Guest Episode #5: Botanicals for Skincare with Mikael Walter-Campbell

Mikael with her kalettes, the raspberry patch visible in the background.

Welcome back to another guest episode. This time I headed northwest on my bike up to the home of Mikael Walter-Campbell, the owner and maker at Sage & Thistle Handmade Goods, where she makes all kinds of wonderful soaps, infused oils, masks, soaks, and more.

Mikael with the sage crop.

I wanted to see the garden that provides many of the botanicals for her products and learn more about what she grows for skincare and how it makes the transition from plant to finished product. Along the way we also talk about the importance of having something to nurture, gardening with kids, gardening in community, making mistakes, and cultivating an aesthetic that’s just a little bit wild.

“We’re not just bystanders and we don’t have to be overlords. We are part of it. We are an important part of it. Especially what a dominant species we are now. We have a lot of responsibilities. We’re all responsible in some way.”
— Mikael

My scent posy of Peruvian sage, cinnamon basil, honey melon sage, and rose geranium.

If you’d like to learn more about Mikael and Sage & Thistle, check out her website and her Instagram, or drop by her shop at 2A Rogers Rd. in Toronto.

With this Thanksgiving weekend just behind us, let me say I’m grateful to all of you for listening and for all that you do to celebrate and care for the more-than-human world.

xo
Jen