About Forage & Foliage
Forage & Foliage is an LLC created in May of 2021, with the intent for
wellness services and programs to be initiated into our local community and
eventually reaching our international community. The programs and services we offer fall under
the categories of and not limited to:
- Home Cleansings Services
- Gardening Services
- Art, Antique & Household Plant Retail
- W
elfare Journalism
Our Theology
We are inclined to believe that tending to our homes is essential for our physical/mental health & wellness. We believe the appreciation for worldwide arts, a curiosity for items of the past, and being part of nurturing nature in your home are ways to connect to the world around you. We believe that intentionally showing up for your needs and the needs of others can create an empowering environment wherever you are in the world. We’re big Believers in being part of what makes the world a more beautiful place. Our Mission to Promote
Our mission and focus is to provide services that promote synergy and empower the client, while we are providing services we are passionate about. Our clients have shared about the fresh space and comfort that has been reestablished in their home after receiving the Home Cleansing services. Our client’s share their joy in seeing and experiencing their outdoor landscape restored. It has been uplifting when our clients have found hope nurturing a new house plant cutting through the dark winter months, or appreciating art that supports a family in another region of the world. There is a substantial peace of mind through receiving a welfare report on their adoption, organization, or progress on a project you have financially supported. Home Cleansing & Gardening Services
We understand that aging bodies, physical/mental limitations, and seasonal depression can make it difficult to keep up. While others are carrying life, keeping up with toddlers to teenagers, and working hard to provide for their families. Our goal in providing Home Cleansings and Gardening Services, is to give exceptional quality cleansing or gardening that will clear space in your home or yard for a more positive and relaxed environment to enjoy and grow in. We value deeply that we provide gentle home cleansings. We prefer to use a combination of natural ingredients including white distilled vinegar, baking soda, therapeutic-grade essential oils, dried herbs and more. We choose these ingredients because they are safe on plants, children, carrying benefits to enhance your immune system, and provide a less damaging effect as far as wear and tear on counters/floors/grout etc. We use a combination of well designed machinery in vacuums such as our beloved Kirby capable of really getting that extra settled dirt up and out of there! As well as our Dupray Home Steam Cleaner that kills 99.99% bacteria viruses we use for disinfection, cleaning flooring, upholstery and pretty much everything else! We do our best to work diligently and quickly so that you can get on with your day. Our clients value that we are flexible to their needs. If you need priority on a certain area of the home, cannot reach areas, or need help organizing a closet, we are willing to hear you and work with this need. It is important to note that a first time cleanse does take longer for us to complete as it is more of a deep cleanse to get the first layer off. After the first cleanse the future maintenance cleanses on the calendar take less time and after at least three appointments we are able to know the approximate time it will take to complete your cleanse on a regular schedule to lock in your cleansing cost. Depending on the size of your space and chosen cleansing plan, we will have between 1-3 home cleansing experts sent to your location. Your cleansing plan will act as a profile for your service identifying the areas and depth of cleansing, preferred products, dates serviced and method of payment, so that we may keep an accurate record of your preferences and services up to date. This is also necessary as we are able to grow our cleansing team; all team members will be knowledgeable to upkeep your home's cleansing expectations. Art, Antique & Household Plant Retail
It has been uplifting when our clients have found hope nurturing a new house plant cutting through the dark winter months, or appreciating art that supports a family in another region of the world. Our main intent with our art retail is that the items we sell are “life giving”. This means that we sell items that inspire inner growth as much as possible. We have a deep appreciation for original art and advocating for the artist. We have a decade-long connection to family and friends in post-war territories across the world and advocate for their works of art to support their families. We love the stories that antiques tell us about our history, societal transformation and how pleasing some are to the eye. This is a joy and interest we love to share with others. We do not currently offer our plants as retail because of the extra steps in shipping and packaging but our clients of home cleansing and gardening have the benefit of being loved on in this way. Welfare Journalism
There is a substantial peace of mind through receiving a welfare report on their adoption, organization, or progress on a project you have financially supported. I have utilized 19 years of experience in writing reports based on personal experience through international adoption, creating welfare checks for adoptive parents, completing field investigations and advocating for communication or mediation between international funding partnerships for church ministries or NGO support. The majority of the reports I have prepared have been for organizations that want to partner with another for programming or funding, for child origination for international adoption, for red flags in trafficking of women and children for coordinating case files for the creation of programs to assist in communities plagued with high statistics in sexual violence. I have a great ability to work with people everywhere I have had the privilege to in the world and have found a deep love and appreciation for providing this service. The service areas of welfare journalism I work on currently include:
Adoptive Child Welfare and Origination Reports: this is a great early prevention method in adoption fraud and child trafficking. It not only can indicate red flags before you are thousands and dollars in debt but also follow the welfare of the child including the checks on height, weight, nutrition; other areas of followup are noting that the foster fees are being used correctly, that doctors appointments are happening for visas, meeting caretakers, health of environment and much more. I do not release past case files online but will discuss details of them with clients privately to show the importance of due diligence in this enormous choice to grow your family through adoption. Church Ministry Project/Program Updates: this is helpful when you have a team going to do a project and you would like someone that is unbiased in receiving and reporting information for the safety of your team. In these reports I love to meet up or go with the team to document areas that include and are not limited to the origination of the project or program, researching the location and statistics that surround the need for certain projects such as water tanks, orphanage support, education funding, building projects, business creation, etc. Documenting connections, names, narratives, photos, indicating priority needs and cost breakdowns for projects for fundraising support. Humanitarian/NGO Program Assessments: this is helpful for when you would like to financially support a program or project but do not have the time to go to location to get a feel of the integrity of the program or people you are hoping to or currently financially support. Much like the Church Ministry Project/Program Updates, this covers all the same focus areas. My ability to create these reports has uncovered child collection and trafficking creating reunification in some families, assisted in developed community awareness & prevention curriculum on anti-exploitation in multiple countries. It has assisted families in knowing how to properly help their adopted child with their history as they grow, it has helped run people in orphan care out of ministries that were taking advantage of women and children, it has helped those writing articles on welfare get field information and helped begin grassroot organizations and small businesses in multiple developing world countries. For pricing and protocol of these services please contact me directly. We are honored to be part of your wellness journey and look forward to future bookings with you! With much gratitude,
Bri Forage, Owner 509.820.6053
Space & Home Cleansings, Gardening, Welfare Journalism
Lex Guerrero, Co Owner 509.526.0670
Space & Home Cleansings, Gardening
Services Yearly Schedule:
- Home Cleansings -
Open All Seasons 10am-6pm Monday-Friday
& flexibility of days and hours with booked appointments. Message for booking availability.
- Gardening -
Open March thru October 6am-6pm Monday-Saturday Message for booking availability.
- Welfare Journalism -
Open All Seasons upon request. Message for booking availability.
- Retail -
Online sales & site in progress.
