Plant Speak Apothecary

This giant sunflower is a volunteer in my herb garden + towers over all the other plants + me! 🌻

A corner of the Plant Speak medicinal herb gardens. All of the plants shown here - yarrow, clary sage, honeysuckle + lavender - are immune protective, support mental wellness + benefit women’s reproductive health.

These plants give me hope. Their medicine is beautiful + life affirming + natural + powerful. Their medicine is as old as humanity + can help us remember how to be human again.

Herbalism is sovereign medicine. No matter who you are, if you are alive on planet earth, this is your ancestral medicine. Your heritage, your tradition + your responsibility. It’s time to acknowledge the deep inter-connectedness that we share with all of Nature, all of Creation. It may require some de-programming, un-learning and dismantling of what we believe, but the truth has always been there + waits patiently for us to find it.

Look to the plants.

The Cal poppies are blooming again + that means it’s time to make new batches of our favorite sleep aid, California Dreaming glycerite. If you’ve been patiently waiting for it to be back in stock, stay tuned!! 🌼🌼🌼

This photo of the mist-kissed apothecary gives me all the Sunday morning feels. Hope you’re staying cozy on this foggy autumn morning!🤍

Hiya folks, happy Saturday! Just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself again for those of you who are new to this page.💚

First of all, thank you so much for following Plant Speak Apothecary! I say it all the time, but each like, follow, recommendation + purchase that we receive *truly* mean the world to us small businesses, so thank you for taking the time to support us.💚

My name is Isabel + I’m an herbalist + land steward in Santa Rosa, CA (Pomo, Wappo + Miwok Territory.) Before Plant Speak Apothecary, I was an acupuncturist + herbalist, but I left my clinical practice to focus on making herbal products + working hands-on with locally grown medicinal plants. Many of the herbs that we use in our apothecary line are grown here in our gardens + the rest are sourced from other local medicinal herb farmers.💚

In addition to using only organic +/or pesticide free, locally grown plant material, all of our product containers are recyclable glass, metal, or paper + we use only paper + cardboard packaging. It’s a long road to be a 100% green business, but we do our best to make environmentally sustainable choices whenever possible.💚

The name Plant Speak Apothecary was inspired by some of the insights + experiences I had while spending time with the plants + deepening my relationship with them. I learned to pay attention to the ways that plants communicate + generously share their wisdom + healing + I am grateful to be a student of the master teachers themselves.💚

That was a big mouthful, but mostly I just want to say THANKS again for taking the time to learn about Plant Speak Apothecary + you can find more info about us + all of our products in our online shop! 💚

Our apothecary workspace is clean, functional + somewhat industrial, but this is where all the magick happens.💫

Have you heard about our Rosy Cheeks Facial Oil?🌹

Made with a blend of deeply nourishing, organic oils infused with rose petals from our apothecary garden, this gently astringent formula calms all kinds of inflammatory skin conditions + moisturizes dry + aging skin. Like all of our products, Rosy Cheeks Facial Oil is made by hand with pesticide-free Sonoma County grown herbs + organic +/or non-GMO ingredients.🌹

Want to know more??

➪ Look for Rosy Cheeks in our online apothecary shop + find out why it continues to be one of our best sellers!🌹

Good afternoon from the Little Apothecary That Could!🚂

It still amazes me how this apothecary shop came to life + continues to grow + flourish. Of course, there are always hills to climb, but somehow it all keeps moving forward even at times when I don’t think I can.

Today is another gloriously rainy day, but as soon as it lets up, we’ll continue with the garden expansion project + by spring, even more of the herbs in our offerings will be grown right here!

Just an example of how sometimes in life, our path chooses us as much as we choose it. And that, if we stay open, things can end up much differently than we expected, but much better too.💚

Happy Friday folks! Here in Santa Rosa, the sun is back after a week of *much appreciated* rain, the birds are singing + new life is in the air!💚 And with that in mind, I want to share a sneak peek at a brand new product we just created for brand new + / or expecting Mamas…

➪ Peri Repair Postpartum Herbal Sitz Bath - a blend of premium grade Epsom salts + skin healing herbs to cleanse + mend a new mama’s tender nethers. (Trust me, this is an absolute ESSENTIAL for the first few weeks after giving birth!😅)

Here in the apothecary, we’re also working on an Expecting Parent Kit that includes Peri Repair, Nursing Mom Ni**le Balm + more herbal support for new parents in the delicate time after baby is born.

➪ This + much more coming soon, so stay tuned + visit our online apothecary to check out our other offerings - link in b!o

You guys. It’s October + the roses in our garden are still turning heads.🌹Look at how big + beautiful this one is + oh how I wish you could smell its delicious perfume through the photo! This is one of our “pink lemonade“ roses, nicknamed for their mouthwateringly sweet scent with almost a citrusy note.🍋

These lovelies are harvested with utmost care + hand processed to become Rosy Cheeks Facial Oil, Dreamspace Oil + more!

➪ Look for these + more of our rose-featuring potions in our online shop.

➪ 🔗 in b!o ☝︎︎