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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Kids, for some reason, need snacks. Lots of them. If you try to find healthy kids snacks for your little ones you either end up spending a lot of money buying them at the store or a lot of time making them at home. For most parents, there needs to be a happy medium. Either […]

Easter Sunday will be here before you know it, and the majority of parents (at least here in the US) will be looking for goodies to fill their little one’s Easter baskets with. Now I’m not here to talk to you about why Easter is celebrated, but I am here to talk to you about […]

Preparing healthy breakfasts for my family may be the hardest part of sticking to my meal plan and eating a nutritious diet. Nutritionists recommend that you eat something within 30 minutes of waking up. For my kids, this isn’t a problem. For me and my husband, it is. You’ve heard the TV jingle, “The best […]

Seeing how St. Patrick’s Day is this month, I thought it appropriate to share a bit about my new favorite green herb, usnea (Usnea spp.), with you today.  Now, I won’t be talking much about what usnea is, how to identify it, or how to harvest it. If you’d like to get an exclusive video […]

Cold and flu season always seems to drag on and on, doesn’t it? Depending on where you live, this season of increased sickness can begin around mid-November and last all the way to March and sometimes even April. Yes. Cold and flu season can last between 5-6 months. I know. It’s a bummer. We’ve been […]

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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My Favorite Resources for the Home Herbalist

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