My name is Jess,

I make small batch skincare products from fresh herbs that I grow and harvest seasonally on my small organic farm in Northern California. About 10 years ago I moved onto a truly stunning piece of land to live with my partner. It was this privilege that led to many new experiences that rural living have to offer such as gardening, land stewardship, and living seasonally. Over the last 8 or so years we have taught ourselves how to farm. Learning as we go, with our/the earth’s health as our number one priority. Never adding anything other than organic certified composts, rice straw, etc onto the land. My partner River grows vegetables for market while I stick to flowers, medicinal plants, dye flowers, and more. The plants that are woven into Root Rise.

I grew up with hormonal acne and still have flare ups. The traditional Western way of antibiotics and birth control pills to suppress the acne never worked/never felt right to me and I struggled thinking these were my only options. I remember going to the health food store in my hometown and discovering “Aztec Clay,” if you know, you know. It was always really harsh for me, making me super red after. But the idea of using a single ingredient, from the earth, to draw things out of the skin resonated, and it planted a seed to which I would later tap into. As I built a relationship with the land and my landscape (body) I noticed the subtle differences herbs were having on me for my overall health, skin and wellbeing. My curiosities continued and my love for making things bloomed in a new way while I ignited my creativity in the natural skincare world.

Side Note: learning about my cycle from books called Flo Living and In the Flo by Alisa Vitti, were a huge inspiration and helped educate and empower me to know my bodies’ ebbs and flows throughout the month so I could better support myself, my skin, my cycle…everything.

Over time, I found myself constantly asking these questions in my everyday life:

How can I grow this?  How can I make this?  How can I use whole plants to soothe and heal my skin? How can I offer folks products that truly work/feel good/are good for them and the earth?

I wanted either a more fresh product, where I knew the origin of the ingredients,  or one with fewer ingredients over all. 

Access to fresh, seasonal plants that are harvested at their peak is what makes my products so special. Because I am not only the maker, but also the grower, the products hold the essence of the relationship between myself and the land. I tend, respect, and commune with the land, and in turn it provides potent material. All of the ingredients are common, recognizable, simple ingredients. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Now, we are in the next chapter of our life, with our 2 year old, Eden, in tow.

And this organic product line and farm means more to us than ever. I feel even more inspired to create my safe and gentle product line, and grow it in even better ways. I’ve loved using my line on the whole family, without any confusion around ingredients I can’t pronounce. All of the scents of the skincare line are mild, gently smelling of flowers on a breeze. No harsh fragrances, just pure plants from the garden.

I rely on many self care tools to keep my day to day feeling nourished in the midst of mothering a young babe.

I call upon my products in new, more meaningful, and deep ways now. Carving out a moment (Eden’s playing in the bath? A perfect moment to do a rose glow face mask and moon butter sesh) or cozy evening after his bedtime to pause and take time and give to myself. These micro moments mean more than ever to me now.

I love getting to share my love for gardening, making things with my hands, and natural dyeing with Eden. Watching him run through the flower field makes it all feel right.

Thank you for supporting this vision, I appreciate you so so so much. I hope that my products help you to feel whole, loved, and inspired to live a beautiful life. 

I am not a licensed healthcare practitioner prescribing or diagnosing specific cases, instead I am providing everyday rituals to enhance one's life. That being said, every body is different and any claims made about specific herbal remedies may not work for you and your body. Let your intuition guide you, do a patch test with a new prodocut, and always educate yourself fully before making changes to your healthcare plan.

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns!