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healing remedies to care for body, mind & spirit. handcrafted on Bainbridge Island.

10/13/2025

Little bits of golden magic ~ drops of Douglas fir resin from one of the trees at our house. You can find Douglas fir in many of our skin-tending remedies like Woodswanderer healing salve.

09/29/2025

There are some days where foraging together is medicine itself, and yesterday was one of them. We gathered on Bainbridge, baskets in hand, laughter tangled with grief, and the red berries of hawthorn heavy on the branch.

Hawthorn has long been a guardian of thresholds — in Celtic lore, it marks the meeting place of worlds, where the veil can be crossed and the spirits keep watch. Growing in hedgerows, she is the fence and the gate, the boundary and the passage, keeper of the wild edges where foxes slip by and magic lingers.

As medicine, hawthorn is for the heart. She strengthens and softens, tones and protects, tending to the physical rhythms of blood and vessel, and the tender places of grief, courage, and love. There is something profoundly grounding about gathering her berries together right now — a reminder that tending the heart is a communal act as much as a personal one.

09/22/2025

We restocked a fan favorite! Worldwalker is a deeply nourishing and grounding oil for scalps, beards, and hair — made from wildcrafted desert sage, forest resins, and skin-loving oils. Designed to soothe flaky skin, balance oil production, and support healthy hair growth while scenting you with the spirit of wild places. Lightweight and non-comedogenic, it hydrates without heaviness, bringing vitality to your daily ritual of care.

08/29/2025

They’re not yet ready, but the Hawthorne berries are looking beautiful this morning 💖

08/25/2025

✨ A fresh jar of fire cider, from todays herbalism class ✨
It always feels a little wild to be chopping garlic and peppers for winter medicine while the sun is still trying to roast us alive at 90°, but by the time this jar is done brewing, October will be here with sniffles and drippy noses.

Today we also stirred up jars of garlic honey and a chest rub brewed with wild Douglas fir + holy basil oils, kissed with menthol crystals to open up the lungs and chase out the crud. Not pictured: lots of laughter, some good stories and an attempt with my bread machine that was edible despite how it looked 🫣🤣

07/30/2025

Gosh this weekend was such so much fun!!

Our Hedgefolk Apprenticeship group gathered at the stunning Compass Rose Farms in Port Townsend, where we made flower essences at the moon gate, wandered the Sacred Grove with Kateen, had lessons in Weaver’s Hall surrounded by looms and foraged among the wild, abundant edges of a permaculture farm that welcomed us in.
We made flower essences and laughed at the silliness of young turkeys. There were hollyhocks towering over us and sun-warmed berries and conversations about where we come from and how we make that matter in modern times.
I left with the fullest heart and a handful of the most beautiful motherwort.
It was kind of day that reminds me why I do this work.�Thank you thank you to Kateen and for letting us experience the magic you’ve made.

07/02/2025

🌿✨ The Apothecary Has News… ✨🌿

The wind’s shifting, the herbs are whispering, and the gates are creaking open once more…

We’ve just launched our brand new website (!!) at folkfireapothecary.com and she’s a beauty—full of slow-made medicine, sacred body care, and wild-hearted offerings from the land.

Even more exciting?
We’re now accepting new students for the Hedgefolk Apprenticeship as we prepare to open the next seasonal gate in August. This isn’t your average online course—it’s an immersive, earth-rooted journey through the seasons, woven with ancestral wisdom, plant connection, and the kind of learning that sticks to your bones 🍂🌀

To learn more and find your place in the circle, visit:
👉 folkfireapothecary.com/pages/the-hedgefolk-apprenticeship

💚 Need a little support to make it happen?
We offer community-supported scholarships thanks to the generosity of our extended kinfolk. If a scholarship would help you join the journey, email Sia at sia@folkandfireshop.com and we’ll send you the details—no gatekeeping, no judgment, just care.

Come take your place at the fire.

With root & ritual,
🌙 The Folk & Fire Crew

06/20/2025

We’ve been quietly tending the coals behind the scenes, dreaming, refining, and slowly conjuring the next evolution of Folk & Fire Apothecary… and now it’s here.

This rebrand is more than just a new logo or color palette—it’s a visual invocation of everything Folk & Fire stands for.

And none of it would have been possible without the absolute genius, heart, and vision magic of Cindy at Cindy Roaming Designs
Cindy didn’t just design a brand—she translated a soul.
She listened so deeply to my stories behind Folk & Fire, and then pulled it through her talented hands and gave it shape, color, movement, and life. She made the fox sly and sacred. She brought in the swallow as a messenger of return and rhythm. She captured the feeling of flicker-lit medicine and dusk-drenched beauty with such reverence it made me cry (more than once if I'm being honest).

Working with Cindy felt like collaborating with a fellow mythmaker—someone who understood that this work is not just about looking good, but about meaning something. She honored every part of the process, was kind and clear and wildly creative, and I could not be more in awe of what we created together.

So if you’re looking for a designer who can hold your dream tenderly, shape it beautifully, and help you step into the next chapter of your business or creative work—Cindy Roaming Design is *the one*.

Cindy, thank you from the depths of my heart. You’re forever part of the Folk & Fire story now. 🖤

—Sia

06/14/2025

Nature doesn’t ask who you love.
It just loves you back.
That’s the kind of magic we believe in.
That’s the kind of world we’re building.

Happy Pride, from our forest to yours.
🌈🌲
—Folk & Fire Apothecary

05/28/2025

There is something so special about hawthorn and rose. It might be one of my favorite days in the apprenticeship!

05/26/2025

On this Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who gave their lives in military service.

This isn’t just a long weekend—it’s a day to honor deep sacrifice and the lives lost in service to others. We hold space for the families who carry that grief, and for the quiet courage that echoes through generations.

May today be a time of remembrance, of gratitude, and of gentle compassion—for those we’ve lost, and for those who mourn them.

04/28/2025

Today was pure magic out in the green!
Our Hedgefolk Apprenticeship students gathered stinging nettle, herb Robert, cleavers, lemon balm, and dandelion — the true gifts of spring. The forest was alive with that wild, buzzing energy, and so were we.

We have five incredible students this year, and it’s already shaping up to be a truly special journey. Watching everyone connect with the plants (and with each other) fills my heart right up.
The year ahead feels brimming with learning, laughter, and all the good green medicine. Grateful for every Moment

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Bainbridge Island, WA
98110

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http://www.folkfireapothecary.com/

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