The Essential Elements Apothecary and Tea House's mission statement is as follows

To provide a safe and sacred space where all are welcome.

• A space to heal body, mind and spirit.
• A space to create to share and to support one another.
• A symposium for constructive ideas, where strangers become friends, and unconditional love grows.
• A magical place where all are one

for indeed this is truth.
So be it.

Aside from being an herb shop and a healing center, the Essential Elements Apothecary is also a growing community. We try to reach out to the public to the extent that our resources allow us to, fostering connections with people from all walks of life as we work together to expand collectively. We are creating learning spiral herb gardens and a meditation space in the back of the Apothecary. We wish to provide visual representation of the herbs that we can use every day in the healing of our bodies, minds and spirits, along with a public meditation space where people can relax and rejuvenate themselves. The apothecary is unique because we are run mostly by volunteers and are here for the purpose of learning and healing. An herb spiral is a garden that pulls together many permaculture design principles , following the spiral shape that is commonly found in nature. At its heart is a mound of soil, about 2 meters in diameter and 1 meter tall. We will plant an array of herbs from common to the more obscure. Volunteers will learn permaculture design of a spiral herb garden, learn about herbs and how to plant them, and can attend our many workshops that we will offer. Volunteers also can join in on the growing herb community we have established here. We are seeking large rocks, soil, compost and organic fertilizer for the project. Come by sometime for a cup of tea!

Feel free to check us out online at...
http://www.hawthorneapothecary.com