Bare Root Apothecary

09/09/2026

This is bigger than a dry stretch of river.

I’m sharing this because it genuinely hurts my heart to see.

At Bare Root Apothecary, I talk every day about returning to the roots — about reconnecting with plants, learning from the land, harvesting responsibly, and remembering that nature isn’t something separate from us.

And this is the other side of that conversation.

Nearly two miles of the Spokane River are without surface flow right now.

We can talk about climate change, drought, water management and changing weather patterns as statistics, but when a riverbed that should be carrying life is dry beneath your feet, it becomes very real.

Our rivers are veins through this landscape. They feed the plants. They sustain wildlife. They support fish, forests and entire ecosystems. They give us places to forage, fish, explore, teach our children and simply remember where we come from.

As an herbalist, hunter, forager and someone who spends a whole lot of time in these mountains and waterways, I don’t believe we get to celebrate what the earth gives us without also speaking up when she’s struggling.

This isn’t about fear. And it shouldn’t have to be about politics.

It’s about paying attention.

Something is changing. Our summers are hotter and drier. Water matters. Healthy rivers matter. And how we manage these resources today will determine what is still here for our children and grandchildren.

Please take a minute to read Spokane Riverkeeper’s original post, learn about what is happening with flows below Post Falls Dam, and—whether you agree with every proposed solution or not—don’t look away from the conversation.

Plant medicine starts long before an herb ever reaches an apothecary shelf.

It starts with healthy soil, clean water, wild places and a living earth.

Protect the roots. Protect the rivers. Protect the wild.

— Bare Root Apothecary
Return to the Roots

09/08/2026

The cold is creeping in, the rain is coming, and fall is definitely starting to make itself known here in North Idaho. 🍂🌧️🌲

We’re getting ready for the changing season over here at Bare Root, and sometimes that means stepping out of the apothecary and into the mountains.

I’m closing up the apothecary now and heading out to harvest elderberries and gather some of the last remaining herbs of the season.

With the colder weather and rain moving in, some of these plants are disappearing a little faster than we expected. And that’s the thing about working with wild medicine—the plants don’t care what’s written on the shop schedule. 😂

When it’s time to harvest, it’s time to harvest. When we have to go, we have to go.

So I’m trading the apothecary shelves for mountain trails, grabbing my baskets, and heading out to gather what the land is still offering before the season takes it back. 🌿

This is where so much of what you see at Bare Root begins—not on a shelf, but outside, with muddy boots, stained hands, and a whole lot of respect for the seasons.

The apothecary is closed for the rest of today, but follow along in our stories to see what we find—and come see us when we’re back in the shop tomorrow morning with all the fall medicine we’ll be working on. 🖤🍂

The mountains are calling. We’ll see you when we get back. 🌲

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09/08/2026

NEW AT BARE ROOT 🌿🌙
ROOT & RITUAL BOTANICAL WATER

There are some traditions that have survived because people simply kept using them.

Florida Water has a long history dating back to the early 1800s. Originally created as a citrus-forward aromatic water, over time it found a home in folk and spiritual traditions where it became associated with cleansing, protection, refreshing spaces and preparing for ritual or intention work.

Our new Root & Ritual Botanical Water is Bare Root’s take on that old tradition.

Bright citrus and orange blossom meet rose, lavender, rosemary and clove to create an aromatic botanical mist that feels fresh, grounding and a little wild. 🌿🍊

Use it to refresh your space, mist linens, prepare an altar or ritual area, set an intention, or simply spritz around yourself when you want to clear the air and reset the energy of a space.

CLEANSE • REFRESH • ALIGN

Root & Ritual is officially joining the shelves at Bare Root Apothecary, but the first batch is very limited. These were made in a small run, and once this batch is gone, there will be a wait while the next one is prepared.

2 oz • $16

Come into the apothecary and grab one from the first batch while they’re here. 🌙🌿

RETURN TO THE ROOTS.

09/01/2026

🌲🍵 FOREST MOON MILK 🍵🌲

My son and I had to take a little work break at the apothecary today for a Forest Moon Milk — our earthy, mineral-rich herbal spin on a matcha latte. 🌿

I’m currently up to my eyeballs in herbal protocols, and thankfully my extra-tall youngest son is here helping me reach all the herbs my 5’3” self absolutely cannot. 😂🌿 Mother-son teamwork at its finest.

So… Forest Moon Milk break it was.

And yes, I know I’m making a mess. What? I dare you to say something about it. 😂🌿 Between the herbs, tincture bottles, powders, protocols, and everything else spread across the counter, the apothecary currently looks less like a peaceful herbal workspace and more like the herbs staged a tiny, leafy rebellion.

But honestly, that’s part of the process.

