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Meet Rhonda
I
was born in the fall of 1961, the oldest of three children; I have two
younger brothers, our parents living in California at the time. We moved
to Oregon in 1963, where I have lived since. I grew up in Oregon along
the coast, in rural areas; I love the outdoors and nature.
Our dad always told us we were Dutch, Devil and Bulldog. Then he would tell us about our heritage, Cherokee, Choctaw, Dutch, Black Dutch, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, French, German, and Norse I am very proud of all that I am.
My life changed in the fall of 1991, for the better. I began to attend Pow Wows, the heartbeat of the drum was soothing, and I was home. I learned more about my native culture and native culture in general. I have been a part of and attended native ceremonies since. In 1995, the year of the mud bowl dance, everyone that was there will always remember that year; I went on the hill, looking into my life...what am I supposed to be doing here, what is my purpose? I said my prayers. I asked about the plant people, I had been learning about and what to do. The answer was very simple...keep doing what you are doing. The next year I became a grandma; my first-born grandson came into this world. Unknown at the time, he would come to live with me and I would be his guardian, legal and otherwise.
I am daughter, sister, mother, auntie and grandmother. I have two grown adult children and four grandchildren, all I adore.
Love Deeds By Rhonda TM is something done from the heart with goodwill and happiness intended. A gift is been given to me that I may learn, grow, help others, and nurture Mother Earth. I accept this gift. Many things inspire me: my heritage, a spiritual awareness, and events in my life, nature, and the tides of emotions. I hope to be able to help humankind and share my knowledge, with others.
Our dad always told us we were Dutch, Devil and Bulldog. Then he would tell us about our heritage, Cherokee, Choctaw, Dutch, Black Dutch, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, French, German, and Norse I am very proud of all that I am.
My life changed in the fall of 1991, for the better. I began to attend Pow Wows, the heartbeat of the drum was soothing, and I was home. I learned more about my native culture and native culture in general. I have been a part of and attended native ceremonies since. In 1995, the year of the mud bowl dance, everyone that was there will always remember that year; I went on the hill, looking into my life...what am I supposed to be doing here, what is my purpose? I said my prayers. I asked about the plant people, I had been learning about and what to do. The answer was very simple...keep doing what you are doing. The next year I became a grandma; my first-born grandson came into this world. Unknown at the time, he would come to live with me and I would be his guardian, legal and otherwise.
I am daughter, sister, mother, auntie and grandmother. I have two grown adult children and four grandchildren, all I adore.
Love Deeds By Rhonda TM is something done from the heart with goodwill and happiness intended. A gift is been given to me that I may learn, grow, help others, and nurture Mother Earth. I accept this gift. Many things inspire me: my heritage, a spiritual awareness, and events in my life, nature, and the tides of emotions. I hope to be able to help humankind and share my knowledge, with others.
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Our Start
About Us:
I am a studied herbalist. My interest started in 1980, using herbal teas, looking for a cure for psoriasis, which has afflicted me since I was 18 months old. In 1991, my studies deepened and read everything; I could get my hands on. I began buying natural herb books. Making tinctures, oils and ointments. Through trial and error, I discovered recipes that work for my family and me. The next thing you know friends are asking what herb would help this ailment or that, not knowing all the answers I would study and let them know what I had learned. Then where can you get it? I began packaging and selling. I have gone through the riggers and slings of labeling laws and disclaimers.
In the beginning, I made tinctures using apple cider vinegar, WHOA, wow the taste. I switched to alcohol, but was really against using alcohol, due to my personal belief about alcohol. Then I discovered glycerine, much better, so much more palpable. My first ointments were made using Vaseline, there too I had a problem with putting a gas products on my skin. Through research, I discovered one could use many other oils and waxes in combination, which are skin friendly. Over the years, I have developed many herbal recipes and products.
