Resources
From seasonal gardening tips to wellness advice, these resources are offered to support your journey in connecting with the rhythms of nature.
SELF-PACED ONLINE COURSE
A 10-Day Exploration of 10 Herbal Allies
This course is a gentle invitation to get to know 10 of my favorite medicinal herbs more deeply. Each day, we will drink and discuss one herb, getting to know her better.
The course includes:
Daily Herbal Infusions
Short Daily Lessons
10-minute sensory plant meditations
Join me on this journey to find depth and connection in the wise world of medicinal herbs.
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Starting a Garden
BLOG SERIES
Read along to start your gardening journey with helpful practical information. At the end of the day, you will do gardening your way, but knowing some basics will set you up for success.
1. Want to Start Gardening? Here’s How
2. Soil Health and Why Your Plants Aren’t Growing
3. How to Start Seeds Indoors for Your Garden
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Herbal Infusions
DAILY RITUAL
Herbal infusions are a time-honored tradition in many cultures. By replacing your daily intake of water with herbal infusions, you will not only feel hydrated, but also nourished and grounded.
1. How to Make an Herbal Infusion to Drink All Day
2. 10 Minute Guided Herbal Meditation
3. 5 Essential Herbs for Natural Wellness and How to Use Them
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Seasonal Wellness
TIPS FOR NATURE CONNECTION
Enhance your connection with nature and support your well-being throughout the year. This section features valuable insights and practices to help you embrace each season with intention and knowledge.
1. 8 Daily Habits for Feeling Your Best
2. How to Start Your Home Apothecary with Medicinal Herbs
3. The Importance of Consistency: The Benefits of Tonic and Remedial Herbs
4. Want to Learn More About Herbalism? Start Doing These Three Things Now.
5. The Beginner's Guide to Using Herbal Tinctures for Health and Wellness
Blog
Medicinal Herbs for Spring
What do you think about when you think of spring? I think of renewal and growth. More space to move now that it’s warm enough to go outside. A new chance to grow a garden. Friends over for drinks and dinner. A new season of Nature School. New beginnings.
How to reconnect with nature
Re-membering. Living in connection with nature like we used to. Like we’re meant to. Finding our true place in the world, and coming back to our most authentic self.
What are cover crops and why you need them
Part 5 of the Starting a Garden Series
Cover crops, also known as green manures, are plants grown for the purpose of improving soil health and fertility. They are an essential component of sustainable agriculture and gardening and offer numerous benefits to the environment and crops.
In this article, we will discuss the use of cover crops in the garden and how they can improve soil health and productivity.
How to start composting at home
Part 4 of the Starting a Garden Series
Today we take a deep dive into making your own compost at home. Whether you have a small patio or a large backyard, composting at home can reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills and improve the health of your soil. Here is a guide on how to start composting at home.
How to start seeds indoors for your garden
Part 3 of the Starting a Garden Series
Starting seeds indoors is a great way to get a jump start on your gardening season and have healthy, strong plants ready for transplanting into your outdoor garden.
Soil health and why your plants aren’t growing
Part 2 of the Starting a Garden Series
Why are my plants not growing? I hear this question a lot. And assuming your plants are getting enough water and sunlight, chances are good the answer to your questions is in the quality of your soil.
Want to start gardening? Here’s how.
Part 1 of the Starting a Garden Series
Gardening is a wonderful hobby that can bring joy, beauty, and fresh produce to your life. It's a way to connect with nature and bring life to the outdoor areas of your home. But perhaps the most important reason why I love gardening is because of it’s ability to down regulate my nervous system. It doesn’t matter how I feel, how heavy or sad or tired –– a few hours in the garden are deeply revitalizing, calming, and soothing to my soul.
Favorite medicinal herbs for cold season
Read along to learn about using plant medicine to prevent getting sick, my herbal protocol to prevent and heal from colds, and a list of my favorite herbs with antimicrobial properties.
How to take good product photos at home
Whether you're a small business owner, Etsy seller, or an artist wanting to showcase your creations. Here are some tips to help you take professional-looking product photos right from your own home.
10 Minute Guided Herbal Meditation
Here’s a gift for you. A short 10-minute guided meditation that you can do with a cup of herbal infusion. Practice anytime you need to find some calm in your life. You are worth 10 minutes of self love and connection with nature, my friend.
How we started a Nature School in our garden
Nature School was the first project of what later became Growing Up Rooted. Now we are also an apothecary and community space, but above all our goal is to raise the next generation of people forever Rooted in Nature. This is how we started.
Beyond making tea.
There are many ways you can use herbal blends aside from making tea. Read along for some ideas.
Herbal Allies – Oatstraw
Oatstraw is an herb that is often overlooked, but it has a wealth of benefits and healing properties.
An herbal blend for Winter
Winter is the time when our bodies need extra support to stay healthy and strong. With the colder temperatures and shorter days, we may notice our energy levels decreasing and as our body struggles to adjust to the change, often anxiety and depression are triggered. You know that sluggish feeling we get as the days grow shorter? It’s the same feeling nature get as it prepares to hibernate. A call to move slower, to do less and spend more time in introspection.
An herbal blend for Fall
Fall is a time of transition. Just as Spring slowly brought warmer days and green sprouts, Fall brings back the cold and shorter days in preparation for Winter. When we think of fall what comes to mind? Colorful leaves turning brown and falling on the ground, leaving trees bare. Dry flowers turning into seed pods that fly through the air, spreading everywhere they can.
How to make an herbal infusion to drink all day
I have a routine now where I start infusions at night in a 60-ounce teapot. The herbs steep overnight and this is the water I drink all day long to stay hydrated and nourished.
An herbal blend for summer women
My favorite way to stay hydrated during the day is drinking herbal infusions. I’ll steep some herbs overnight in a big 64 ounce mason jar, and drink it over the course of the next day. This way, not only am I drinking enough water, but I also enjoy the healing properties and nutrients in each plant.
Recap on Spring at the Nature School
Spring series at the Nature School ended a few weeks back so here’s a quick photo recap of some of the fun we had this season.
How to Grow Garlic
We plant garlic in the fall, when the garden begins to fall asleep and the beds are falling empty after the last harvest. For us, garlic is that crop that connects the old growing season with the promise of future abundance. Something we do at the end, to enjoy next year.
Math in the Garden – Measuring Trees
Yesterday we measured the trees in our little food forest to record growth and to bring what we’re learning in our math curriculum out to our real world in the garden.