🍵 What’s in it?
Matcha • Spirulina • Spruce • Nettle • Agave • Plant Milk

The flavor is earthy, green, slightly woodsy, and subtly sweet — matcha gives it that familiar rich green-tea flavor, while spruce adds a beautiful fresh forest note. Nettle and spirulina deepen that mineral-rich, green flavor, and agave plus creamy plant milk round everything out.

🌿 Why we love it:
• Nettle provides naturally occurring minerals and plant nutrients
• Spirulina brings chlorophyll, protein, and micronutrients
• Matcha offers antioxidants along with a smooth caffeine lift
• Spruce gives it that distinctly wild, evergreen character
• Plant milk and agave make it creamy and just sweet enough

It tastes a little like the forest and a matcha latte had a baby. 🌲😂

Mineral-rich. Creamy. Earthy. Wild.

Sometimes plant medicine looks like tincture bottles and protocols spread across the counter…

and sometimes it looks like making a glorious herbal mess, daring someone to comment on it, taking ten minutes with your kid, drinking something green, and laughing about how you need him around just to reach the top shelf. 🤎🌿

Forest Moon Milk — a little taste of the wild in your cup.

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08/31/2026

08/28/2026

THE WILD SEASON IS COMING…

Summer is slowly winding down, the mornings are getting cooler, and around here our minds are already wandering toward fall in the apothecary.

Warm mugs. Earthy roots. Wild berries. Mushrooms. Cacao. Maple. Spruce. Warming spices.

The kind of drinks that taste like you just came in from a cold morning in the mountains.

Fall Herbal Drink Menu Ideas

Spruce Tip + Maple
Huckleberry + Vanilla
Reishi + Maple + Cinnamon
Smoked Cacao + Cinnamon
Wild Apple + Ginger + Chai Spice
Toasted Hazelnut + Lion’s Mane
Spiced Pear + Rosemary
Dark Cacao + Reishi + Vanilla
Maple + Roasted Dandelion Root
Chaga + Cinnamon + Maple

What would you reach for?

Sweet? Spiced? Earthy? Smoky? Herbal? Mushroom?

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Return to the Roots 🌿

08/28/2026

🌑🌊 LUNAR ECLIPSE IN PISCES 🌊🌑

Tonight feels like a threshold.

Pisces is water, intuition, dreams, endings, surrender — the things we feel long before we have words for them.

And under a lunar eclipse, what’s been hiding beneath the surface has a way of rising.

Old emotions.
Old patterns.
Old versions of ourselves we’ve already outgrown.

This isn’t necessarily a night for forcing answers.

It’s a night for listening.

For getting quiet enough to hear what your body, your intuition, and maybe even the wild world around you have been trying to tell you.

Release what has run its course.
Let the waters carry away what you no longer need.
Make room for whatever is trying to be born next.

Take your tea outside.
Put your bare feet on the earth.
Sit beneath the night sky.
Journal. Cry. Dream. Be still.

You don’t always have to know where you’re going.

Sometimes you just have to know what you’re finally ready to leave behind. 🌿🌙

Return to the roots. Trust the tides.

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08/27/2026

🌿 NEW IN THE APOTHECARY! 🌿

We’ve got some fun new little books in the shop from a local forager and fellow plant lover! 🍄🌲

These beautiful little pocket guides are perfect for tossing into your backpack, keeping in the truck, or bringing along when you’re wandering the woods and wanting to learn a little more about what’s growing around you.

I absolutely love being able to carry something created by someone local who shares that same curiosity and connection to the plants and wild places around us.

Come by Bare Root Apothecary, flip through one, and grab a copy for your next adventure. 🌿

Learn the plants. Know the land. Return to the roots.

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08/26/2026

Escaped to Puget Sound for a couple of days for a little saltwater, sea air, and a different kind of rewilding. 🌊

There’s something about being near the ocean that takes me right back to my younger years, when so much of my life was spent close to the water. The smell of salt in the air, cold water on my skin, tides moving in and out… it wakes up a part of me I sometimes forget is there.

This kind of rewilding looks a little different than disappearing into the mountains.

It was diving into cold saltwater. Searching for crab. Walking the shoreline. Letting the wind tangle my hair. Eating what the sea provided and remembering that I’ve always felt most like myself when I’m outside, a little dirty, a little wild, and connected to something bigger than the noise of everyday life.

It was a quick trip—just two days—but apparently two days of filling my lungs with salt air was exactly what I needed.

Sometimes filling your cup doesn’t mean slowing down.

Sometimes it means going back to the places that remind you who you were before life got so damn busy.

Saltwater this time.

Mountains next. 🌊🌲

Different landscapes. Same return to the roots.