The Apothecary

About Luna Moon

We currently operate out of our private studio in Portland Oregon and handle our sales primarily through Etsy under the shop name Luna Moon PDX. We are working on open studio days as well as workshop collaborations with some of our favorite local artists and farms. Please check back frequently for details on where you can find us. If you’re interested in collaborating or hosting a workshop please contact us.

Once upon a time and not so long ago…

As a young child I was always immersed in nature, brewing potions with mud, leaves, petals and sticks deep in the forest. Always exploring and discovering. I let my imagination soar and found beauty, wonder, and solace in the deep dark woods. Nature always stayed with me and I always revered her for the comfort and wisdom she had to offer. I always felt more at home in the mossy forest than the city.

This passion for nature has lead me on a unique journey throughout my life. When I had a child, I began my teaching journey through Waldorf with a focus on nature immersion and outdoor based schools. I feel it is the most important thing we can offer a child-free time to explore with wide eyes the natural magic of the planet we live on. If we foster this notion that we are all part of a greater eco system, we feel more connected to it and to each other. The most important gift you can give a child is to show them that the world is in fact a beautiful place worth protecting. It was my job to learn homesteading skills, hand work skills, and nature survival but to foster a sense of wonder for the natural world and keep magic alive for the children. I began practicing finding the magic and beauty in all things and it came quite naturally to me. I believe curiosity is one of our most valuable assets in life, and I always stay curious.

“If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.”
― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden

Even before I was teaching, I was always curious and full of wonder. I’ve spent my life studying everything I can. I love learning about botany, folklore, mythology, the occult, history, arts, cooking, cultures, spirituality.. I could go on. I’ve used this knowledge to curate delicious magical meals, nature inspired art and more. I started Luna Moon with my child during 2020 when we were homeschooling and wanted to come up with a magical business. It became an outlet to try out many of the skills we had learned. We started pairing herbs with magical purposes and made gourmet salts, sugars and teas. Our family and friends loved their gifts so much they encouraged us to make it real and share it with the world. The timing wasn’t quite right as I was back into teaching full time. A short time later I had a magical encounter with a luna moth under the full moon and I realized life is too short to not pursue our dreams.. I decided to move on from teaching and start investing time into making art again and making this dream a reality. The rest is history, so to say.

I hope you enjoy our apothecary as much as we do and it inspires you to re-awaken the magic & wonder in you. We are all keepers of the magic.

“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
― Socrates