# @themainemag on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BtvsB7jHEpd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/14994912-themainemag-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/79c27a5086.jpg
- **Posted:** 2019-02-11T14:38:02.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Maine Magazine (@themainemag) — https://gondola.cc/themainemag

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This week's #MainerMonday is Deb Soule, the founder, owner + herbalist avena_botanicals. As an herbalist, Soule believes in the power of plants. The born-and-raised Mainer fell in love with medicinal plants and gardening over 40 years ago. In 1985 she started avena_botanicals to help people heal using plants. Over the years the company has evolved from a mail-order business to include a small herb shop on a biodynamic farm in Rockport, but Soule’s desire to help people has remained the same. “Having grown up in rural Maine, I wanted to make high-quality medicinal herbs avail- able to women and their families living in rural areas,” she says. Link in bio. Photo by christinawnek⠀
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lovemaine, maineart, inspirationalmainer, mainermonday, maineartists, mainelife, themainemag

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