livinglandcourse

✨New Patreon video: 4 Summertime Beverages ✨

Hello friends, it’s been a little while since we’ve posted. Summer has scattered us around, having us tend to many things as you can imagine. How are you doing this season?

Where we are it is HOT! In the sweltering days of New England summers we frequently turn to cooling herbs to help turn down the fiery-ness and heat. In our latest Patreon offering Steph goes over four of her favorite beverage recipes that are simple to make and very refreshing for when you feel a bit wilted. You can check out the recipes on our Patreon page, linked in our bio.

Enjoy and wherever you may be, we hope you are keeping cool and hydrated! 🫙🫐🌿 💧

Today is the last day of !! And for the finale of this edition of we have DAHLIAS!!!! Our friends at the brand spanking new have graced our booth with a gorgeous array of these beauties that are just itching to be planted up in your garden 🌈 Because of Val and .yiaaa (whom you may see at our booth if you're lucky!) we also have their beautiful seedlings of Calendula, Chamomile, and SWEET ANNIE!!! Get em while they're hot, darlings!

From 13 Moon's website:

"We’re Lex (they/them) and Val (they/them)! Two q***r and trans farmers growing dahlias, cut flowers, and specialty vegetables in Greater Boston. We’re located on the ancestral lands of the Wampanoag and Massachusett people in Milton, MA. We grow using sustainable practices by fostering healthy soil and biodiversity, and limiting the use of single-use plastics and aggressive tillage." Visit the link in their profile to learn all about their Dahlia CSA!

Plant Shop! Herbstalk Pre-orders and Farm Pickup! Plant Shop! Herbstalk Pre-orders and Farm Pickup! This is our new greenhouse pal that's been hanging around the plants in our hoophouse, very gently, we might add, just like you see in the picture taken earlier today. They're happy to help us announce the plant shop is now live for the season on our website!

🌱 We’re getting ready for the growing season, and for a new round of our herbal program, Connecting with the Living Land. Class starts the weekend of April 27/28 and we’re thrilled to welcome a new group of students to the farm. There are 2 spots left in our Saturday session and 1 left in our Sunday class. Join us if you can! All the details are in our profile. Come learn about home herbalism, ecological gardening, and seasonal connection with us! ✨

🌿 CONNECTING WITH THE LIVING LAND: ENROLLMENT IS NOW OPEN! 🌿

Join us for a 7 month program on the Muddy River Herbals farm in Canton, MA

~ begins April 27, 2024 ~

join us for a journey of:

🌱community + kinship

🌱herbalism + gardening

🌱body + spirit

🌱service + healing

Our gatherings, which take place once a month from April through October, will each feature medicine making, plant profiles, earth connection practices, and holistic gardening techniques. Each class will revolve around a specific theme that corresponds to the plant guardians who will serve as guides in that month’s work. Our time in the garden will be centered on ecologically sound methods, with a special emphasis on ancestral techniques (often referred to as permaculture), and the importance of plants that sustain not only ourselves but the birds, pollinators, and other creatures with whom we share our neighborhoods.

✨ Learn more and register through the Flowerfolk Herbs link in our profile! ✨

Dear Ones! Steph and I just finished up our third year of teaching our in-person 7 month course and are so excited to begin planning our next projects! We'll be slinging class signups and zines when makes its triumphant return to next month in Somerville, and in the meantime are preparing two new offerings for our patron, both of which will be steeped in solace and love. They'll be posted in time for Samhain so keep your eyes peeled!

In these times of so much sorrow we are blessed and grateful to be able to keep diving deeper into the comfort and magic of plants. It is a true joy to do this work in community with so many souls both near and far.

For those of you who are close by we would absolutely love to see you next month! Make sure to mark your calendars for November 24th and take a gander at the link in our bio for more details.

With big hugs and a piping hot pot of tea,
Jenny

Happy Autumn Equinox, dear ones! ✨🍂 May this season of migration and descent have you savoring the waning lushness of our landscapes while also preparing for the cold months ahead. May it have you shedding the old in order to fully embrace all that is ripening and ready to be harvested in your world.

Our equinox newsletter just went out and our latest seasonal zine was just published for our patrons! Find them in our profile link! Brightest blessings to you all 🍎🍁🥀

✨ New class alert! ✨
This weekend Steph will be offering a hands-on workshop on making oxymels, a tangy concoction made out of honey, vinegar and herbs. 🌿 It’s taking place , a lovely new space to gather and create together. Join the class on Sunday, Aug. 20 from 3 to 4:30pm. Learn more and register at: thekitchenmelrose.com.
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Earth offerings are a beautiful way to share gratitude and love for the generous gifts of the natural world. At the beginning of our course at the farm we create a group offering — a biodegradable bundle filled with meaningful offerings from each of our students. We then bury this bundle during our land acknowledgment ceremony, along with words of gratitude for the Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett) tribe, the original stewards of the land we gather upon. We give this bundle to the land — and to the spirits of the land — as one small but heartfelt step in the process of restoration, repair and healing that our world, communities and ecosystems so desperately need.

Happy, blessed, beautiful, sweet, misty, magic, brilliant, moonlit birthday, dearest Steph. We love you and are so grateful for all you do for this world. We can't imagine being here without you!!