03/23/2026
I’ve got two plant walks coming up this week—one in the early evening and one in the morning.
Even with the warmer weather, these are still really beautiful times to be out with the plants. We’ll move at a relaxed pace, take breaks, and spend time getting to know the medicinal plants growing right here in the desert.
🌿 Thursday (4–6 pm) – Riparian Preserve, Gilbert
🌿 Saturday (9–11 am) – Fountain Hills Botanical Garden, Fountain Hills
If you’ve been wanting to join a walk, this is a perfect chance before full summer heat sets in.
Spots are limited and I do need a minimum number of registrations for each walk. I’ll be making the final go/no-go call soon, so if you’re thinking about it, now’s the time to sign up.
Sign up at: https://desertmoonbotanicals.com/plant-walks (link in bio)
12/21/2025
Winter Solstice
The shortest day.
The longest night.
The quiet hinge of the year.
Today marks the low point of light, and the moment it begins its return. In many earth-based traditions, this night belongs to the dark—not as something to push through, but as something with its own purpose.
This year drew Desert Moon inward.
Aligned with loss, transition, and time spent away, it asked for slowing rather than building. For listening instead of shaping. For work that didn’t need to be visible.
In herbal practice, winter works this way. Roots hold fast. Energy turns inward. What matters most is happening below the surface.
As the year turns, the light will return slowly. With it will come a new look, new products, and new offerings shaped by this period of honest, inward work.
Thank you for being here through this season—for your patience, your trust, and your continued presence.
The light returns gradually.
We’ll move with it.
— Jennifer, Desert Moon Botanicals
11/28/2025
Black Friday and Small Business Saturday are here!
This weekend only, enjoy 15% off all handcrafted herbal goods, plus free shipping on orders of $75 or more.
Use code HOLIDAY15 at checkout.
As always, thank you for supporting small-batch herbalism, plant walks, and the work I do here in the desert. Your support makes it possible for me to continue creating high-quality herbal products and sharing herbal education with our community.
Shop the sale at desertmoonbotanicals.com (link in bio)
04/26/2025
It never stops amazing me — seeing plants here in Australia that feel so familiar to those back home in Arizona.
Old Man Saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) grows across the dry plains and coastal areas here, with its silver-grey leaves and tough spirit. Aboriginal peoples have long used it for food and medicine, taking advantage of its mineral-rich leaves.
Back in Arizona’s desert riparian areas, we have a close cousin — Quailbush (Atriplex lentiformis). It thrives in salty desert soils too. Indigenous communities there used it for food, and even for natural soaps and cleansers.
We actually saw and tasted it during our plant walk at the Riparian Preserve in March!
Even on the other side of the planet, these plants remind us how nature always finds a way — offering nourishment, medicine, and resilience where it’s needed most.
