Sage & Elm Apothecary products are carried statewide, including Scissortail Gifts at the Gaylord-Pickens Museum, Implementing fresh ingredients and those aged and cured, at any one time there are more home of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, in than 150 jars at various stages of fermentation in the Sage & Elm Apothecary plant. Oklahoma City. comfort and healing. Her great- agencies, combined with losing a grandmother would say “Come younger brother to addiction, in listen to the mushrooms, they 2018 Robinson-Hershey founded have a heartbeat,” reinforcing Sage & Elm Apothecary to create their ability to heal and soothe. specialized products to heal, At a young age Robinson- soothe, and treat consumers. Hershey remembers using The product inventory is plants and flowers to help centered around a holistic friends with various ailments. approach to self-care. Using the Following a career in mental earth’s natural resources Each Sage & Elm Apothecary soap is and physical health with various comes with a responsibility to unique in ingredients and appearance. honor the ingredients. Courtesy Scott VO. It is Robinson-Hershey’s practice to always use the whole plant, explaining that each element of the plant has a use and benefit. The process is full circle—from seed to harvest and back to seed. The product line of Sage & Elm Apothecary is the perfect mix of science and art, each item created to “nourish [the 30
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