Whether you love essential oils or not, you may have wondered:

Are there more ways to work with plants & their aromas?

Are essential oils actually safer just because they're natural?

Join this mini-course to learn why I think you have much better options... 

Learn the alternatives you can make yourself that are:

  • More Holistic

    So that you can work with herbs in a way that both honors the plants AND contains countless beneficial compounds that physically cannot be found in essential oils.

  • More Affordable

    So that you can save money while still enjoying the benefits of natural aromas and remedies—without the high costs associated with purchasing essential oils.

  • More Eco-Friendly

    So that you can reduce your ecological footprint —knowing that your choices support sustainability and the conservation of precious plant resources.

The Essential Oil Craze

As essential oil popularity began to take off in the 2000's, I watched firsthand as more and more people began scouring a very new internet for natural alternatives to health. 

Long before there was a term for "wellness influencers" (and ever since then) folks whose only herbal "training" consists of a brochure (from the very company manufacturing the product they sell) have been making unsafe recommendations in order to make money.

Over a decade later- and it's only grown more popular. 

Meanwhile, many herbalists are saying: there's more to the story

So you may be asking:
What are my other options?
How else can I make things smell good naturally?
Can I still use a diffuser?


That's why I'm here to share the truly holistic options that our ancestors have been working with for generations...

What's Inside the Mini-Course:

In this 3-part series, I’ll take you from what you think you know about essential oils- all the way to never needing to buy them again if you don't want to...

  • Lesson 1: Why I don't rely on essential oils

    Learn what essential oils are, how they're made, their safety, their environmental implications, & why there are better alternatives.

  • Lesson 2: Replace This with That

    Learn how to replace essential oils with herbs. (For nearly ALL the ways you've been told to substitute essential oils for "toxic chemicals"- there's an even better way to swap in plants themselves)

  • Lesson 3: How to make your own EO replacements

    Hands on tutorials for making your own herbal blends that are gentle, affordable, and sustainable.

Social proof: reviews

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I thought I knew

Melissa Yallop

I thought I knew about essential oils and their dilutions, I was wrong . Thanks for your knowledge !

I thought I knew about essential oils and their dilutions, I was wrong . Thanks for your knowledge !

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Very informative and easy to follow!!!

Avera Pearson

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Straightforward and to the point.

Emma Rein

VERY informative and easily absorbable in the way it's put forward. Taking this mini course has excited me about looking farther into the other courses you offer.

VERY informative and easily absorbable in the way it's put forward. Taking this mini course has excited me about looking farther into the other courses you offer.

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It really is free. And mini. Free means free. Refreshingly honest.

Ana Rodriguez

A nice introduction to learning herbs. Very "non-intimidating". Makes me feel at ease about taking on the challenge of learning how to work with herbs.

A nice introduction to learning herbs. Very "non-intimidating". Makes me feel at ease about taking on the challenge of learning how to work with herbs.

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Informative

Jan Barker

Thank you for providing concise information regarding essential oils and the efficacy of use. There is a lot of unsafe practices surrounding EO's and not many understand the potential harm. They think it is only an herb so it must be safe. Also gr...

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Thank you for providing concise information regarding essential oils and the efficacy of use. There is a lot of unsafe practices surrounding EO's and not many understand the potential harm. They think it is only an herb so it must be safe. Also great information about the process of producing EO's.

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Meet the Instructor - Jovie Hawthorn Browne

I created Rootcraft for those who feel they don't "fit in" with the herbal crowd.

Unlike many herbal teachers you can find, I didn’t grow up living off the land...

I’d love to say I did, but I grew up in the impoverished Mojave desert in military housing.

Thanks to colonization, I've never had access to elders who could teach me the healing traditions of my ancestors...

But I did have books and professors to teach me how cellular biology and phytochemistry worked as I earned my bachelor's degree in Biology and post-grad diploma in herbalism.

I don't preach the doctrine that "natural is the only way" or "everything is toxic and after you".

I used to. And I was... the worst. Through recovering from eating and anxiety disorders and examining privilege and internalized classism, I now encourage & teach leaning on whichever tools you have access to in order to get through this capitalistic, patriarchal hellscape we live in. 

I didn’t get to know plants through foraging and wildcrafting them.

I got to know them through cultivating and tending to them in several gardens for over a decade. 

I may not fit in with the herbal crowd. But the plants don't mind.

They allow me to continue learning and experimenting. My path has not been traditional. And that’s okay. Your path doesn't have to look like anyone else's path either. 

I’m just here to share what I’ve learned so far with all of you, in a way that I’m hoping will feel safe, non-judgmental, and balanced.