All-Natural-Herbs Love Deeds by Rhonda TM is a sole proprietor, woman owned and operated, built from scratch business. Business established in 1991, providing for relatives and friends. I started with just making about 10 tinctures for cold and flu season and a couple of creams for cuts and scrapes. I now make over 200 products. My interest became an intense passion. I am interested in overall human health and healing, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. I needed to get away from chemicals and prescription drugs. Have alternatives that are not just a band-aid covering up a deeper problem.
Products are handcrafted; the only equipment I use is a commercial grinder, herb press, a small capsule maker, dehydrators and mason jars for brewing the brew. Growing to filling the bottle, creating the label, all done by hand.
October 2005 I began building an online business and traveling to Pow wow’s, gatherings and culture events as a vendor.
Credit where credit is due:
My number one business partner is my grandson Dra: who lives with me, born with Clinical Angelman Syndrome. He is a great inspiration and loves going and picking flowers, we hike where he can get around easily.
Moral support from all my family members, my mother Marilyn, Aunt Jo Ann, both of my grown children Dawn and Curtis, numerous close friends, this is invaluable.
Cora Wilson is my right hand bookkeeping, paper-organizing woman. Working part-time helping me keep up on the paper work side of business, she has great advertising ideas. Cora’s help is invaluable, I have no time for paper work with all the things I do, identifying, growing, harvesting, teaching classes and processing is full time. Let alone raise a special needs grandson.
I am very grateful for these people in my life and having interest in alternative healing, helping where I need help. Without this help, I could not do what I have done so far.
Thank you (Wado)
I am a studied herbalist. My interest started in 1980, using herbal teas, looking for a cure for psoriasis, which has afflicted me since I was 18 months old. In 1991, my studies deepened and read everything; I could get my hands on. I began buying natural herb books. Making tinctures, oils and ointments. Through trial and error, I discovered recipes that work for my family and me. The next thing you know friends are asking what herb would help this ailment or that, not knowing all the answers I would study and let them know what I had learned. Then where can you get it? I began packaging and selling. I have gone through the riggers and slings of labeling laws and disclaimers.
In the beginning, I made tinctures using apple cider vinegar, WHOA, wow the taste. I switched to alcohol, but was really against using alcohol, due to my personal belief about alcohol. Then I discovered glycerine, much better, so much more palpable. My first ointments were made using Vaseline, there too I had a problem with putting a gas products on my skin. Through research, I discovered one could use many other oils and waxes in combination, which are skin friendly. Over the years, I have developed many herbal recipes and products.
All-Natural-Herbs Love Deeds by Rhonda TM is a sole proprietor, woman owned and operated, built from scratch business. Business established in 1991, providing for relatives and friends. I started with just making about 10 tinctures for cold and flu season and a couple of creams for cuts and scrapes. I now make over 200 products. My interest became an intense passion. I am interested in overall human health and healing, mental, emotional, physical and spiritual. I needed to get away from chemicals and prescription drugs. Have alternatives that are not just a band-aid covering up a deeper problem.
Products are handcrafted; the only equipment I use is a commercial grinder, herb press, a small capsule maker, dehydrators and mason jars for brewing the brew. Growing to filling the bottle, creating the label, all done by hand.
October 2005 I began building an online business and traveling to Pow wow’s, gatherings and culture events as a vendor.
Credit where credit is due:
My number one business partner is my grandson Dra: who lives with me, born with Clinical Angelman Syndrome. He is a great inspiration and loves going and picking flowers, we hike where he can get around easily.
Moral support from all my family members, my mother Marilyn, Aunt Jo Ann, both of my grown children Dawn and Curtis, numerous close friends, this is invaluable.
Cora Wilson is my right hand bookkeeping, paper-organizing woman. Working part-time helping me keep up on the paper work side of business, she has great advertising ideas. Cora’s help is invaluable, I have no time for paper work with all the things I do, identifying, growing, harvesting, teaching classes and processing is full time. Let alone raise a special needs grandson.
I am very grateful for these people in my life and having interest in alternative healing, helping where I need help. Without this help, I could not do what I have done so far.
Thank you (Wado)
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