🌹 Introducing Kaaron De Vere Mitchell
Kaaron has always been the one in our family who could turn her hand to anything, and her journey into writing began the same way her life has always unfolded — through sheer curiosity and a talent for making something out of nothing. What started as a simple desire to expand the range at her butcher shop ended up reigniting the spark she had as a child. One experiment led to another: homemade cheese “just to see if she could,” then sourdough, then herbal inclusions, and eventually full-blown herbalism and growing her own apothecary garden.
She’s a country girl through and through, one of the last generations who truly know how to make everything from scratch. The worldwide shutdown of 2020 reminded her — as it did many of us — how fragile the food chain really is, and how easily health, sustainability, and self-reliance are pushed aside. Instead of settling, she went back to the skills she was raised with, rebuilding her life and livelihood from the ground up.
Even on a modest town block, she’s proven what’s possible. With a bit of bartering, a network of like-minded people, and her own determination, she feeds her family seasonally and sustainably, reconnecting to the earth in the process. Her apothecary has grown from simple herbal teas into tinctures, infused oils, soaps, scrubs, skin and hair care, cleaning products, and more — all crafted from the herbs she grows herself and low-tox ingredients.
Through her books, Kaaron champions self-sustainability, education, and better health. She teaches that we don’t need to rely on the supermarket for every part of our lives, and that homemade isn’t just better tasting — it’s cheaper, cleaner, and often exactly what our bodies need.
She always laughs and says she “created a monster,” but the truth is this monster is healing her, one step at a time. And now, through her writing, she’s helping others reclaim the same skills, confidence, and connection that shaped her.