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Mary Plantwalker has been enjoying penning some articles for Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine’s Blog! Check them out! Essential Tools for the Home Gardener Medicinal Herb Gardening for Beginners The Folklore and Medicine of Witch Hazel Witch Hazel Wonders- Cultivation and Uses
Regenerative Agriculture for the Layman and Woman For a long time, the hip word tossed around in the green movement was “sustainability”—sustainable forestry, living sustainably, sustainable goods, sustainable farming practices etc…More and more it has moved beyond just sustaining, into regeneration. And one of the biggest movements in altering our course toward a possible future […]
What exactly is an Appalachian Tea Ceremony and why might you want to come? Well, tea ceremonies have been around for thousands of years, honoring the plant Camellia sinensis, better known as Tea, but in the Appalachian Tea Ceremony, we take the idea of tea time to another realm. An herbal infusion is the liquid […]
“One of the penalties of an ecological education is that one lives alone in a world of wounds. Much of the damage inflicted on land is quite invisible to laymen. An ecologist must either harden his shell and make believe that the consequences of science are none of his business, or he must be the […]
Closing the door to one year and stepping over the threshold into a new one is refreshing in a lot of ways- it gives a chance for pause and reflection, a chance to see the highs and lows of the year past and what might be done differently in the upcoming one. For Herb Mountain […]
Who among us is not in intimate relationship with the plant kindom? (Yes, that’s kindom, not kingdom, as we are all akin). Humans could not survive without the plants, and yet, they could survive fine without us. And despite this, they continue to give of themselves century after century, generation after generation, bringing to our […]
We chose to call our farm a Learning and Lodging Center, an alternative way of saying Retreat Center, in the hopes it would draw folks here looking for not only a place to rest and renew, but to also learn about and find something of meaning to take back out into the world and share […]
Please contact us for directions to our farm as Google Maps is incorrect. Also, we ask that you have registered for an event or tour before coming. This is not a public drop-in place. Thank you!
We offer an exquisite backdrop for personal or community events and workshops. The forest and multiple gardens on the farm bring a sweet flair to your gathering!
We offer both ongoing and one-time events and learning opportunities and would also like to host those events you’d like to offer, that are closely linked with the natural world! See our line-up of workshops, personalized tours, bodywork and more!
