy, the shop's founder and owner said, "It's not a religion or creed, it's a way of life, incorporating Earth-awareness and integrity; using local, organic, wild and well-sourced material."

The shop has more than 300 plants for sale, all stored in glass jars (the shop encourages avoiding plastic).





I asked her what has changed about the area since she first opened her doors. She recounted tales of drugs and cash stored under loose wooden planks in the floor and shooting galleries on the block.

As for who shops at Flower Power today, Chettri-Kennedy offered a lengthy list: Midwives, peace corps officers, musicians, wise women, witches, artists, herbalists, families and neighbors, visitors from all over the world.



The shop's staff, all educated herbalists, discuss teas, infusions, tinctures, salves and baths with the customers. The day I dropped by, I was greeted with a cup of garcinia cambogia antioxidant infusion (it was tart, like rose hips tea, but with a less astringent aftertaste) as Chettri-Kennedy sewed lavender and herb dream pillows and talked about green witchcraft and traditional herbalism.

The shop is open every day from noon until 7 p.m. Workshop and education, as well as internship info and schedules can be found here.