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Hi! It's me, Lisa, back to answer another question we get asked at least once a week that can't really be answered with a quick answer and also doesn't really...

I've been honoring Buy Nothing Day nearly since it's inception.  First created by artist Ted Dave in 1992, it was taken on and promoted by AdBusters in 1997 - the year...

Daylight Saving time ends in a couple weeks (Nov. 2nd @ 2am)! We get an extra hour of sleep, and the sun will be setting when our clocks read one...

I’ve always worked a lot, since I was old enough to work. I started babysitting when I was 12. At first it was just here and there, but then it...

Hi! It's me, Lisa, back to answer another question we get asked at least once a week that can't really be answered with a quick answer and also doesn't really...

Recently, a discussion came up in our local community Facebook group about what age parents let their kids walk downtown in Exeter. The opinions varied, of course, but what a...

“I Don’t Drink Tea” This is a phrase I regularly hear. Usually it’s accompanied by a, “but my [spouse/friend/parent/etc] does”. Sometimes it’s with an, “I drink coffee”.  I always brush...

In the fall after high school, I took an extended road trip with three friends. Four (mostly) fully grown humans and all of our stuff, packed into an 18-foot, early...

We all learn things at different times and in different ways. When I first learned that white sage had been repeatedly overharvested to the point of landing on the United...

Hello Friends! With the 5 year anniversary of our shop opening coming up this Saturday (11/30), I can't stop crying! Because I keep thinking of all I've and we've been through...

After more than four years of escaping it, I got COVID. It was a little stressful to be out of the shop for two weeks, but Hannah and Hayden completely...

When I opened Alchemy & Herbs in late 2019, my plan was for it to be part apothecary, part ingredient refillery, and part makers market. I wanted it to be...