Susan Patterson

Susan is a Certified Health Coach, Master Gardener, and sustainability expert who has authored over twenty top-selling books on healthy living, clean eating, gardening, and natural wellness. She has taught thousands of people how to shop, cook, eat and live well.

Her personal commitment to wellness combined with a thorough knowledge of using food as medicine has fueled the sale of over 100,000 copies of her recipe and wellness books. As a sustainability expert, she has also written thousands of articles and books on homesteading, growing organic food and how to use herbs and essential oils for health.

Her passion for helping people doesn’t stop with sharing information, Susan is active in her community where she speaks often about health and wellness and has a thriving personal health coaching business where she is committed to providing the tools that people need to live a full and pain-free life.

When she is not helping others, Susan enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, gardening, and photography.

How To Use Essential Oils In The Car To Make Journeys So Much Better (& Safer)

How To Use Essential Oils In The Car To Make Journeys So Much Better (& Safer)

A study by Harvard Health Watch estimated that most Americans spend over 1 ½ hours a day commuting in their cars. Driving itself is a stressful activity, but if you …

10 Tomato Companion Plants To Get The Most Delicious Tomatoes This Year

Companion planting has been practiced for a very long time. Native Americans were amongst the first to use companion plants to improve the vitality of plants. According to Iroquois legend, …

9 Natural Flea Remedies For Dogs That Really Work

Anyone who loves dogs puts a great deal of effort into keeping them happy and healthy. Despite all our best efforts, pests and diseases have a way of getting to them, …

11 Tips & Tricks That Keep Plants Blooming For Longer

Flowers are meant to bring cheer and beauty to your surroundings with their jewel colors and enchanting fragrance. Cool season flowers put up a good show in spring, and then …

4 Raised Beds You Can Make In Under Two Hours

4 Easy Raised Beds You Can Make In Under Two Hours

Gardening is much easier with raised beds. They make many traditional gardening chores like deep tilling, weeding and amending the soil redundant. If you have poor soil, if it is …

11 Insider Secrets For Growing The Most Flavorful & Abundant Herbs

11 Insider Secrets For Growing The Most Flavorful & Abundant Herbs

There’s some advantage to growing herbs in pots and keeping them in the kitchen window sill. When you want a sprig of thyme or a few basil leaves to add …

11 Time Wasting Things You Are Doing In The Garden That You Should Stop Right Now

11 Time Wasting Things You Are Doing In The Garden That You Should Stop Right Now

Do you indulge in a lot of unnecessary gardening chores by force of habit or even ignorance? The time wasted in such activities could be gainfully employed in more practical gardening …

7 Hacks Used By Prize Winning Gardeners To Double Their Tomato Harvest

A bumper crop of vine-ripened luscious tomatoes is every veggie gardener’s dream. The success of this warm season vegetable depends on the length of your growing season, but following the …

Do Not Kill This Weed! It’s One Of The Best Healing Herbs On The Planet (& It’s Probably Growing Near You Right Now!)

The plantains used as medicinal herbs are low-growing plants that you can find growing almost anywhere. In some circles plantain is regarded as a weed, but it’s actually one of …

The Total Guide To Starting A Homestead

Perhaps you want to move from the hustle and bustle of the city, away from the rush and into the hush of rural living. Every year thousands of people make …