Siouxland Magazine - Volume 2 Issue 5

Siouxland Magazine | Inspire /26
Jamie Vess, Owner of Next to Nature.
Next to Nature
By Dr. Cyndi Hanson
Nature is a word that conjures up a different
image for everyone who hears it. For some it is the
briskly driven snow on a blustery winter day; for others it
is chirping birds and rustling leaves in a secluded forest.
For Jamie Vess, the owner of Next to Nature, it is about
oneness and living naturally.
Jamie came to Siouxland with her husband a few years
ago. As someone who had devoted years to learning
the impacts of food on her body, Jamie was surprised to
discover there wasn’t a natural food store in Sioux City.
City, and sometimes not online either. The commitment
to natural healing, led to establishing a supply of products
in January 2020.
“We began in two small office spaces in January, by April
– in the midst of the pandemic – we were growing rapidly
and pushed to expand our offerings.” Said Vess. “We
knocked down a wall and expanded. Now I can work with
people one-on-one.”
“We are not a full health store.” She said. “Just the things
you need on a daily basis to be one with nature. It is stuff
you can have in your pantry to treat common ailments.”
Jamie went on to explain, “My goal is to help others learn
about a lifestyle where we are more conscious of what we
turn to for treatment. We can utilize natural treatments like
herbs, teas and supplements to feel better, live better and
fight inflammation, symptoms of menopause or insomnia.
We don’t have to put artificial things into us to feel better.”
Vess’s husband started his chiropractic clinic in Sioux City
in 2017. In line with his philosophy that natural healing can
relieve pain, recommendations for other natural remedies
was logical. He and Jamie would make recommendations
based upon their experience and research. And then they
noticed that people couldn’t find the products in Sioux
Sneak peak inside the Next to Nature store.