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Convallaria majalis
Lily of the Valley
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An Ongoing Study of Plants, Place, & Cultural Memory.
Through field study, stewardship, seasonal herbal practice, archival preservation, conversations with elders, and the gathering of community, The Ladybird Company is an ongoing search for a deeper sense of belonging - to land, memory, and one another.
Rooted in the wild heart of rural Alberta, Canada, The Ladybird Company is an exploration of the relationships between plants, people, ecology, and land-based ancestral knowledge.
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Symphytum officinale
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Featured From The Archives
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Heritage Apothecary
A small-batch, seasonal collection of culinary herbalism,
household apothecary, field remedies, and lifetyle botanicals; shaped by
old-world apothecary traditions, and a life lived close to the land.
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A regenerative herb farm, medicinal silvopasture, food forest, &
living classroom in progress; sister business of The Ladybird Company;
rooted in local stewardship, reciprocity, and the gathering of community.
Hearth & Heritage Family Farms
Mackenzie is a herbalist, horticulturist, writer, archivist, and storyteller; founder of The Ladybird Company, and co-founder of Hearth & Heritage Family Farms. She was raised in the Peace Country of northern Alberta, and is now based rurally in the County of Vermilion River, near the border of Saskatchewan.
Mackenzie Laurin
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
She graduated from the Horticulture Technologist diploma program at Olds College, where she focused her studies on native ecosystem restoration, permaculture, and ethnobiology. She continued to build her practice through years of independent study, fieldwork, and hands-on experience. Her work reflects a reverence for old-world botanical traditions, intergenerational connection, ecological stewardship, and the wisdom carried through plants, seasons, landscapes, and community.
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" After I left, I couldn't help but feel that ... after experiencing the natural world through Mackenzie's eyes - I will never walk through the world in the same way again."
- Evelyn
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FROM THE COMMUNITY
" Mackenzie has a rare gift — every plant
became a story. Not just names, but histories...
Not just identification, but connection. "
- Donna W.
" I left feeling so grateful : not only for the incredible knowledge shared, but for the profound sense of community felt at this gathering. "
- Saoirse
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