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Our Personal Stories
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Read about our history, our personal struggles as a family running an herb business and stories about Martha Volchok, Co-Founder, herbalist, and mother of four homeschooled children.
Read our Stories...
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Michael's Stories | Martha's Stories | Shalom's Stories
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Co-Founders: Michael & Martha Volchok
Welcome to Blessed Herbs. Welcome to our lives.
We hope you enjoy our story...
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Michael Volchok,
President & Co-Founder
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Birth of Blessed Herbs
Twenty years ago and struggling to support 4 children, we were asked to pick Mullien and bought groceries with the $30... Read more.
I like the woods
The thoughts of humankind, the pressures of our small mindedness and the vibrations of our busy lives have not been laid down there... Read more.
My first experience with herbs
All the infection left his leg and the wound drained naturally, I became a believer... Read more.
My personal pain and hope.
I have lived most of my life with a deep uneasiness that never allowed me any real lasting peace. Yet, I am finding that I have hope, despite these old and crusted patterns of behavior. Read more.
More stories by Michael
- Drying our first herbs
- Searching for true species
- Washing roots
- Our first powder machine
- Our first liquid extracts
- About my wife Martha
- Pricing herbs
- Advice on buying herbs
- Handling & Storing herbs
- Where we find our herbs
- Environmental Concerns
- Where we are today
- Go lightly , Go simply.
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Martha Volchok,
Master Herbalist and Co-Founder
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I have but one desire
That everyone might know true health of body, mind and spirit. The greatest gift of all... Read more.
Formulations of Intuition, by Shalom
Every time I ask my mom how her formulas work she says, "oh, don't ask me that! I have no idea." Does that mean she doesn't know how herbs work? Not hardly... Read more.
Thirty years of Love, by Michael
What started as a simple soul singing out in love has become 30 years of the most wonderful and precious relationship two people can have.... Read more.
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Shalom Volchok,
Marketing Director & Son of Founders
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Reflections as I find my way
It was hard growing up with a totally alternative lifestyle. One selected by my parents, one I did not understand.... Read more.
Our Burning Desire for Heath
Two decades ago my parents listened to their own craving for harmony with life. Without knowing their path or what that even meant they started a seach... Read more.
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A Word about Cleansing Review Sites on the Web
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In recent months, a number of web sites have begun to offer what appear to be
"independent" reviews of select colon cleansing products. Please be advised that
these websites are not independant but are directly affiliated with or promoted by
the company that earns the "highest rating."
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American Herbal Products Association
United Plant Savers
