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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Hi there, friends! Today, I have another recipe walk-through video for you. This month, I’m walking you through the steps I take to make a buttercup flower essence. Buttercup flower essence is one of my […]

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Is keeping up with your children’s daily chores becoming a burden? If you had asked me that question this time last year, I would have responded with a hardy “yes!” Now, I’m a firm believer that children need to have some responsibilities around the house. Even from a young age, they need to know they […]

Homemade chili in the winter is one of my favorite meals, and tacos are a speedy go-to meal on busy summer evenings.  For both of these dishes (and countless others), chili powder is a necessary ingredient.  Unfortunately, at one point in my life, it became a trend that halfway through making one of these meals, […]

In spring, many of us have our minds set on cleansing and detoxing our bodies and homes after a long winter of being inside and enjoying the hardier, cozier parts of the winter season.As the […]

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Whether you garden or not, dry hands can plague anyone at any time during the year. Personally, I find winter and spring to be the most common times of the year to have dry hands.During winter, […]

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Wow! This past month has been a blast inside of my Seasonal Herbalism Community over on Patreon. So today, I thought I’d share a sneak peek at all the things we covered in March in case you haven’t joined me over there yet, and you’re curious about the kind of content you can expect. Seasonal […]

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