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At Mother Hen’s Homestead, we nurture herbal wisdom through hands-on learning, one-on-one consultations, and mindfully crafted botanical offerings.

03/17/2026

🌿 Hot Take

03/14/2026

One of the biggest misconceptions about herbalism is that you need to know hundreds of plants to begin.

In reality, many herbalists start by building relationships with just a handful of herbs and learning them deeply.

Growing them.
Tasting them.
Making medicine with them.

That’s how the practice begins to take root.

🌿 Limited spots available in the Rooted Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship
Sign-ups close April 15
Learn more at motherhenshomestead.com

03/12/2026

What if you could walk into your garden and turn the plants growing there into medicine? 🌿

That’s exactly what the Rooted Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship is about.

This hands-on program focuses on the herbs that are most practical for home herbalists — the ones that grow well in gardens and easily become part of everyday life.

Instead of learning dozens of plants once, we spend time getting to know a smaller group of herbs deeply.

Together we explore:

🌿 growing medicinal herbs
🌿 harvesting and preserving them
🌿 making teas, tinctures, syrups, oxymels, oils, and salves
🌿 tasting and experiencing herbs to understand their actions
🌿 building confidence working with plants you’ll return to again and again

Herbalism isn’t something you only learn from books.

It’s something you learn by doing, tasting, and experiencing the plants themselves.

🌿 Limited spots available
Sign-ups close April 15
Program begins April 19

Learn more at motherhenshomestead.com 💚

03/11/2026

One of the values that guides both my life and my work is connection — to the earth, to plants, and to each other. Lately I’ve been feeling heavy about the amount of division I’m seeing between people.

I’m so disheartened to see people refuse to serve others or end relationships solely based on who someone voted for. Not everything needs to be political.

I welcome different perspectives. They challenge me to see other points of view and question my own. I don’t think we’re meant to live in a giant sounding board where everyone thinks exactly the same.

Anyone with critical thinking skills can see that this level of division is being fueled, and it’s not for the common person’s benefit.

The right and the left are two wings of the same bird. The true power is bigger than either party, and they run both.

Keeping us divided and hating each other is a convenient way to make sure we’re not looking too closely at the nefarious things happening behind the scenes.

This cancel culture mentality is, in my opinion, just that—BS. How are we ever supposed to grow if we refuse to challenge our own point of view?

I’m not a political person. I’m not a Republican or a Democrat. I’m an independent, and I think independently from both parties.

I believe both sides have fair points, and both sides are also capable of corruption and doing horrifying things.

I don’t think either party truly has the common person’s best interests in mind. They serve themselves and the people with real power.

And I’m honestly tired of seeing people act in ways that feel hateful toward one another because of this clearly constructed narrative.

If you’re my friend, you’re my friend — regardless of your political affiliation, race or ethnicity, or sexual orientation.

I truly believe that if most of us actually sat down and had real conversations, we’d realize we have far more in common than we realize. We might even realize we’re all being played.

If anything recent events should have taught us, it’s to think more critically about the people in power and the narratives being pushed.

I like to challenge my beliefs. I like to grow and learn.

Nature constantly reminds me that diversity and balance are what create healthy ecosystems. Human communities are no different.

And I believe that’s exactly why we’re here on this earth — to learn, to evolve, and to find common ground where we can.

At the end of the day, most of us want the same basic things: healthy families, safe communities, and a good life for the people we love.

I’d love to live in a world where we can disagree and still treat each other with kindness and respect.

03/09/2026

Yesterday marked the beginning of this year’s Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship. 🌲✨

At the beginning of each of my apprenticeship gatherings, we pull cards.

I use a few herbal oracle decks along with herbal action cards.

The oracle cards often point toward a plant that might have something to teach us that day, while the action cards help reinforce the language of herbalism — things like nervine, astringent, alterative, or carminative.

It’s a simple practice, but it helps students begin to recognize herbal actions in a more intuitive way.

And interestingly… the cards almost always seem to reflect something someone in the group needs that day.

Herbalism is both an art and a science.

Learning the actions and energetics gives us the framework — but relationship and intuition are part of the practice too.

Grateful to all past and present students who have entrusted me with this path. 🌿

03/07/2026

All set up at the Womxn’s Artist Day at from 12-4pm! Come say hi and do a little shopping or shop online or on the farm stand 💚🌿✨

03/05/2026

The deeper you go with herbs, the more you realize it’s not just about what you take — but about learning how to listen to your body.

🌿 Have you ever had an herb work really well for you that didn’t seem to work for someone else?

03/02/2026

🌬️After a few windy days I always try to get into the woods.

Sure enough… usnea was everywhere along with load of pine and hemlock that got knocked down.

This is one of the few medicines I almost never harvest directly. I just gather what the wind knocks down.

If you’re learning to identify it, the easiest way to confirm is the little white strand inside. It stretches a bit when you gently pull it apart.

It grows really slowly, so I like to leave what’s still on the trees.

Such a good one to have in the apothecary. Have you noticed it on your walks? 🌲

03/01/2026

March is looking full in the best way. 🌱

Today is the final day to enroll in this year’s Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship and we begin gathering March 8th. I’m so excited to meet this year’s circle.

I’ll also be out at a few markets this month if you want to stop by and say hello. Stay tuned for an equinox sale later this month. Don’t forget you can shop our products on our Farmstand, at local shops and online.

Spring is almost here and you can feel it. Grateful to all of you! 🌿🌸✨

02/27/2026

Packing up a little box of plant magic today ✨

These botanical scent sprays are one of my favorite things to make. Most fragrance products are made with synthetic scents, but these are different.

Synthetic fragrances can contain dozens of undisclosed chemicals, and I can usually tell right away when they’re around — they give me an instant headache.

So I stick with the good stuff: real plants.

Each spray is made with botanical extracts and essential oils blended in small batches here at Mother Hen’s Homestead.

Simple ingredients. Real plants. No fragrance oils.

Someone out there is about to open a box that smells like lavender and wild places. 🌿

Are you sensitive to synthetic fragrances too or is it just me?

02/25/2026

Today has been a behind-the-scenes kind of day working on revamping my GMPs and documentation so it’s easier to manage.

It’s not the most glamorous or exciting part of herbalism, but it’s part of making sure the medicines I share are safe, traceable, and made with care.

The reality of running an herbal business is a mix of magic and paperwork. Thankfully the magic outweighs the paperwork 💚🌿✨

02/24/2026

A lot of people are curious about herbal apprenticeships but aren’t quite sure what they actually look like.

The Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship is hands-on, seasonal, and rooted in relationship with the plants growing around us. The Wild ones that are often overlooked. 🌲

We spend time outside, make medicine together, meditate together and build the confidence to use herbs in everyday life.

Enrollment closes March 1st 🌿

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, I’d love to have you there. Sign up at motherhenshomestead.com 💚

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