Noteworthy Herbal Shops
There is nothing like having access to a local herb shop with a friendly, knowledgeable staff. I encourage you to check out what’s happening in your community.
Let’s be honest, maintaining a retail herbal shop is challenging, but they continue to offer so much loving care, knowledge, resources, and products to the community. You may pay a bit more than you would online, but the friendly service, advice, local products, and kindness are incredibly well-worth-the-while. Please continue to support them as they maintain the health and vitality of the community, while providing (often) free health care service.
A great way to refine your herbal skills, practice, learn more, and meet others with a similar interest is to volunteering or working for herbal shops. I love seeing my students working at local herbal shops.
Listed below are a few of my favorite, long-standing herbal store resources in the West. Please share in the feed or email us to add your favorite shop to the list.
Humboldt Herbals | Owner: Julie Caldwell
Moonrise Herbs | Owner: Irene Lewis
Rosemary’s Garden | Owner: Lena Moffit
Sebastopol, CA rosemarysgarden.com
Gathering Thyme | Owners: Cheryl Fromholzer and Judy Liebein
San Rafael, CA gatheringthyme.com
The Scarlet Sage | Owner: Laura Ash
San Francisco, CA scarletsage.com
Lhasa Karnak Herb Co.
Berkeley, CA lhasakarnak.com
Winter Sun Trading Co. | Owner: Phyllis Hogan
Flagstaff, AZ wintersun.com
Herbs Etc. | Owner: Daniel Gagnon
Santa Fe, NM herbsetc.com
The Herb Store | Owner: Cristy DeLozier
Albuquerque, NM herbstorenm.com
What are your favorite herbal shops? Please comment below with their complete title, location, and owner name if you’d like us to post them.