Esther’s Eden
Come Learn and Grow
Have you ever been sitting in a doctor’s office contemplating your options and thinking to yourself what am I doing here?
Being told what to do by a doctor who didn’t seem to even have the time of day to actually listen to you. Paying a ton of money for tests that weren’t really needed. Being told things like well, I don’t really know what’s wrong with you. You seem healthy… but here is a cream and a pill… let me know if you have any problems. Uh…..what?
I have been there.
Before I go on… let me just say I am not against doctors, professional medical advice or hospitals. This is my story and my experience. I truly believe there is a place for these things, but let me get to that in a moment.
I was taken to the doctor for all of my routine vaccines, I had to swish the bright orange fluoride when it was passed around the classroom just like everyone else and when I was sick I was either given Vicks vapor rub, Robitussen, Tylenol or Ibuprofen or taken to the doctor if the problem persisted. My mom was a nurse. This is just what we did. I was given saltines and 7up for stomach flu and waited it out while it was passed around the house twice a year. I grew up having asthma, Gillian Barrett syndrome, and a cough that never seemed to go away. Sickness was just something that happened to you. You couldn’t control it. The only thing you could do was go to the doctor and do what they told you to do or live with it. End of story.
Sound familiar?
As I got older and began making choices of my own I started a health journey that changed my life forever. One simple statement that gave wind to my sails and ignited a passion in me that I now want to share with you.
“You are able to take charge of your own health!”
You do not have to get sick all the time! You do not have to just be a good person and do what the doctor tells you to do! There are other options.
Esther’s Eden is the embodiment of that passion and the place you can begin your own journey to understanding your unique design and health needs.
Here, I will teach you through herbal, gardening and homesteading classes how to identify which herbs and lifestyle changes will help you live the healthiest version of your story possible. Esther’s Eden offers a variety of online and in person classes as well as frequent blogs and social media posts, YouTube videos, and emails that help you learn how to break away from the mainstream broken medical system and take charge of your own health journey. For those of you with limited time we also offer several handcrafted herbal products. These products are formulated with the utmost care and consideration for quality ingredients. These are the very same products we use on a daily basis in our own home. These products go onto my own babies so you know they are top notch.
I truly believe in what the late Dr. Christopher taught - There are no incurable diseases just incurable people.
What does this mean? It means that yes, your health will take some sacrifices and some work. On the other side of those hard choices is a life where you look into the mirror and smile because you actually feel amazing!
I know this because I have been there! I have felt sickly and run down and I have made the hard choices so that I was able to live a different version of my life. Before I knew it I actually liked my clothing because I felt good. I was smiling because I couldn’t help it. Cartwheels and handstands at nearly 40 years old? Yes!! Energy for dance parties with my kids in the living room? Yep! Enjoying delicious food and feeling good. Oh Ya!
To this day my children have never set foot in a doctor’s office due to illness! Why? Choices. Not because they haven’t been sick, but because I now have a different set of tools to use.
You can too!!
Click here to begin living your best life!
The Woman Behind The Brand
I’m a North Idaho farm mama through and through. I grew up in a small town, with room to run and plenty of time to explore. I’ve been in the garden as long as I can remember. From those early days of slipping my toes under the sun warmed soil to now when I steal away every chance I get to be in the garden or the wilderness. I’m affectionately called the Crazy Plant Lady by both family and friends. My love of plants jumped to the next level when I took Dr. Christopher's School of Natural Healing courses and became an herbalist. It is my passion to share my garden, my knowledge and living food with as many people as I can. I'm a mom of 6 amazing children who are homeschooled and love our farm as much as I do. I am a wife to an amazing husband who grew up in the same little North Idaho town that I did. I live my life in close connection with God and his light. It is my goal to have all the plants...and the animals too ...because well, the plants need the compost. I am the creator of Esther's Eden blog, Youtube channel and line of herbal products. It is my hope and my joy to help as many beautiful people as I can live their own best life.
About
The best food in the world grows in your own back yard.
- Esther Munroe
Esthers Eden History
Originally named The Munroe Stump Farm when Mr. P Munroe purchased the raw land in the late 70s. Armed with hand tools and a few rough plans Mr. Munroe and his family cut timbers from the land, scraped the bark and built the log cabin that is still on the property today. The family joke was that no one could grow anything but stumps on this farm.
Esther Munroe purchased the property from the family a few decades later, moved in, and got to work. She has been busy transforming the property from a pine tree forest into an abundant permaculture style farm. Heritage and Legacy are important to her. She find it an honor and pleasure to farm and write her own story upon the land.
Mission
When I first began gardening as an adult I rode my bike across town to a friends property. It was there in that 3,000 sq ft plot I learned about pests, weeds and how to predict how much time I had left to garden before a storm would blow in and I'd get rained out. I learned from an old timer who's nick name was “Moose” about a little thing called Leave-a-right.... I had spent ages picking rocks outta the old plot and one day Moose walked up to the fence, watched me work for a while and then said, “you know that's called leave-a-right don’t you?”
“what are you talking about?” I huffed back
“That's called leave-a-right....means leave it right there.” He replied as he shook his head and walked back to his well maintained garden.
There were many lesson from Moose. It was there that God began to speak to me about my life. My purpose. He began to teach me lessons through the garden. It was there in that garden that my spirit came to life. It was at that time that my garden became known as Esther's Eden. Since then Esther's Eden has traveled to many locations throughout North Idaho...there was even a time where the whole garden was just some pots on a patio. In 2015 Esther’s Eden found its permanent home near Athol, ID. Esther's Eden is not just for our family. It is a place of rest and contentment. It is a place where the atmosphere is thin, healing can take place, the internet is spotty and cell service is like that old commercial, “can you hear me now?”. It is a place for rest and beauty that anyone can enjoy. We do gardening a little differently than most. Failure is encouraged that we might be able to teach better. Our methods include Back To Eden, No dig, permaculture, food forest and forest gardening. We will also be implementing Joel Salatin’s methods of daily moves for our animals throughout the warm months and deep bedding in the winter months. We believe the best tasting food starts with happy animals – all the way down to the bugs in the soil. The most healing Medicine comes from loving hands and the living earth.