Night Heron Farm founders Alena and Danny lovingly tend to, nurture, and grow every medicinal herb in their blends on their beyond-organic land set atop the slopes of a gentle mountain two miles inland from the southern California coast. Their garden is nourished by the coastal fog that rolls in and out of the canyon, surrounded by high and dry ridgelines, but held in the dense embrace of a healthy oak woodland. They utilize more-than-organic practices, honoring the biodiversity of the forest they call home: working to build their soil with rich compost, minimal tilling, and cover crops to reduce their water needs and honor the reality of drought in southern California.  

Founded by deeply-studied and wealth-of-knowledge herbalist Carolyn McRory in 2016, at the heart of Live Botanical is the intense desire to connect more with Mother Nature and share her beauty and wisdom with others. With a deep knowing that the path to a more sustainable society is to encourage ideas of conservation through compassion, Carolyn believes we must see ourselves in nature and nature within ourselves to change mindsets. With plants grown in Live Botanical's Oregon garden or sourced directly from small farmers, this beautiful line reminds us every day of the beauty in the world and, more importantly, the beauty that lives within each of us.