Every year for the last decade, I have selected and saved calendula seeds from my garden.  Each year I select for the fastest blooming, sap heavy blooms to make oil infusions with.  I harvest and start drying flowers to put into olive oil as early as I can.  I follow the traditional method of solarizing my infusions.  The cycle of a warm days to cold nights makes for an exceptionally strong infusion once the dried flowers are added to the olive oil.  I let them steep for a month or so out in the garden until the oil is a rich golden yellow.   I use these oils as the basis for the herbal salves I offer.  

Each salve is made in small batches, usually two a season, so plan to stop by and try some if you're at Brighton Market.  I make infusions with calendula, plantain, and lemongrass.