Local artisans use honey, beeswax, medicinal plants and herbs to craft their wares.
Farmer Fred
Why We Love It: Farmers Fred and Gaelle make all kinds of items from what they grow: honey and beeswax soap using milk from their own goats, plus raw kombucha and jams and preserves,
Natural and Raw Creations
Why We Love It: In 2013, Priscilla Maldonado and Maria Reyes took up beekeeping as a hobby. When Reyes developed skin allergies, she started to try making soap using their honey and beeswax as an ingredient. Before...
Reeny’s Butterflies Blooms and Bees
Why We Love It: For Maureen Russell, it all started with a butterfly garden. Then came the bird feeders and birdbaths, host plants and nectar plants for butterflies and other pollinators, and the beehives. The next...
Our Paradise Creations
Why We Love It: If there were a Swiss Army knife of plants, it might be the neem tree of India (Azadirachta indica). Introduced to this country 100 years ago, neem was noted for its fast-growing habit and useful...
Mother Earth Miami: Community Supported Herbalists
Katia Bechara and Gabi Serra have carved out a tender, nostalgic niche in South Florida’s young urban farming scene. As...
