The Botanical Collection  by Lidaremé was born out of a realization that we all need to go back to basics. We need to stop putting so many chemicals on our bodies and in our bodies. I truly believe the environment plays a crucial role in the rise of health issues. When I say environment, I'm not only talking about carbon emissions, but things as basic as the soap we use on our skin.

I originally envisioned The Botanical Baby as a simple ancillary business to Growing Green Farm (a local starter vegetable and herb nursery). My sister was expecting her first child and the thought of her using Baby Powder with talc (a known toxin) was too much for me to bear. So I created an all natural, 100% organic baby body products for my soon to be nephew.  Wow what a great idea everyone said, you should market it separately.  Of course my inner voice said gee that would be fun, but could it be successful?  No matter how many people believed I could do it, I had to believe in myself.

Then a little divine intervention...OK a kick in the head would be more like it.  I had been having some headaches, my peripheral vision was starting to be effected on my left side and I was diagnosed with RA in July.  My internist thought we should do a quick MRI to make sure there was nothing going on, it just seemed like too much in such a short period of time.  On November 4, 2008 I had an MRI. The results came back and my internist was correct - I had a brain or pituitary tumor.  There was my kick in the head!  Five expert tumor centers in four different states later and we were still unsure what exactly it was. The one constant was that it needed to be removed ASAP. Many dark days and nights have passed since November - but many great lights have shined as well.  On April 22, 2009 the mass was successfully removed and I haven't looked back since.  I am sure now more than ever what we put in and on our bodies, what we clean and fragrance our homes with and how we recycle these products has so much to do with the decline in health these days.  Autism, cancer, ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, tumors, asthma - you name it the statistics are staggering.

The question is what we are doing to change things.  This is where the inspiration and the drive to create a national outlet and platform for The Botanical Collection by Lidaremé was born. The only thing I can do is share my story and my passion.  It's up to everyone else to join in on the cause.

Sincerely,

Indie

...To read more on how we have become The Botanical Collection  - read our blog.

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