Honoring my father by living the life I love

​IT'S NOT JUST A JOB, IT’S A WAY OF LIFE! 
IT'S WHAT MY FATHER DID AND HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM AND WHAT I WAS BORN TO DO. 
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TAKING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING AND HEALTH HAS BEEN A LIFELONG JOURNEY FOR ME. I WAS RAISED ON A FAMILY FARM IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA NEAR FLATHEAD LAKE. FARMING WAS A WAY OF LIFE. WE RAISED CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES, ALFALFA, BARLEY & WHEAT ALONG WITH COWS, HORSES, CHICKENS, PET SHEEP & PIGS. WE HAD A LARGE FAMILY AND LIKE ALL FARM FAMILIES, WE PITCHED IN AND WORKED HARD.  IT WAS A PERFECT PARADISE, WE PLAYED AS HARD AS WE WORKED.  ALL SEVEN OF US KIDS AND GRANDPA HELPED OUT WITH EVERY ASPECT OF THE FARM, FROM TENDING TO AND IRRIGATING THE CROPS,  ROGUING POTATOES TO HARVESTING HAY AND MILKING COWS AND OF COURSE ALL THE HOUSEHOLD TASKS AS WELL. I LEARNED A LOT GROWING UP ON OUR FAMILY FARM.  MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, I ESTABLISHED A WAY OF LIFE THAT I LOVE AND NURTURE EVERYDAY HERE ON MY MOUNTAIN TOP SANCTUARY IN POTOMAC, MONTANA. 

IN ADDITION TO THE HERB, FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDENS, I HAVE BEEN WILDCRAFTING HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF MONTANA FOR AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER.  LONG BEFORE MY TIME, THE NATIVE PEOPLES GATHERED TOGETHER IN WHAT THEY CALLED CAMAS PRAIRIE VALLEY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS STARTING IN MAY TO GATHER THE BULB OF THE CAMAS, A BEAUTIFUL BLUE FOWER IN THE LILY FAMILY, WHICH USED TO GRACE THE LOWER VALLEYS IN VAST MEADOWS. FOUND ONLY HERE AND THERE NOW, IT WAS AT ONE TIME A PLENTIFUL FOOD SOURCE. LATER IN THE SUMMER THEY MOVED HIGHER UP TO GATHER ALL TYPES OF WILD BERRIES INCLUDING HUCKLEBERRIES, WILD RASPBERRIES, SERVICE BERRIES, THIMBLEBERRIES FOR DRYING.
 
RAVEN HILL BOTANICALS IS THIRTY MILES EAST FROM MISSOULA, MONTANA UP THE BLACKFOOT RIVER CANYON WHICH OPENS UP TO THE BEAUTIFUL AND PLENTIFUL POTOMAC VALLEY IN WHAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED AS ONE OF MONTANA'S HIDDEN TREASURES!
COME VISIT US! 

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​WILDCRAFTED BOTANICAL BODYCARE & SKINCARE MADE WITH THE FRESHEST AND FINEST INGREDIENTS
...AND LOVE! 

It is already June with Father's Day and the Summer Solstice right around the corner, and I would like to take this time to honor my father, the farmer, who instilled a love of the earth and all of the plants that nourish us and help feed the world, but above all, a deep respect for the rhythms of each season of life. I miss my father and wish to honor him on this Father's Day 2026. 
We have returned to gardening and foraging as we celebrate the Summer Solstice this month. Meanwhile, enjoy the gifts of our gardens and nature by visiting us at  www.ravenhillbotanicals.com 

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