Muddy River Herbals

Welcome to the 2024 CSA! Please read for order & pickup instructions. -

Welcome to the 2024 CSA! Please read for order & pickup instructions. To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...

1st Half of June Workdays! 🐝 -

1st Half of June Workdays! 🐝 To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...

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!

🌈 Join us at HERBSTALK this weekend! 🌈 - https://mailchi.mp/d5e0b60a8822/csa-week-ten-deep-roots-and-deep-thanks-13762150

For day three of our we are celebrating the beautiful Crimson Eyed Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos). She's a native! Her blossoms and leaves and seedpods and buds and roots are edible! She's alive with mucilage! She grows wild and up to FIVE FEET TALL in the swamp! She'd love to be in a wet part of your garden or a real big glazed pot that you can water with loving rigor every single day! Come meet this magic at our booth this weekend at at the wonderful !!

For today's   plant we have one of our spring favorites!

Got a spot in your garden that has a bit of shade for which you can't quite find the right plant? Let me introduce you to wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), one of several woodland native plants we're selling this year at herbstalk! Not only will we have this plant with us at Herbstalk on both Saturday and Sunday but you can also go to the plant shop on our website and pre-order medicinal and native (or both!) plants for pickup on either day at this year's event in Somerville.

We obviously love providing healing, nourishing plants to folks as often as we can but we also love the fact that many of our plants provide sustenance for our wild friends that share our world with us. Wild geranium is one such plant. The cranesbill, as it is also called, is an important nectar source for multiple species of bees and a host plant for several butterfly species. We absolutely love planting wild geranium every chance we get. Btw, it can handle quite a bit of sun as well, despite generally being a woodland plant!

The return of our beloved means we're back with our !

When Matt asked me how many Marigold seeds we should sow this year I responded with 16374725618.

In a year that has already been marked with so much grief and rage I want us all to be surrounded by flowers. And I pray we may all be held by the beauty and strength of Marigold.

This holy plant is held dear by many as a companion, ally, and guide for journeys through the Shadows. It is also a beloved presence throughout celebrations of Life, Union, and Joy. There's no better plant in our hoophouse for setting the scene of all we'll be bringing to Herbstalk and what we're needing and feeling in our hearts. We are all in these shadows together.

We're also taking every opportunity to honor Joy. Joy, who lives in beloved community with Sorrow. Joy, who sustains and nourishes us in our resistance. Joy, who fuels our work and fight for liberation. Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy, who will remain, no matter what else is here, too.

At Herbstalk we will be gathering donations for friends of friends in Gaza. No matter the balance of despair and hope we remain devoted to our kindred who are facing daily horrors in Rafah and beyond. All eyes on Rafah. All eyes on Congo. All eyes on everyone everywhere. In the words of Masha Vahdat, "May this meadow have flowers." No matter what else the meadow reaps, and all the meadow has seen. May we all have flowers.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEETHEART!!! There's no one I'd rather be under the Dogwoods with.

Workdays this Wednesday and Friday! 🐝 -

Workdays this Wednesday and Friday! 🐝 To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...

May Workdays! 💐 -

May Workdays! 💐 To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...

It's your last chance to sign up for Spring classes! Come and celebrate the season with us 🌈
- https://mailchi.mp/f61dd90181e7/csa-week-ten-deep-roots-and-deep-thanks-13749186

I'm incredibly pleased to be participating in a lovely online event that may bring you some inspiration and nourishment as we begin to climb out of Winter and welcome in the days of Snowdrops and Crocuses.

The Healing Power of Plants is an online masterclass with visionaries in the fields of herbalism, organic growing and gardening, natural health and wellness, and community organizing, and I'm so honored to be one of its participants!

