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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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My kid’s love the taste of rose hips and we frequently gather huge bunches of them out in the wild, dry them, and drink them as a fragrant and delicious tea. If you’re a little more adventurous there are countless ways to prepare and enjoy these vitamin C rich fruits. Rose hips can be used […]

Why is it that when you think of natural bug repellants your mind automatically goes to citronella essential oil? Who else here thinks citronella products stink? Raise your hand because I know I’m not the only one. Okay, so even though citronella may not be my favorite essential oil in existence, there’s no doubt that […]

5 Bug Repelling Essential Oil Blends That Actually Smell Good (Kid-Friendly Blends Included) | Growing Up Herbal | Making homemade bug sprays this summer? Here are 5 bug repelling essential oil blends to repel the bugs and keep you smelling good at the same time!

Ezrah was around 4 months old when I noticed it. Small patches of dry, flaky skin on the outside of his thighs and calves. Just one small, roundish spot on the top and bottom of each leg. Was it dry skin? Was it eczema? Seeing as how my kids didn’t have allergies and their gut was in […]

How To Nourish Dry Skin With A DIY Parched Skin Rosehip Seed Cream | Growing Up Herbal | Nourish dry skin with this specially formulated rosehip seed cream.

“Mommy, I’m HUNGRY!” We’ve all heard this one before. It’s hard to get everything done and everyone fed with our busy schedules. Sure it’s easy to go pick up some McDonald’s happy meals, but we all know they are far from nutritious. Their french fries alone have 17 ingredients , including Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate and Dimethylpolysiloxane. […]

Ten Real Food Snacks For Kids That Are Easy To Make And Have On Hand When You Need Them | Growing Up Herbal

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” – Hippocrates So far in the Herbal Education At The Academy blog series I’ve shared my reasons for choosing HA as the place to further my herbal education, and I’ve shared a bit of information about my first month’s study on herbal foundations there. Today, […]

Herbal Education At The Academy: Food As Medicine | Growing Up Herbal | Interested in going to herbal school? Here's a sneak peek at the Herbal Academy's Intermediate herbal course!

I remember that as a first time mother I had zero knowledge of real food nutrition. I stocked up on store brand, artificially thickened and colored, sugar laden yogurts as my go-to nursing snack. Boy did I regret that decision! It took us MONTHS to figure out why our son wouldn’t nurse properly. Why he […]

Heads Up Nursing Mamas! Here's How You Can Boost The Nutrition Of Breastmilk | Growing Up Herbal | Learn how to easily boost the nutrition of mother's milk with food, herbs, and the outdoors!

Are you interested in learning how to use plants to support your health in as natural a way as possible — plants that grow in your backyard or in the forest behind your home or can be found in the local herb shop? If so, here's how you can become an herbalist!

How to Become
An Herbalist

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Heads Up Nursing Mamas! Here's How You Can Boost The Nutrition Of Breastmilk | Growing Up Herbal | Learn how to easily boost the nutrition of mother's milk with food, herbs, and the outdoors!

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