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Are Essential Oils or Fragrance Oils More Sustainable?

More than just buying zero waste products, living a sustainable lifestyle means making choices that promote environmentalism in our individual live...

3 Holiday Kombucha Mocktails to Keep You Merry and Bright

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Decorations are going up, smells of cinnamon and clove are all around and spirits are lifted, but if you'...

Mushroom Powders and Tinctures: Your Questions Answered

November can be a stressful time; the seasons are changing, we’re preparing ourselves, homes, and vehicles for the winter, and the holidays are jus...

Your November 2021 Astrology Forecast

Our resident witch, Faust, has conjured up an Astrological Forecast to determine how November will be treating you based on your ascendant (rising ...

8 Clever Things You Can Do With Honey Candles Beeswax

A gift from our friends the bees, beeswax is a natural product that can be used in place of many synthetic waxes. A byproduct of the honey harvesti...

Tips for a Low-Waste, Lot-of-Fun Halloween

Eek! It’s almost Halloween, but don’t let the fear of waste stop you from having fun! This holiday is traditionally filled with fun size candy and ...

Your Green Kitchen: Not Your Average Bowl Cover

In 2017, registered nutritionist Rouvè Hembling was troubled by the amount of plastic waste used in the kitchen: thus, the first Your Green Kitchen...

Making the Switch to a Sustainable Bamboo Toothbrush

When starting a low-waste journey, there are plenty of products you simply learn to live without — toothbrushes, however, are not one of those. It’...

An Interview with The General Bean, a Family-Owned Needle Felting Company

It really doesn’t get more local than The General Bean! This family-owned needle felting company sources their wool from a Canadian mill just outsi...

Five Fall Cleaning Tasks to Cross Off Your To-Do List

It’s fall, y’all! We’re big fall people here at The Apothecary. This is the season for cooking up hearty meals, crafting, canning, preserving, an...

The True Cost of Period Products in Canada

Have you ever thought about how much it costs to buy period products every month? For many folks who experience periods, purchasing menstrual produ...

Calendula Sun Salve

Calendula is our Herb of the Month, and we thought we’d take the opportunity to feature its powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties i...