Join 's wonderful series for real, organic conversations about the magic, beauty and power of plants in everyday life & hear personal stories of how folks like myself got started on their plant journeys. Go to the link in our bio to sign up 🌈 for free!! 🌈

PS My beloved co-witch
is one of my fellow participants!! 🧙‍♀️

Want to go deeper with plants? Start here! - https://mailchi.mp/93d5d6e26d3b/csa-week-ten-deep-roots-and-deep-thanks-13721497

It's that time of the year again! Not only is it National CSA Week, which means we're offering $10 off on all levels of our CSA (use code CSAWEEK10 when checking out at our website) but we're also seeding some flats that we'll be placing outside to stratify. Stratification is when seeds go through a period of moist coldness in order to break dormancy and increase germination.

The plants in this flat will be used in our CSA (in its 10th year!) and/or sold from our nursery. We've got the seeds of skullcap, northern sea oats, two types of golden alexander, and Echinacea pallida along with a couple other neat native perennials. Every year, some of our native plants, either as plugs or 4" pots, find their way onto our availability list for CSA members to pickup as part of their share and add to their garden. We love getting reports from CSA members of plants thriving and bringing beauty along with sustenance and habitat for our non-human community members out there!

It's that time of the year again! Not only is it National CSA Week, which means we're offering $10 off on all levels of our CSA (use code CSAWEEK10 when checking out at our website) but we're also seeding some flats that we'll be placing outside to stratify. Stratification is when seeds go through a period of moist coldness in order to break dormancy and increase germination.

The plants in this flat will be used in our CSA (in its 10th year!) and/or sold from our nursery. We've got the seeds of skullcap, northern sea oats, two types of golden alexander, and Echinacea pallida along with a couple other neat native perennials. Every year, some of our native plants, either as plugs or 4" pots, find their way onto our availability list for CSA members to pickup as part of their share and add to their garden. We love getting reports from CSA members of plants thriving and bringing beauty along with sustenance and habitat for our non-human community members out there!

                                           

Lovelies! Stop everything and grab your spot for The Healing Power of Plants, a free online event launching March 4th! Together we will learn to grow herbs for health, nourishment, and joy so you can thrive, create freedom, and live abundantly. I can't wait for you all to enjoy my conversation with the marvelous ! There will also be wonderful chats with my beloved
co-witch and other lovely visionaries from the Boston area and beyond. Go to the link in our bio to learn more and sign up! 🌈

🌈 CSA SALE!! 🌈 It's National CSA Week! We're offering $10 off on all csa shares, whether being purchased for yourself or as a gift for someone else. This year, the $10 discount is especially fitting, as we're celebrating our 10th season!

The sale starts right now and continues through next Monday, February 26th. All you have to do to get your $10 off is enter CSAWEEK10 in the discount field when purchasing any CSA share on our website, whether it's Family, Culinary, Student, or Herbalist-sized. Thank you so much for your dearly appreciated support!

The timing for this week of awareness is perfect. For many farmers—ourselves included—this is the leanest part of the year, so funds from CSA sales go an exceptionally long way toward ordering seeds, plant plugs, and other important supplies we need as we prep for this milestone of a growing season.

Join us this weekend for mixology & a market! - https://mailchi.mp/031979cb39a5/csa-week-ten-deep-roots-and-deep-thanks-13539633

Join me at  this Friday, February 9th, to make and imbibe in some excellent cold weather drinks! You can come by yourself or make it a date by bringing along a Valentine or Palentine. This is an inclusive class for everyone, whether or not you drink alcohol, and admission gets you a pdf of a zine with recipes of all the drinks we'll be enjoying including Hot Buttered Rum, Jalisco Hot Chocolate, Hot Toddies, Not Toddies, The non-alcoholic sangria pictured, and more! Register at the link in our bio 🥂

We wish you and yours a happy and peaceful 2024! We're already hard at work and excited to jump into the new season, as we begin planning and getting supplies and seeds together for the 2024 CSA, for which sign-ups are now open! (Link in bio!)

