welcome

Hey, mama! How has your June been? Mine has flown by! (I feel like I’m constantly saying that these days, and it’s making me feel old!) Summer is officially here, and the boys and I are finishing up last bits of school. (Yes, we’re behind, but thankfully, it’s no big deal since we homeschool!) I’ve […]

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post sharing the work we’ve been doing around our home. If you’ve been reading Growing Up Herbal long, you’ll know we bought a piece of property a few years back with a pretty outdated house that needed a good bit of work. We loved the land and […]

Do you read a lot of blogs? I do. What kinds of blogs do you read most? I’m guessing you prefer natural living blogs that teach you how to live naturally. Am I right? And what are you looking for when you read the posts your favorite bloggers share? Probably well-written natural health information that […]

Over the last four years, Growing Up Herbal has grown into a successful blog because of YOU! You read and share my posts. You buy my books. You follow my recommendations. You tell other people about me. Thank you SO MUCH for all of that. I could not do what I do without you.  Speaking […]

The older my kids get and the further into homeschooling we go, the more I’m out and about, running here and there. And with four wild boys who are always into something or another, cuts, scrapes, and bruises are sure to happen. They’re either running, falling, climbing, wrestling, throwing or doing some other rough thing that goes […]

I’m constantly amazed at the herbs that surround us. Plants that can be used for food and medicine. If we only knew they were there, that is. Today, I’m sharing a little video of 7-8 herbs that I quickly found in my mother-in-law’s animal pen the other day. My hope is that you’ll see how […]