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Master Herbalist Kerri Kiernan of River Prairie Apothecary offers a deep connection with the natural world through herbal consultations, custom handmade herbal remedies and education.

11/02/2026

The land is always a good place to be -
whether I’m seeking answers and guidance,
or simply celebrating and soaking in some adventures…

10/31/2026

Driving 3 hrs with fresh Ashwagandha and valerian roots in the car probably wasn’t the best decision I’ve ever made

10/24/2026

Pssssssst 12-5pm I’ll be at the bartering market Saturday 10/24

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Doing my thing I used to do (when I was renting space at The Broom & Crow pre-cov times).

It’s been so long since I’ve customized tea blends on the spot! I’m not sure what to expect, but I’m looking forward to connecting with new people.

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And since it’s a bartering market and we’re not utilizing money, this makes me think about what I need… hmmmm

What do I need?

(PS this is super vulnerable to put needs out there! I love showing up and supporting others if they have something that they need, but why the heck is it so scary to put my own out there)

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- new headshots/photos
(I know I am not bringing enough herbs to blend enough tea for a fair trade for this, but just putting it out there)

- earrings, I always love earrings

- to be invited to an epic grill-out (I’m a recovering vegetarian and I don’t really love cooking meat but OMG when I walk through the neighborhood and smell everybody’s barbecue, I have to contain myself on the sidewalk)

- website/platform updates (or advice)
(I have been using Square but I think I’m gonna change to a new platform, my current plan ends at the end of the month)

- cleaning/decluttering assistance
(not for my business, just for me, I cannot seem to get to it all these days… Honestly, if I just had a body double I feel like it would help!)

- writing coaching session (or if you are also working on a project I need an accountability buddy).

- marketing assistance

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yes most of these are not gonna be traded with me tomorrow as they are larger needs, but I’m just putting them out there 😘

I am open to bartering and trades outside of this event (i’ve acquired a lot of other skills over the years in addition to my work with the plants and people… like fire spinning or hula hoop lessons, photography).

See below for more deets on this bartering gathering 🌎

Send me an email or text if you’re serious about a barter or trade.

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Alsooooo I’m super excited to meet the artists behind this event!

10/17/2026

Headlamp club role call…

OK confession time, who was out in the yard last night via headlamp weirding out their neighbors? 🙋‍♀️

But did your plant babies survive???

I left myself one hour of sunlight so I wouldn’t harvest too much cause I’m backed up with my dehydrator anyways… Problem is I have an epic headlamp that lasts for hours 🌀

Which also resulted in wrapping up and tucking in a whole bunch of plants with blankets and sheets

And making flower bouquets in the dark

I’ve had some mystery plants all season that never got all the way to flowering, which makes it very difficult to ID them. I never figured out what they are despite my research, despite the plant apps…

I’ll put a little video in the comment section to see if you can help me identify it. My best guess is some sort of warm weather loving giants hyssop…

Despite my tucking them in last night, which looked like a creepy little child in the dark out in the yard, they didn’t make it so I might never know 😩

My giant yellow hyssop did not melt in the frost last night… I think it’s a cousin of this plant, but perhaps more acclimated to warmer climates?

10/16/2026

A little fall beauty for your eyes -

and some ecological pondering of "failing" at belonging… (if you’re curious to ponder with me keep reading - if not, just enjoy the photos 😘).

Here's the cud I'm chewing:

I intellectually understand that we're connected to the Earth. But as much as I tell myself this… there's something perpetually difficult about actually feeling it.

Being offered a way of relating to the living world is different from being able to receive it.

We can understand interdependence, and want to live reciprocally, and still struggle to feel that we belong.

Yes, I do get regular glimmers of connection - moments when my whole heart gets warm…

But then I often return to baseline feelings of disconnection, reflected back to me in the multitude of “acceptable” ways our society treats the land and its inhabitants - and its lack of urgency in addressing human harm to the environment.

I've learned in EMDR therapy that it's equally important to tend to whatever makes connection difficult to trust, feel, and experience… Instead of just feeling bad about not having that feeling, or trying to fake it.

"Embrace the block," as my therapist says. Don't avoid it. Lean in.

I keep thinking about how this happens in human relationships, too. We can encounter care and find it hard to trust, to receive without shame or “shoulds”, or to believe it will last.

I wonder if some of us bring similar questions regarding our blocks in experiencing relationship with the Earth… ?

There are so many histories behind this difficulty: grief, guilt, trauma, exhaustion, material insecurity, religious experiences, or simply having few shared practices that nurture a relationship with land.

Which makes me wonder about the invitations we could offer each other…

Is there room to arrive without feeling connected? To feel sorrow, resistance, awkwardness … or nothing in particular … without that becoming another thing we're failing at?

SO… Maybe it can be okay to just act on reciprocity without the consistent feeling of connection:

Returning to a place.
Learning about who lives there or has lived there. Receiving nourishment.
Offering a small act of care.
Letting familiarity grow without demanding a profound experience.
Standing in solidarity with people who are revitalizing their own earth-honoring cultures they have ancestral connection with.

I'd love to hear about ur own awkwardness with this - or ur own personal advice:

What has helped a sense of belonging with the living world grow for you?

Also, if we see each other in person, feel free to skip the superficial how are you doing Talk and just jump straight into this conversation with me 😘

I do believe it is possible for those of us without living ties to earth-honoring culture to actually feel spiritually connected here and now… it’s just… hard (and hard to put into words!).

10/15/2026

Earlier this month Patty of Blue Sky Retreat Eau Claire and I collaborated on a workshop connecting people with seasonal plants that can be foraged for tea, food and salve -

We blended tea with my own dried herbs and crafted with Patty’s pressed flowers and plants to make beautiful tea containers.

Together, we harvested green nettle seeds as well as fresh leaves in a mowed area where we found nettle that hadn’t flowered or seeded yet, wild mallow leaves and Mullein leaves.

Patty has such a beautiful property to host retreats, and she is incredibly creative and generous - if you haven’t yet had a chance to meet her, take one of her classes or see her work, she is participating in an event coming up October 25th with 80 other fiber artists. Check her out!

More info from VoumeOne:

”Patty will be one of dozens participating in a forthcoming artist installation with these truths at its core: “Celebrating Fiber Arts,” from Oct. 21 through Nov. 18 at the Heyde Center for the Arts (3 S. High St., Chippewa Falls).

With a selection of more than 230 submissions from 80-plus creators across the Chippewa Valley and beyond

An artist reception will be held from noon-3pm on Oct. 25, where attendees can enjoy live demonstrations of spinning, weaving, collage and more by those entered in the gallery. At 2pm, the fashion show will begin with models wearing hand made fiber clothing and accessories.”

10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day 💕

Today, I hold up the families who kept their ways alive and pushed back against systems built to erase them. I carry awareness of those whose sacrifices made space for Native voices and nations to be heard. And I commit to standing with the ongoing work of ancestral resilience - today and every day.

With extra gratitude to my friends and neighbors at Lac Courte Oreilles and to the water protectors, and for everyone who stands up for our land and water and all future generations - I'm grateful for the life I get to live because of your strength.

Address

1813 Brackett Avenue, Suite B (enter The Front Door)
Eau Claire, WI
54701

Opening Hours

Tuesday	11am - 6pm
Wednesday	11am - 6pm
Thursday	11am - 6pm

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