Author Archives: Sarah Wadleigh

About Sarah Wadleigh

I am a Clinical Herbalist, Organic Gardener and Nutritional Consultant for people and companion animals. I live in Madrid, New Mexico with my wonderful husband, two little dogs and a big cat. My practice revolves around helping people create health through whole-food nutrition, nutritive herbs, lifestyle and self-awareness. With more than 20 years of experience as an animal nutritional counselor, I offer consultations to improve the health and well-being of our four-legged friends, as well as their humans. We can work together via Skype, in person,or over the phone. Let's create health for ourselves and our animal companions! Contact: sarah@summersunherbals.com

What I’m Growing in New Mexico

Our new home in Cerrillos, NM has some amazing qualities.  The sun room is my favorite room in the house. Sun all day long!  Faces east, south and west.  Plants that I’ve grown in Colorado gardens are growing much more … Continue reading

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Supporting Your Health in 2019

My Top 10 Recommendations for a Happier New Year 1. Spend more time with your Parasympathetic Nervous System.  Have more fun!  Become acquainted with feeling deeply relaxed and rested.  Enjoy relaxing.  Do it often. Spend more time with your dogs, cats, … Continue reading

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Elderberry Elixir! Delicious Immune Support!

Did you know?  You can protect yourself from colds and flu in the most delicious way! Elderberries support respiratory, digestive and immune health! This particular batch also has a generous amount of ginger root and is sweetened with Neem Honey! … Continue reading

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Survival Strategies for Stressful Times

When life becomes overwhelming, find a safe place and take care of yourself. When I’m going through stressful times, a lot of my “good habits” can fall by the wayside.  Basic and important habits, like taking my supplements and staying … Continue reading

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Nourishing and Medicinal Cannabis Recipes

Cannabis is a nourishing and medicinal plant that has been cultivated world-wide throughout the history of our planet. Cannabis sativa, more commonly known as marijuana, has been used by people since long before the recording of history. During the Neolithic … Continue reading

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Permaculture in Action!

We moved to Berthoud in August of 2015.  We knew we would be starting over on gardens and such, and were feeling a little overwhelmed due to the large sloping back yard.  Fortunately for us, at the very beginning of … Continue reading

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Watch what happens…

…when you nourish your 4-footed friends at the cellular level with whole foods, enzymes, vitamins and minerals! There was a time when the idea of supplements for dogs or cats seemed a little crazy or fanatical to me.  Now I can’t … Continue reading

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The Fall Garden & More Rose Talk

I keep thinking I will blog about another subject, but my attention always turns back to the garden because my first-year perennials are showing some amazing growth.  Some are blooming out of sequence, which often happens with first year gardens. … Continue reading

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Delicious & Medicinal Herbs from My Gardens

Growing and consuming herbs and nutritive greens and berries is one of my greatest joys in life.  There are a lot of herbs and berries that LOVE growing here in Colorado, and here are just a few: One of my … Continue reading

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Rose Blog!

The hardy, fragrant Roses in my garden: One of the first roses to bloom in the late Spring/early Summer is Rosa Glauca.  I grew it in partial shade in Longmont, in full sun here in Berthoud.  It’s a species rose that … Continue reading

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