From Our Family to Yours

Small-batch, organic elderberry syrups made with simple ingredients. Immune boosting. Local Goodness. 

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A Dream Come True

Michael + Deirdre Hefflin

Owner and Operator

Welcome to Mike's Elderberry!

I am Mike and everything you purchase here is for LEGACY.

You may wonder what elderberries and legacy have in common. Let me begin by telling a little story.

2.5 years ago my wife gave birth to our second son. Shortly after he was born we all got hid hard with the flu.

We needed a safe and effective way to treat what was going on. A friend sold us some of her homemade elderberry syrup and swore by it. I kid you not, we were all better before the week was over. All four of us! Fevers gone. Energy back. I started referring to it as the "miracle juice." The best part of it was that all the ingredients were natural, organic, and God designed them to help take care of our bodies!

We were all doing so well and I heard elderberry syrup was beneficial as a preventative measure too. So I went to the local health food store to buy some more when we ran out. Holy moly! It was going to cost us $45 for a 16oz bottle. I left the store feeling discouraged and hopeless. My wife reached out to our friend who made the syrup for us initially and she encouraged us to make it ourselves. She thought to herself, "I can't do that!" She was already reading her mind and told her, "You can do this! And you can help others by selling it." Little did we know, that was the beginning of what appeared to be very small, becoming very big.

We had no idea that 10 months later, I (Mike) would be taking my attempt at a recipe everyone would love and perfecting it for packaging to sell at craft shows and farmer's markets. Now as I hand customers samples and bottles to take home with them, I have the opportunity to tell our story. I tell them "I'm so thankful my family got the flu 2.5 years ago." They look at me like I am crazy and I go on to tell them that God used that time to open our eyes to the natural goodness of elderberry. Now we use it regularly as a preventative during flu season and even in the spring to help with allergies. It is even a natural anti-inflammatory and has been known to help with arthritis and diabetes. The benefits are endless!

We are so happy to be able to provide other families with an affordable option that looks at the root cause of illness and works to keep you well.

In the Fall of 2019 Mike's Elderberry Syrup started selling in its first store! And less than a year later we are now partnering with a dozen retail locations in the Tri-Cities. This was one of those God ideas that he told us to "Go for it" with and we are so thankful to you, our family and friends, for supporting us in the beginning when many of you thought we were crazy. Maybe we are crazy. Crazy enough to believe people deserve to have a natural, safe, and effective option to get healthy and stay healthy. Crazy enough to dream big and believe for financial freedom that allows us to be at home more with our boys and invest in LEGACY. And for you to bring wellness to your LEGACY.

So when you order a bottle of elderberry syrup or another elderberry product, know that you are sowing into a family that has made a commitment to honesty and integrity that will last for generations to come. We are so happy to serve you and we are believing big for what the future has in store. Thank you everyone, we love you!

🍇Mike

Why Elderberries?

🌿All About Elderberries🌿

Known as the “medicine chest for the common people,” they are an incredible fighter of viral and bacterial infections, supporting the immune system. Elderberries are also used for sinus pain.

Elderberries are tiny little purple berries from the elder plant that is native to Europe, North Africa, Wester & Central Asia. Because of it's growth in popularity, it's being cultivated all over the world now. Elder plants can survive between 80-100 years in the wild!

Native Americans used the flowers, berries, and bark of elderberry trees to treat fevers and joint pain for hundreds of years.

Elderberry is used for its antioxidant activity, to maintain healthy cholesterol levels, to improve vision, to modulate the immune system, support heart health and protect from viral and bacterial invaders like colds, flu, strep and tonsillitis.

Bioflavonoids like anthocyanins calm inflammation and act as an expectorant.

A few nutritional benefits of importance:

✅ High in vitamin C: accounts for up to 60% of the RDA guidelines.

✅ High in fiber: 25% of the recommended daily intake

✅ Good source of A & B vitamins

✅High in antioxidants:

Phenols like Phenolic acid that are known to prevent infectious and degenerative diseases, inflammation and allergies.

Polyphenols are 10x more in elderberries than in any other berry.

These help support digestion, weight management difficulties, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases and have anti-cancer like effects.

We've known Mike and his sweet family for many years. We highly recommend the spray and really any of their products.

Angel S.