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Welcome to the Growing Up Herbal Journal where you'll find information on herbal education, recipes, tutorials, natural living tips and tricks, and behind the scenes glimpses of how I live life naturally.

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Spring is here and so are the spring greens! Spring greens like dandelion and chicory leaves, purple dead nettle, chickweed, and violets are all alterative herbs that help to gently cleanse the body of “winter weight” as I call it. Today I want to share how to incorporate spring greens into a wildcrafted spring salad […]

Traditionally, winter has always been a time to slow down and rest. The days are short, and the nights are long. The weather is typically cooler. We go out less, and we tend to eat heartier foods. When we do get together with others, our celebrations are festive and meaningful. We show our gratefulness by […]

It’s New Year’s Eve which means it’s time for my annual December Reflections post. This is the time where I share some of my winter ponderings with you, including my word for the past year (as well as the coming one), the things I’ve said yes and no to this past year, soul work that […]

It feels weird to decorate our new home for the holidays. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love decorating for the holidays. At the house on the mountain, we had every nook and cranny stuffed with some sort of holiday decor—in a tasteful way of course. However, this year, it just feels a bit […]

Herb Folk is my monthly herb study program that is designed to make learning about herbs fun and simple. By slowing down and focusing your herbal studies on one herb at a time, it will cut down on the overwhelm that learning about herbs can cause and solidify what you are learning by immediately putting that knowledge to use through hands-on projects.

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Every once in a while, I’ve purposed to write a fun, personal post as a way to open up and share myself with you all a little bit more. I won’t hide behind the reasoning that it’s all for you, dear reader, because, while that’s true to some extent, writing these kinds of posts are […]

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