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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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A few years ago, I shared a photo on Instagram talking about the only two cough syrups I keep stocked in my natural medicine cabinet — one for dry coughs and one for wet coughs. […]

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Valentine’s Day is next week, and I’m heading out with my man for our annual Valentine’s Day dinner at Cafe Lola in Johnson City with friends. My mom is watching the boys for us, and I thought it would be fun to leave her with a special sweet treat as a way to let her […]

I’ve been saying it for years… to myself, to my homeschooling sisters-in-law, to my husband. “I think I’d like to try a different homeschool curriculum with the three younger boys. Something a bit more freeing with less bookwork so there’s more time to get outside and explore or go on field trips with friends, but […]

Did you know that cacao (or chocolate) is an aphrodisiac? It’s true! With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some of the aphrodisiac qualities of cacao with you today and give you a few ideas on how you can put the aphrodisiac properties of cacao to use […]

I was out on one of my after-lunch walks several weeks ago, and I ventured over to a gnarly old black pine (Pinus thunbergii) on our property and found the most beautiful blob of pine […]

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Looking for a winter craft idea to keep the kids busy? Me too, so I recently gathered the boys up to make some peanut butter pinecone bird feeders to keep the birds around our home happy and healthy during the weeks to come. Peanut butter pinecone bird feeders are super easy to make, and the […]

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