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Poetic Apothecary

Poetic Apothecary

The discovery did not begin in a strategy session. It began with a scent. I was at a trade show when two young growers from Australia shared a small collection of botanicals they were bringing to market. One of them was anise myrtle. Not widely avail...
Natural Egg Dyeing

Natural Egg Dyeing

It actually started with us saying, “Let’s do this again… but better.”  Last year was our first attempt… not perfect, but enough to try again. And judging by how many people watched along, we weren&...
What Plants Teach Us About Love

What Plants Teach Us About Love

Valentine’s Day tends to narrow love into something tidy, one person, one gesture, one version of care, but plants don’t love that way, and neither do we, at least not really, this week love feels wider, less performative, more observant,...
Quite Balance of Care

Quite Balance of Care

February has a way of putting love in the room whether you invited it or not. It becomes the headline on its own. So instead of stepping around it, we leaned toward it. Not the grand version people announce, but the quiet one. The kind that lives in...
Support Before the Fix 

Support Before the Fix 

What does it actually look like when your body is supported before it starts waving red flags?  That question surfaced on a regular workday when someone walked in looking a step behind themselves. Not fully sick. Not fully we...