Roots Herbal Apothecary

11/28/2025

Another beautiful creation from local Native artist . This Medicinal Plant poster is the first in a series of A-Z plants used by local native tribes. It’s not only beautiful and educational it is a part of preserving local history from the plant medicine keepers of our area. I have a limited amount on sale for $10. They would be a great gift and world me lovely in your home , office or classroom!

11/25/2025

I often get asked about how to make Usnea tincture this woman shows exactly how to do the double extraction process to get all the medicinal constituents in your concoction! Thank you Appalachian Forager 💚

11/19/2025

We want to bring up a difficult topic, friends.

Discounts and pricing. 😬

First of all we haven't raised prices as we should, for years now. Even though every aspect of our product ingredients and packaging has gone up.
Mostly because we look at what we are doing as herbalists as something that is important for and to our community. And we want our products to be affordable and attainable for people in need.

We are often asked for discounts. We also very often give things away to people in need, mostly when we know we can help make an impact on their lives. Because that's what it's all about for us.
Like our wellness kit option. We a l w a y s give more products and go over the spend when putting these together. Because it's more about results that money. Always. ✨️

Yesterday, we were asked for a $21 discount on 3 creams. Which honestly upset me. For many reasons. Just because you personally want to buy more than 1 doesn't make it cheaper for us to make them. And this particular cream has been the same very reasonable price for 4 years. Again, with every ORGANIC, high-quality ingredient going up in price since then.

There are lots of times throughout the year that we offer deep discounts on products to give back to our community. 2 huge discount days coming up being Small Business Saturday (at 360 Aurora!) and Cyber Monday (online).

Something else to take into consideration is that we have sacrificed our life and free time for the last 8 years, as well as the majority of our family and friends, for our business. We have dedicated absolutely everything to it.
So being able to make a living doing it is paramount.
And time and attention are the absolute most valuable commodities that life offers.

So, please don't ask for extreme discounts from small businesses. Especially since you would never ask the cashier at Walmart, Wegmans,or Target for one.

All of this said, in 2026, we have to raise some prices. Our NYSEG bill has more than doubled and all of our suppliers recently sent out messages that they are raising prices again.
Please know we will be very mindful and reasonable in this increase.

So we recommend stocking up over the holiday's and ask you to please consider sharing our products with friends and family to fall in love with Bespoke so that we can continue to stay in business and make our products for our community. 🙏

If you have made it this far in reading this post, thank you. We appreciate you and your time more than words. ❤️

06/25/2025

06/22/2025

The herbal community has lost a legend 💔. Thank you for all you brought to the plant path your willingness to share and spread knowledge in a way that people can absorb. If you ever played Wildcrafted the herbal board game John created it !
His sad passing reminds me to never assume you know what’s going on with someone . Check in on folks, practice random acts of kindness if you don’t already, do it John’s honor.
May you fly free with the dance of plants surrounding you in the heavens herbal brother . Thank you for your wisdom ! 💚🪶💨

It is with a very deep ache and sadness to say goodbye to John Gallagher. He was such a positive force for all in the herbal world, bringing the goodwill of the plants to thousands of people on their herbal journey with Learning Herbs. John was a friend, mentor and colleague. He was a deeply-warm hearted person that always lead with a kind and generous spirit. John always took the time to respond to me at any time with care along with a good dose of herb jokes. I loved his laughter and his life-long passion for caring for the earth. He will be sorely missed.
Kimber Gallagher has shared that he lost his battle with insomnia, anxiety, and depression. My deepest condolences to John's beautiful family, please hold them in your prayers. My heart goes out to his many friends and greater community with whom I know Jonn’s legacy will continue to live on.
You touched many. You changed so many lives. Your work in the world was a gift to us all. Fly Free Brother and May Your Soul be Filled with Peace.