The Sustainable Herbs Program

01/16/2026

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced that it will be by ordinary people, peoples whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy

The news, especially but not only in the US, is so disturbing right now. It is hard to balance what is happening with the daily tasks of focusing on the work I have to do. And so this quotation by Joanna Macy, which I came across today while looking for something else, offers me some solace.

My love for this life is at the heart of everything I am trying to do at the Sustainable Herbs Initiative: my belief that we can live in ways that honors and respects all of life, human and non-human. And that we can create businesses, economies, that honor and respect that life.

I don’t know if it’s actually possible. But I know we have to try and that an industry based on the healing power of plants is the best and most likely place where it can happen.

These virtual Learning Labs provide the foundation for the collaborative work that is the heart of SHI. We will explore:

🌼 How can medicinal plant sourcing enhance global wellbeing?
🌼 How do we cultivate true respect for plants, people, and planet?
🌼 What systemic changes are necessary? 🌼How can we collaborate to drive meaningful transformation?

The Learning Lab includes 8 hours of live sessions.

Dates: Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 17, Feb 24

Time: 11 am -1 pm ET

🌸Session 1: Intention and Awareness. 🌸Session 2: Open Mind: Systems Awareness: What is Happening, What is Needed?
🌸 Session 3: Self: Open Heart: What is Mine to Do?
🌸Session 4: Courage: What Will I Do Now?

The Learning Lab beginning on Jan 27th will likely be the last live (virtual) Learning Lab Julie and I will offer so it’s a good time to join!

Free for SHI members. Scholarships available.

For more information, go to the link in our profile.

11/12/2025

Giveaway!
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Am so grateful for the generosity of these brands - you can enter the giveaway or purchase the bundle! 100% of proceeds go to support ❤️🌀✨

The Sustainable Herbs Initiative Holiday Bundle unites eight beloved herbal brands. Inside you’ll find teas, tinctures, honey, fire cider, shea butter, and more, each crafted with deep care by Sustainable Herbs Initiative members—in support of a more transparent and regenerative herbal world.🌱☀️
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Fire Cider to support immunity and digestion
Kick-Ass Immune tincture for seasonal defense
Rosy Mood Tea to uplift the spirit
Whipped Shea Butter with Olive Leaf for deep moisture
Mountain Chai, a cozy spiced blend
Turmeric Honey for digestive support
Rapid Rescue capsules for immune strength
Berberine & Milk Thistle capsules

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Giveaway ends Wednesday Nov 26 at 11:59 PM PST. Must be a US resident with a domestic mailing address and 18+ years old to enter. One winner will be randomly selected and announced via direct message on Dec 1. This giveaway is not affiliated with Instagram. By entering, participants agree to release Sponsors (evanhealy, Banyan Botanicals, Traditional Medicinals, Wishgarden Herbs, Oshala Farm, Asheville Tea Co, Pure Synergy, and Gaia Herbs) and Instagram from any liability.

10/19/2025

09/05/2025

Filming at L’Herbier du Diois in southern France. Freshly harvested lemon balm from nearby fields.

06/25/2025

Beautiful first evening of the gathering in Oregon! Thank you Elise and Jeff Higley from for hosting! ♥️✨🙏

05/27/2025

Happy to have a chance to visit last week where they are working hard to get everything planted despite all of the rain. And super happy to have Nate Brennan as a neighbor now! Nate has been a huge part of our work at during his time and it will be wonderful now to meet and dream in person in addition to online!

01/25/2025

11/18/2024

We couldn’t go to the forest because of the rain so together with the help of Guido Mase, we great a forest together - and then we listened to what ginger and turmeric helped us see and understand about what SHI can do to help the planet - and what we can each do as well.

Then we did 3D mapping ( tools) to see where the leverage points might be. And then outlined a plan for us to work on together at .

A wonderful day to complete a remarkable week!

Such a gift to spend time with others who care as deeply about this work and who are such fun!

11/14/2024

Just a few shots from an amazing day meeting with farmers in the Doselva network. We wanted to have a more interactive participatory experience - it was remarkable how working first (albeit highly unskilled work) shifted things in such important ways.

Am not sure what exactly the magic is in these learning journeys, but there is magic here and I am so very grateful to be part of this one!!

11/13/2024

On the first morning of the Learning Journey in Nicaragua we began with reading The Bone by Mary Oliver.

And then we visited a pre- Columbia’s burial site south of Granada with the archaeologists who had excavated it to ask:

Who was here before?
Where are they now?
And what happened?

This as a way to begin listening deeply to the past in order to frame listening deeply in the present.

11/11/2024

The third SHI Learning journey has begun! We are here in Granada, Nicaragua for 6 days for a mini-deep dive into the work of Doselva, a company working in rural communities to provide markets for ginger and turmeric grown in agroforestry settings. Will also visit their processing center, the Gaia farm, archaeological sites to see experience some of the indigenous history of this place.

Tonight we arrived, shared our intentions for the week and had an amazing meal at the Gaia Forest Cafe.

11/09/2024

Final planning for the Nicaraguan Learning journey at the Gaia Forest cafe - a wonderful place if you are ever in Granada!