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Natural Remedies for Babies

This blog ended up being longer than expected, but there is so much to be said about parenting! If you want the herbal portion, jump to the end, but you will miss some seriously good information in between.   If you have been following our social media or know us personally, you can see that we, the owners (Aaron and Paige), have recently become first-time parents. In addition to purchasing the business in February of 2024, we decided that now would be a perfect time/opportunity to expand our family! We’ve been practicing parenting on our Great Danes Scooch and Buttercup, but now it was time to expand our human family. Although it has been challenging learning how to run and...

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Emotions of the FIRE Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine

We recently posted the blog entitled, "A Simple Introduction to the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine".  We have now been exploring characteristics of each of the Five Elements and how they relate to emotion. We have already considered the Water and Wood elements, now we will consider the Fire element. This blog will explore such questions as: What may happen...when Fire is blocking another element?...when Fire is the one being blocked?...when Fire is opened? Future blogs will explore how these questions relate to the additional two elements. We hope that you find this information useful.

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Our Year of New Beginnings

Life is always changing, evolving, transforming. And since a business is made up of people, so it too reflects ever-changing circumstances, as well. Here at PSB, we have experienced many changes within a relatively short time! This blog is in the form of an interview with Aaron Hill and shares our highlights of 2024 and what they mean for 2025. Hopefully, it will answer many of your curious questions and your thoughtful interest about us!

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Custom Formulation & Drop-Ship Opportunities

Did you know that Prairie Star offers drop ship for wholesale accounts as well as a Custom Formula Program for budding or expanding Herbalists?   As a small business, we get it. You’ve put all the effort into understanding your startup costs; construction, bringing in product to sell, designing a logo, branding, advertising, legal fees, taxes, point of sales, website development, insurance(s), bank accounts and credit cards, hiring employees and managing payroll, as well as the mental and emotional strain placed on this new adventure. Finding creative solutions for growing pains, understanding and managing stock outs, balancing supply chains, answering questions for both your customers and employees, AND let’s not forget the social life you need to have with friends,...

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Emotions of the WOOD Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine

We recently posted the blog entitled, "A Simple Introduction to the Five Elements of Traditional Chinese Medicine".  We have now been exploring characteristics of each of the Five Elements and how they relate to emotion. We have already considered the Water element, and now we will consider the Wood element. This blog will explore such questions as: What may happen...when Wood is blocking another element?...when Wood is the one being blocked?...when Wood is opened? Future blogs will explore how these questions relate to the additional three elements. We hope that you find this information useful.

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