What's New from the Gardens of Desert Woman?


Desert Woman's Fall Classes

We are offering 4 classes beginning Saturday 26 September 2009

Seed Saving 

Make your own Herbal Cremes & Lotions 

Root Digging & Garlic Cultivation

Make Herbal Body Products for Yourself or for Gifts

Please visit the Classes Page for more details


We are proud to introduce our NEW monthly Weekend Intensive classes. This program is designed to meet the needs of those who wish to study medicinal herbs for home health use part-time in lieu of our regular apprentice program. It will include the basics on growing & wildcrafting plants, their safe use in a variety of products, & guidelines for the implementation of healthy food choices to enhance the effectiveness of herbal remedies.

The classes will be devoted to 3 general tracks:

  • 1. Cultivation

  • 2. Herb use for home health care

  • 3. Food & healing

For details on our weekend intensive program, click here
We continue our regular apprentice program and are still considering applicants for 2009.  Click here for details.


Many other exciting events are happening this season:

  • United Plant Savers Conference
    Tucson Oct 17.  I will be teaching & vending. UPS is an org of herbalists trying to save endangered or threatened medicinal wild plants.

For more info on these events, please call - 575.535.2860.


Have you tried Desert Woman's scrumptious new Lip Jazz Flavors?
Pineapple Ginger and Lemon Ginger as well as these Desert Woman Favorites

I Love Lavender Salve

Lavender Light Lotion

Creme of Lemon Supreme

Herbal Gift Paks in a snazzy Origami box

Apply Lip Jazz & kiss those cracks & cold sores goodbye.  Emollient.  Suitable for royalty.  Anything else is for squares!  Click here for hip lips!

 I Love Lavender Salve Keepsake HeartsMonica Rude - founder / owner of Desert Woman Botanicals - Another perfect gift for a special friend or occasion.  Comes in a compact, hinged, heart shaped tin that fits easily in a pocket or purse.  If you Love Lavender, this is for you.

Lavender Light Lotion and Creme of Lemon Supreme - are luscious, buttery, smell heavenly & are great for your skin!  Find out more about Lavender Light Lotion and Creme of Lemon Supreme.

Herbal Gift Paks - A perfect gift for any occasion, holiday or special event!  You'll LOVE these beautiful Gift Paks filled with 8 of our most popular products.

Fab Foot Creme is still our best selling product of all time!  Give up those painful cracks on feet and hands and order some today


Desert Woman
specializes in capturing The Healing Energies of the SouthWest Desert & bottling it up for your benefit whether you live here in the desert or are far away in another climate.

Our herbal products are prepared with herbs from our garden certified organic by NMOCC, from other organic growers, or from ethically wildcrafted sources.

Our grain alcohol is certified organic. Our olive oil is certified organic and cold pressed. No ingredients are genetically engineered. The beeswax and honey comes from our local beekeeper. We take time and great care to prepare by hand and in small batches to insure quality and provide you with the finest herbal products.

Monica Rude / Desert Woman


It's all about creativity!  End the war against weeds and invite them to be part of your gardening strategy.  Visit this new page and learn all about Weeds as a Resource!

We love Gila!
Especially when the river is raging and being it's full on natural self!

Visit our new photo gallery to see what that was like!


We accept credit cards & checks
when you order online and establish a PayPal Account.

Check it out, it's very user friendly.

pay pal - secure online payment by check or cc

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