hi. i’m kate.
Moonflower Apothecary is a 100% foraged & homegrown apothecary. All of our products are gathered respectfully with love, care and intention in Ohio.
Our mission is to provide quality products and experiences that help educate others on how they can safely forage native plants and mushrooms that offer nutritional and medicinal benefits right in their backyard!
Our shop features handmade items & art inspired by nature.
Our goal is to show our community how nature can provide us with everything we need to thrive and survive; physically, mentally & spiritually.
We provide educational & healing experiences, resources and intentionally crafted products to improve your quality of life and strengthen your connection with nature. All of our items include wild foraged materials from Ohio.
If you are feeling overstimulated, tired, stressed, lost, hopeless- If you love nature and want to learn more about foraging, the medicinal and nutritional benefits of native plants & mushrooms, and strengthen your connection with nature- If you crave community, are curious and want to learn something new- You are in the right place. Welcome.
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”
– John Muir
woman-owned | eco-friendly | 100% foraged
{about me}
Mother of three beautiful kiddos with special needs & happily married to my best friend.
foraging native plants & mushrooms
hiking & forest adventures
homesteading & farming
art (BFA, Savannah College of Art and Design, 2010)
advocacy (rare disease {Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome}, autism, ADHD, mental health and cannabis education.
{the seed}
In 2018, I survived a near death experience and spiraled into a deep depression. I decided to literally hike my way out of a very dark place.
Barefoot and curious. Chasing salamanders and butterflies. Lips stained with blackberries and pockets full of stones and pine cones. Buttercups under my chin. Happy and free.
The forest has provided me with the space, quiet, stillness, permission and ability to cope with my trauma and heal deep generation and ancestral wounds.
I hope to share all of the lessons I have learned from the forest and her magic with all of you.
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park
West Woods
West Branch State Park
Towners Woods
Shaw Woods
Henry Church Rock
Headlands Park
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Mullein
Spruce tips
Spiderwort
Yarrow
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Morel
Chanterelle
Reishi
Coral