It’s our favorite month We love October, fall feels like it’s here to stay, sweaters are pulled from closets, boots are dusted off and oiled for wetter weather, and a turn inwards begins, both by the natural world and instinctively in ourselves. While this year things are sure to feel different with the ongoing chaos […]
We have been intimately connected to plants for a very long time. For those who came before us, in cultures and traditions around the world, herbs and plants, much like the rest of the natural world, held a profound amount of wonder and power. Herbs have a deeply rooted presence in folklore throughout much of […]
What does magic mean to you? We all have something that comes to mind when we ponder what magic could be. Most of the time it is something that seems so far out of grasp, and not within our realm of what we consider to be real. But what if we choose to peel away […]
We are excited to announce that we are re-opening the store on Sundays! Which means we are officially back to our pre-COVID hours of operation. Woohoo!! We’re not totally sure if this means we ‘survived’ COVID, but we certainly feel that we have been able to weather the storm and we will continue to be […]
Come on a walk with us. Even in our world made up of concrete and asphalt, skyscrapers and bustling vehicles, wildness still occurs. Today we want to take a walk with you, through your neighborhood, and while we do, we ask you to take notice. What wildness do you see? Do you see the squirrels […]
Did you know that the largest living organism in the world is not any sort of animal or creature? Yes, the organism is even larger than a towering elephant or the great blue whale that explores our vast oceans. It is actually a forest. Based in Utah, there is a grove of quaking aspen trees, […]
Dear community, We want to start off by saying thank you to those of you who are still here, reading our newsletter. These are turbulent times for our country, there is still a lot of work to do to continue to make real and lasting change in our society by dismantling the systems of racism […]
We are beyond excited to announce that we will be opening back up to in-person shopping starting on June 15th! We have been getting a lot of questions about when this will be happening and we feel that the time is now. Because we are a place of health, where people often come when they […]
Black Lives Matter Statement of Solidarity The Golden Poppy has made the collective commitment to taking certain steps that will begin to address systemic racism and inequity through the reach of our business and allow us to be better allies to people of color in our community. We believe these are essential steps that all […]
The world has been shaken. We acknowledge and recognize that there is not a single person who has not been impacted by this event. To those who have lost loved ones, we mourn with you, and send you comfort. To those who are picking up the pieces, we grieve with you, and send you peace. […]