The seeds we'll be getting will include those of Verbascum bombyciferum, which proved to be a popular medicinal and ornamental potted plant offered in the CSA last year. These mullein will start their year as the incredibly fuzzy little seedlings seen here before being stepped up to 4" pots and moved into our hoop house as the temps warm. Then, along with other potted plants and bunches of fresh and dried medicinal and culinary herbs, it will be available to order by CSA members!

Herb bunches and plants will be available to grab every other week this year from June through October at our pickup locations in Cambridge, JP, Canton, Hudson, and Norfolk.

CSA 2024: We invite you to join us for another season of botanical delights! -

CSA 2024: We invite you to join us for another season of botanical delights!

Pals! All of the events we're doing this holiday season can be found in our very gnome-centric highlight bubble and events page (link in bio). We'd love to be merry with you!!

Many thanks to the folks we're partnering with to bring you comfort and joy this early winter: , , and, of course, our beloved friends at .

So delighted and excited to vend at this market!! Join me at Heirloom New England& Patchwork Community Craft at their gorgeous space right here in Norfolk, MA. See you there!

Mark your calendars! We’re opening our shared spaces up for an amazing lineup of vendors to help out with your holiday shopping - and let’s be real, some treats for you, too. The magic-makers also need gifts! A wide range of handmade goods will be represented and there will be fun raffles and sweet treats to make for a mirthful time. I’ll be trickling out vendors here and on the event’s page so stay tuned!

November News: Join us for Classes & Herbstalk! 🍁 - https://mailchi.mp/f5027243e663/csa-week-ten-deep-roots-and-deep-thanks-13530933

Join us on the farm this November! 💐 -

Join us on the farm this November! 💐 To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...

Friends! I invite you to join our Patreon to download our Samhain Zine. It's filled with writings on ways to honor this autumnal season, including how to work with Mugwort, create an ancestor altar, gently tuck your garden to bed, musings on our friend, the Crow, and more. You can join for as little as $3 per month, and can cancel at any point. Visit the link in our bio to learn more ✨

Here's a more detailed preview of this season's zine:

AN INTRODUCTION TO SAMHAIN
Just as conception and gestation begin in the darkness of the womb, the Celtic New Year begins in the darkness, too. Here the new cycle of the year rests and roots until it emerges with the growing light of the spring and summer sun.

RITUALS FOR SAMHAIN
We can show our gratitude for the abundance of the earth’s gifts by making a harvest offering to the land upon which we live. Choose a spot that is special to you — whether it’s your own garden or an outdoor public space. Gather together foods and plants that represent the abundance of the harvest season — roots, gourds, squash, berries, apples, rosehips, acorns or other nuts, and any beautiful flowers or leaves that you may have access to...

SEASONAL MUSINGS & OBSERVATIONS

the stones, the land, ever unveiling
our hands bearing
the tinder and kindling and eye.

ANIMAL GUARDIAN: THE CROW
I encourage—nay, implore!—you to get to know the Ravens and Crows in your neighborhood. You can start meeting individuals by offering them little gifts. They adore peanuts and many say (and some dispute!) that they love shiny objects, too. Sometimes it takes awhile for them to warm up to you. Sometimes they embrace what you give with near immediacy. No matter what I encourage steadfastness and patience.

PLANT GUARDIAN: MUGWORT
Although I loved my new city home, I greatly missed natural open spaces, and forests, and wild places. So I found consolation in a different sort of wildness: in the untamed, weedy plants that sprout up in the neglected areas of town. Of all of these – the dandelions, chickweeds, shepherd’s purses and burdocks that I came to know and love – mugwort was the one to capture me the most.

PLUS a fiery recipe, magic art, & 🎶!

Join us on the farm this October! 💐 -

Join us on the farm this October! 💐 To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...

Join us on the farm this September! 💐 -

Join us on the farm this September! 💐 To get to the farm go to the Bradley Estate at 2468 Washington Street, Canton 02021. When heading toward Canton on Route 138 South it is the FIRST right after the ramps for I-93. When you pull in there will be a parking lot right in front of you. Instead of parking there turn right and park in the ...