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IN THE NEWS
New year, new gardens to support. The Garden Conservancy works to preserve and share America’s gardening traditions—and also offers ongoing virtual programs.
The market for alt animal foods (dairy, meat, eggs etc) has been on a steady upswing, bringing with it now sustainable innovations in the plant-based space. See: bean-free coffee and chocolate from this company, which is using date seeds, chicory root and grape skin in place of more environmentally costly ingredients.
Spend some time reading through this rich resource by Dr. Ryan Drum. Highlights include Sea Vegetables For Food & Medicine & Wildcrafting Medicinal Herbs.
Is it an emotion? See for yourself. (And then vote with me for this shirt to return!)
Julia Whitney Barnes’ cyanotypes and plant paintings.
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SUPERNATURALNESS
Substack: Something new (for subscribers!) It includes your Ask The Herbalist questions, herbalism news, supplements I’m loving or fitness that’s keeping me sane+strong, fashion or skincare recommendations, travel tips, music, and writings of all kinds. Read the latest, here.
HRBLS: Happy Hour! Which includes the unrivaled Reishi mushroom, a calming adaptogen and nervine used for reducing symptoms of stress, burnout, and insomnia.
Podcast: I talk all things Herbalism 101 with Waylon Lewis on Walk the Talk Show.
"I am hopeful that the future includes one in which western medicine can be inclusive of herbalism or vice versa. That there's just a better balance, because there are definitely times and places where we need medication, we need surgery, we need the blunter instrument that western medicine often is. But there's so much herbalism can do in preventative care that'll lessen the burden on the healthcare system."
Class: New Class with Apothékary! In this 45 minute session, we do a deep dive into vitamin & mineral deficiencies — plus all the herbs included in their new formula Your Wildest Greens. Code RACHELLE for 15% off sitewide.
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Book writing & the ingredients that make it possible
Since September, I’ve been deep in uninterrupted, singularly focused, brain-to-page book writing for as long as my mind will allow each day. It would not be possible without the plants, which are both my subjects and supporting cast—fuel, inspiration, performance-enhancers, life-line, muse.
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Adding a question that came in directly here, for all's benefit!
Q. "I was wondering if you could recommend a magnesium glycinate powder that does not contain monk fruit or stevia."
A. I usually recommend taking Mag Glycinate in capsule form but here are a couple of options—two capsule choices and a powder! https://us.fullscript.com/plans/rachellesupernatural-magnesium-glycinate-options