Market Schedule

 

Schedule will be updated as changes are made.

Sept 2025:

Sunday, September 7, 2025: Hills Garlic Festival | New Denver, BC
Find us at Booth #39 this year! Festival Information can be found here: http://www.hillsgarlicfest.ca

Hi. I'm Sylvia.

Welcome to my little corner of the world, where passion for plants meets hands-on craftsmanship. I've grown a successful career as a Food Scientist and Quality Assurance Person in the food, NHP and cannabis industries, but my heart has always been with the land and in making botanical products. Foraging, working with plants, and creating natural skincare is where I truly come alive. The best part? The physical connection with the plants—from the harvest to the final product—it grounds me and brings joy to my work. While I’ve been encouraged to scale up and wholesale to retailers, I’m choosing a different path. I want to maintain a direct connection with my customers, rather than handing that relationship over to a corporate middleman. As a professional agrologist, my goal is not just to create beautiful skincare, but to inspire others to grow more food and medicine, contributing to a sustainable ecosystem. By keeping my business small-scale, I can stay rooted in sustainability, ensure I’m not over-harvesting, and maintain that deep connection to the land through every botanical ingredient in my products.

Your path to natural wellness.

Forage and Soothe is my micro-scale, Canadian home-based business that I operate right here in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. I make small batch handcrafted wellness products inspired by the wisdom of herbs and botanicals.

I am passionate about harnessing the power of plants to help you reconnect with nature and find balance in your everyday routine. Every product I create is a reflection of my dedication to simplicity, sustainability, and the healing properties of the natural world.

Handcrafted with care.

Each item in the collection is made by hand with love and attention to detail. I take pride in being hands-on in every step of the process from wild-crafting botanicals to seeing customers face-to-face at local markets.

All of the products available to you here have been thoroughly tested by me, my friends and my family. I am confident you will love my products as much as we do!

  • HERBAL

    My products feature herbal active ingredients.

    I only use herbs that I know are safe and efficacious.

  • VEGAN

    Forage & Soothe is a plant-based brand, and the majority of my products are vegan.

    Look for the Vegan symbol which denotes Vegan products.

  • NATURAL

    I believe in total transparency about the nature of ingredients.

    Look for the natural symbol which shows the exact % of natural ingredients in each product. I strive to keep the % of natural ingredients as high as possible - most products are 100% natural.