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The KESTREL Air Plant Care Guide

Air plants (known as Tillandsias) are native to Central America, South America, the southern United States + West Indies. Too, they are one of our favorite plants here at Kestrel shop where we ca...

Design Crush: MYRTH Ceramics

Meet The Maker of Your Wedding Ring: Rebecca Overmann

A home to metalsmiths and creatives, Rebecca Overmann studio is a design space, workplace, and showroom. Offering an array of conflict free, and rare diamonds, they honor each piece and the v...

Spring Cleaning with Good Vibes

  Spring cleaning can be daunting; so this year we're taking a different approach. Using cues from traditional cultures, we put together a list of 4 major symbolic elements that can bring good vib...

5 Ways to Show Self-Love for Valentines Day

We’re taught by society that our worth is found in the idols of our culture — status, youth, power, money, attractiveness, and romantic relationships. At times, that can get in the way of us being ...

4 Unique Plant Types from the Smith College Botanical Gardens

The Kestrel Northampton shop is a quick walk from the Smith College Botanical Garden and Conservatorium. It was founded over one hundred years ago by L. Clarke Seelye and the landscape architectur...

The Sill and the Benefits of Plants

The Sill Storefront, image by Sarah Ratner Nestled in the corner of New York City's Chinatown and Lower East Side, there is a shop that just may bring a little heaven to where you dwell — The Sill...

Wrapping Food Consciously for the Holidays + Beyond

I don't know about you, but there are still remnants of Thanksgiving dinner sitting in the bottom of our refrigerator. Thanks to the modern commodities like containers and plastic wrap, one is able...

Support Kestrel Land Trust this Holiday

Gifts that Give In honor of our love for wildlife and our feathered friends, this Holiday we are thrilled to be part of the GOOD KARMA SALE inspired by The Wild Unknown's desire to redefine the ho...

Pommes Frites Soy Candles + The Benefits of Candle Burning

  The root of the word candle is from the Latin term, candela — to shine. And what better time than the holidays to light up your home and your mood along the way. Mixed with the aromatherapy of e...