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Thanksgiving is almost here in the US, and whether you’re celebrating Thanksgiving with family, Friendsgiving with friends, or simply having a nice autumn-themed dinner party, herbs can be incorporated into your festivities in a variety of different ways from food to drinks to table decor and gifts! Below, I’ve gathered some fun herbal autumn-gathering inspiration […]

Meditation, so I’ve heard, is best accomplishedif you entertain a certain strict posture.Frankly, I prefer just to lounge under a tree.So why should I think I could ever be successful? Some days I fall asleep, or land in thateven better place—half asleep—where the world,spring, summer, autumn, winter—flies through my mind in itshardy ascent and its […]

A couple of weeks ago, a friend let the boys and I come and forage elderberries on her property. She had planted a couple of varieties of small elderberry bushes last year, and this year, they had taken off and doubled in size. Since she had already collected all the berries she wanted for her […]

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog post about the random things on my mind, and I’ve had this one sitting in my drafts folder just waiting for me to add some photos and hit publish, so I decided tonight was the night. The boys are watching a show before bed (not great… […]

I’ve been eating (or is it drinking) a lot of smoothies lately, and so today, I thought I’d share three summer breakfast smoothie recipes with you that I’ve been rotating through here recently. These recipes are all quite different from one another so you won’t have to worry about your breakfast tasting the same day […]

You’ve heard of Etsy, right? I sure hope so!  Etsy is an online platform where people who sell handmade items, arts and craft supplies, and vintage goods can set up shops to sell their products in. In fact, Etsy is where Growing Up Herbal first began—selling handmade herbal skin care products for babies and children. […]