Blackberry Herbarium
the
Natural Living with Bioregional Foods & Herbs
Our New Consult Space
Opens in October
It's small, but impactful. Dark and dramatic, yet nestled in a light-filled sanctuary of fruit trees, grape vines, berries and wild herbs. It's a space for healing. A space for writing. A space for creating herbal products. And a space for sharing! We can hardly wait to reveal it! Follow us on Instagram for sneak peaks!
You Belong here!
Over the years, we've learned that our clients very much reflect our own personalities, and our desire to carve a sustainable path forward, and live in a world that is green, balanced, thriving and fun! Which are you?
The Dreamers &
The Underdogs
These are the folks who know in their hearts that we live in a time of detrimental imbalance with our Earth and each other, and want to learn how they can contribute to a greener world, without sacrificing modern convenience. Maybe sometimes stopped by overwhelm or sadness, these are the kind-hearted and gentle spirits who are ready to answer the call for change and share in the work of healing.
Get started here with a FREE 30-min Chat with Jen to discuss some of your natural lifestyle goals and learn more about our services, products and philosophy!
The Stewards &
The Wild Ones
These are our elders, teachers and friends who have long recognized their power and responsibility in caring for the planet and each other, and seek locally grown foods and herbs for their own families and healing practices. Plant ladies, witches, forest dwellers and natural healers, your wild inspires and informs our products, services and content, and we especially love working along side your wisdom.
Get started here with a FREE DOWNLOAD of our handy
Bioregional Foods & Herbs List, which includes a sub-out list, and the best places to source!
The Self-Reliant &
The Game Changers
Disillusioned by modern medicine's "one drug fits all" model, these folks seek self-empowered wellness, diy recipes, hacks, tools and tips for creating their own herbal remedies and recipes for personal vitality and family wellness. Fearless homesteaders, old school farmers, and independent thinkers, they like straightforward information and tools they can take home and make their own.
Get started here with a FREE DOWNLOAD of our favorite bioregional recipe of the harvest season
The Curious Cats &
The Tinker Toads
Free spirits and lifelong students, these are our clients who find pleasure in the little things, who enjoy discovering new sides to themselves and new world perspectives, and those who like to craft, create and explore the unknown. These are creative thinkers, designers, artists and everyone else who love beautiful settings and meaningful purpose, and they know it when they see it!
Get on over to Great.Full Goods in Harrisonburg, so you can touch, see and sample all our products, including local raw honey and tinctures!
About Us
We are fiercely loyal friends to our local organic and no-spray herb farms, grocery stores, farmers markets, herbalists and crafters, restaurants, sustainability companies and wild spaces. We too mindfully craft and source each ingredient in our recipes and custom formulas, with a commitment to the wellbeing of the greater whole.
We define "bioregional" as that which is native or naturalized, or that which could be grown here in balance with other species and natural resources, sustainably. From nurturing a relationship with the plants we grow, to cultivating new and respectful ones with the plants we meet outside our garden, our approach is all about rekindling a reciprocal friendship with the living land we're on, and helping others find the joy and ease of rediscovering their own wild connections.
Hi, I'm Jen
It's taken me a long time to say that - " Hi, I'm Jen" - with any comfort or confidence. But here I am having arrived in this version of myself, feeling at home and in love with this valley and the wonderful people and plants I've met since we moved here in 2016.
I've lived many places, and had many "jobs" and experiences, all of which I am grateful for, but none of which fulfilled me like my work does now. Holding space for natural living practices through our sister company CYANWOOD and through my work here at The Blackberry Herbarium, connecting clients to bioregional foods and herbs, I feel I'm in the flow of my life's purpose (if life can even have a purpose - don't worry I'll add even more words to a run-on sentence somewhere down the line, as needed, to share with you what I ultimately conclude regarding "life's purpose" but until that moment of clarity, I will continue with the ever-awkward "about me" section that I may or may not have been coached to do, but fundamentally loath).
Shockingly vocal, I actually deeply enjoy the quiet work of greeting the trees and plants around us, tending the herbs in our gardens, and harvesting their gifts to be wrapped up and delivered in the form of tinctures, teas, salves, sachets, syrups, electuaries, spice packs and more! I love crafting and creating for others, and feel it is a source of my inner magic, a magic that is both mine and shared with this universe (and apparently with my miraculous armpit that can hold an open pair of shears, blade up, without fear or fumbling).
All I want for my clients is to feel heard, seen and supported, without judgment or rigidity, and free to be themselves in whatever version or place they're in today, to explore what's most important to them at their core, and to pursue adventures among our natural allies and wild spaces. And if they don't feel that, I hope that at the very least they feel they're nowhere near as crazy as they thought they were, and have all the confidence that if there is a purpose to life, at least they won't be the absolute last to discover it.
For better or worse,
Jen
Bioregional Herbalist & Natural Lifestyle Designer
Herbal Wellness and
Natural Living Consult Package
Three 60-minute sessions for $195
We work one-on-one with clients who are ready to explore whole-being balance - mind, body, & spirit - through their relationship with the natural world. We help our clients identify and define their own most treasured values, pinpoint areas in their lives that don't currently reflect their values, and implement dietary, herbal, and lifestyle changes that better align with those values.
We also guide clients toward herbs, foods and other resources that are right here in the valley, so they can not only learn to establish more sustainable consumption practices, but discover the joy of getting to know the spirits of the living Earth.
We can custom formulate herbal preparations, recommend herbal supplements, teach at-home herbal skills, share bioregional recipes, and lead private Therapeutic Yoga & Meditation, Yoga Nidra and Energy Work sessions. We want the very best for our clients and frequently refer clients as needed to our many colleagues in the area who practice Integrative Medicine, Classical Chinese Medicine, advanced bodywork modalities, hormone balancing (pre and postpartum, and during perimenopause) counseling and trauma therapies, end of life guidance, and addiction services and support.
If you'd like to learn more about our standard Herbal Wellness and Natural Living Consult Package please visit our "What to Expect from Our Time Together" page, or complete the form below to chat one-on-one about more options.
Reach out to schedule your FREE, no-pressure introductory call/email so we can get a sense of your goals and how we can best serve you!
@the_blackberry_herbarium
We love sharing any and all things about bioregional foods and plant medicine and natural wellness practices, with everyday people, living busy lives who seek access to their own wellness through more natural means. Follow us on Instagram for our most up-to-date workshop and retreat schedules
Or send us an email if you have questions, or would like to co-create an event, workshop, class or retreat!
Our Products
Or what's left of them!
We kid! It's been a while since we've had a processing space to properly formulate, craft and bottle our favorite herbal products. But we are thrilled to be ramping up production again, and getting Mel at Great.Full Goods our newest and most inspired work!
Also this Fall, we will be launching The Tinker Toad - a quirky and creative natural crafts line, created by Cora Tullo. Only 11 years old, this kid has big dreams to open her own shop one day. For now she's crafting custom tiny suitcase scenes, tiny nut and twig creatures, nutshell necklaces and more. You might be surprised just how irresistible her creations are!
We will announce restocking of any and all our products on Instagram and you can check out sale items coming soon to
in Shops at Agora
165 Main Street, Ste 101
FIRST BLACK CABINET ON THE RIGHT