Guest Columnist
Ada Whitlock
Herb grower and soapmaker, 22 years
Ada Whitlock grows calendula, comfrey and plantain on three acres in the hills of western Massachusetts, where she has made small-batch balms and soaps since 2004. She teaches a seasonal workshop on growing a kitchen herb bed and writes occasionally about slow, simple care. She is not a medical professional.
Disclosure: Owns Whitlock Hollow Farm, which makes and sells herbal balms and soaps.
Columns by Ada Whitlock
- The case for a boring skincare shelf
After twenty-two winters of growing herbs and watching hands, a grower argues the kindest routine is the one you stop changing.