In this virtual course, offered as a part of Modern Prairie’s Green Thumb Series, you will learn how to plan and design your garden to meet your specific needs and space constraints. Kendra will guide you through the process of selecting the right type of garden for your situation, whether it be raised beds, container gardening, or other options.

You will also learn about seedling care and problem solving, as well as soil health and how to prepare it for planting. Kendra will cover when to plant and how to maximize your harvests, allowing you to get the most out of your garden.

Throughout the course, there will be opportunities to ask questions and receive personalized advice from Kendra, who has a wealth of experience in herbalism and gardening. By the end of this course, you will have the knowledge and tools to create a thriving garden that supports your health and well-being.

Kendra Payne is the Owner and Operator of The Herbal Scoop, a discovery-based herbal farm and botanical tea shop located in Narrowsburg, NY.

Kendra’s herbal journey began when she was a child. She used to go out to a find herbs, dirt, or anything she could get her hands on to make her “science experiments”. Kendra would take whatever she had, put it into a jar with water and hide them in her mother’s cabinets. She remembers several times that her mom would reach to grab pasta or something else for dinner and a jar would come crashing out! Whoops! Looking back, she now realizes that she was starting her herbalism journey and didn’t even realize it.

On her journey Kendra has been certified as a yoga teacher, traveled to India to learn the science of Ayurveda, and even taught meditation at NYU. In 2017, Kendra knew she wanted to make herbalism her career and when to school to receive a science-based educational approach to herbalism. Kendra continues to study herbalism and is excited to share herbal practices from her ancestral practices that are woven into the fabric of herbalism in the U.S.

Today, Kendra offers and opportunity for people to get into the driver’s seat of their own wellness journey. She wants to empower people to embrace a sense of play and curiosity with their herbal practice. There are so many wonderful herbs to explore and The Herbal Scoop is here to get you started on creating a garden that’s sustainable and works with your lifestyle.