We are herbalists, plant medicine makers and educators on all things homemade and homegrown.

For Shannon, it was a class taken in a small herb shop in Chester, New York in 2009 that sparked her love for medicinal plants. 

Many years later, she is now an herbalist & plant medicine maker, graduate apprentice of herbalist Robin Rose Bennett and graduate of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine. 

Shannon graduated from the Academy of Culinary Nutrition in 2015 and became a Master Food Preserver in 2019.

In 2022, Shannon became a Level 1 Certified Aromatherapist through the School for Aromatic Studies & in 2024, Shannon became a Flower Essence Practitioner. 

Today, she runs Mayernik Kitchen, a Modern Day Herbal Apothecary in Pompton Plains, NJ and will continue to study and teach herbalism to her community. 

Matt’s passion for gardening started at a young age while being put in charge of the families small garden. Over the next 30 years Matt educated himself on growing vegetables and medicinal herbs. From seedlings in February to harvesting and seed collection throughout the year, Matt has developed a sustainable ecosystem to produce hundreds of pounds of harvest each year all on a small backyard garden.