Michael's Stories | Martha's Stories | Shalom's Stories

President & Co-Founder Michael Volchok shares his stories

Today: Michael relaxing in a field of Dandelions
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.	Where We Are Today by, Michael Volchok Blessed Herbs has allowed us to keep our family together. We home schooled four children, ran the business and grew in our love for one another and for our Creator. It has been a blessing in our lives and in the lives of our employees and their families. We maintain a loving and caring atmosphere at work. No games, no head trips, just genuine concern for the well-being of one another and also for our customers. It may not always appear that the customer is "always right" but we work our darnedest to keep a positive, helpful and non-judgemental attitude when the going gets rough. None of us are perfect and sometimes life does feel a little heavier than at other times. Let's work a little harder to recognize that we all share the same burdens and ups and downs and not be so hard on ourselves or one another. What did the Beatles say, "Love, love, love." Easier said than done, but let's put our actions where our words are. Don't get me wrong, please. I am as very much in need of transformation as the next person. Let's work together. Martha and I have been watching over the development of Blessed Herbs for almost 20 years. It has been an exciting and intense experience and we have always been very grateful for the chance to "do our own thing" and work in a field where you can feel good about what you do. When you own your own business, it is a 24/7/365 deal as they say. We definitely have started to slow down a little and those treks through the fields and woods looking for just the right plant with the hopes we'd stumble onto something we'd never seen before, are getting a little more difficult to manage. Martha still spends hours a day doing the herbal research and I sometimes hardly have a life outside of the office, working to stay on top of our good herb sources and just managing the day to day responsibilites. Basically, we were getting a little pooped out when our youngest son, Shalom (who has always worked alongside us from the beginning) decided he wanted to dedicate himself to continuing the work of Blessed Herbs. He not only wants to see the high quality and integrity which has been laid down continue, but has eyes to the future to insure that the legacy of this company continues. Blessed Herbs will continue to be one of the best resources for all your herbal needs. Currently we continue to develop our overall cleansing program we call "Desire for Health" and are recreating our website to be more user friendly, offering even more questions and answers to guide you along your individual healing path. Martha and I will still be here working alongside everyone, and always invite your questions, comments and concerns. You are all part of our extended family. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts.