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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.

04/15/2026

🪴I’ve got the first of many plants out on the farm stand! These are cold hardy perennial flowers and medicinal herbs ready to be planted. 🌱

Shop these and our herbal products, jewelry and other gifts at our self serve farm stand located at 97 Warwick Road in Royalston MA. 🌿

04/13/2026

I’ve been a bit MIA on here… but it’s because life has been happening 🌿

Spring cleaning, planting seeds, and… the yurt is officially up.

This herbal gathering space is starting to come together piece by piece. It’s not fully where I envision it yet, but I can feel it taking shape more and more each day—rugs, plants, medicine making, and women gathered in circle.

Yesterday during Wild Women’s Apprenticeship we were out harvesting pine resin—sticky hands and all—and it felt like such a full circle moment. Doing this work while actively creating the space it will live in… it just feels really special.

If you’ve been feeling the pull to learn this work in a hands-on, grounded way, there are just 3 days left to join the Rooted Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship.

This one is all about working with common herbs—growing them, harvesting them, and actually using them in your daily life.

I’d love to have you there 💚

04/08/2026

I love when someone reaches out looking for a meaningful gift 💚

This one was created for a birthday — a custom bundle of herbal teas, self-care, and intentional ritual pieces, all handcrafted and thoughtfully chosen.

There’s something really special about putting these together… not just products, but an experience.

If you’re ever looking for a gift that feels personal, local, and made with care, I’m always happy to create something custom 🌿✨

04/04/2026

There’s a moment where herbalism stops being something you learn about… and becomes something you actually live.

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

Starting in a few weeks we’ll be meeting monthly to:
🌱 growing herbs together
🌿 harvesting and preserving them
🫖 turning them into real, usable medicine

This is for the woman who:
• feels called to herbalism but isn’t ready for foraging yet
• wants practical, everyday skills
• craves a deeper connection to the plants she works with

And if you’ve taken one of my other apprenticeships—this is a completely new layer of learning. Different herbs. Different preparations. A different kind of relationship.

If you’ve been waiting for the right place to begin… this might be it. Enrollment closes 4/15 🌿

04/02/2026

Guys!! I am so excited!! I hit the usnea mother load!! This dead standing pine got blown over in the storm the other day and it was COVERED! I was out there is my glory picking usnea off of it for 25 minutes. I’m so grateful for the abundance 💚🌿✨

04/01/2026

April is here… and here’s where you can find me:

🌿 Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship – April 12
🌿 Rooted Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship – April 19
→ last day to join is April 15 (a few spots left)
🌿 Spring Craft Fair – April 18 (The Farm Table)
🌿 Spring Market – April 26 (Gardner PACC)
🌿 Herbal consultations available by appointment

And as we step into more time outside, I’ve been reaching for:

• Allergy support
• Herbal bug care + bite relief
• Natural sun care
• Nourishing mineral-rich teas

If you’re stocking your home apothecary for spring, everything is up on my website and the farm stand 🌱

✨ And behind the scenes…

I’m beginning to build a dedicated outdoor teaching space here on the land—centered around a large canvas bell tent.

A space for gathering.
For learning with the plants.
For slowing down together.

I’ve opened up a few ways to support this vision (including tea gatherings + future workshop credits), and the response so far has honestly meant so much.

If you feel called to be part of it, please hop over to my website and click the gathering space page to support this vision and be a part of its creation. 💚🌿✨

03/31/2026

I’m creating something new here on the Homestead 🌿

I’ve been feeling the pull to create something new here on the land…

A space for tea, learning, and gathering in a way that feels more intentional, grounded, and connected.

I’m calling it The Herbal Gathering Space 🌿

I’ll be starting with a bell tent that will hold tea gatherings, sound baths, workshops, and seasonal connection.

Instead of waiting until everything is fully built, I’m opening up a few ways to be part of bringing this space to life.

You can now:
🌿 reserve a future tea gathering
🌙 reserve a sound bath
🌱 reserve a workshop credit
🌿 join the Rooted Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship
🤍 or simply support the space

The timing will unfold as support comes in, which makes this feel like something we’re building together.

If this speaks to you, I’d love to invite you in.

https://www.motherhenshomestead.com/the-gathering-space

03/28/2026

Here at HAM’s Literary Market at the Fitchburg Armory from 11-3pm! Come say hello, stock up on herbal remedies and shop some local artisans ✨

03/27/2026

Sometimes it’s not the wrong herb… it’s the wrong match.

I see this a lot — someone tries an herb that “works for everyone”… and feels nothing.

But herbs aren’t one-size-fits-all.

Two people can take the same plant and have completely different experiences depending on their constitution, current state, and what their body actually needs.

An herb that’s cooling, drying, or stimulating might feel amazing for one person… and completely off for someone else.

For example, a warming, stimulating herb might feel supportive if you’re feeling cold and stagnant —
but too much if you’re already running hot or inflamed.

This is where herbalism becomes less about protocols… and more about relationship and understanding your body.

This is something I teach more deeply in my classes — learning how to choose herbs that actually match you and what I try to do when working 1:1 with clients.

Have you ever tried an herb everyone loves… and it just didn’t work for you? 🌿

03/26/2026

One of those remedies I don’t think about… until I really need it.

My garlic mullein oil has been one of those quiet staples in my apothecary.

I’ve reached for it over the years for things like:
– wax buildup
– swimmer’s ear
– general ear discomfort

The other day my son complained about an earache out of nowhere so I reached for this, and haven’t heard a peep about his ear since. 🌼

The wildest moment though…
A year or two ago, after using it on my son, a large hunk of wax worked its way out on its own the next day.

Garlic and mullein have long been used in traditional herbalism for ear support — simple, effective, and time-tested.

These are the kinds of remedies I always keep on hand.

I just realized I’ve never added this to my website — it’s up now if you want to have it on hand too. 💚🌿✨

03/24/2026

I’ll be honest… I haven’t even started all my seeds yet this year 🌱

And for a moment, I caught myself feeling behind.

But here’s the truth I come back to every season—
a thriving garden doesn’t start with seeds…
it starts with a plan.

Where is everything going to go?
What do you actually want to grow this year?
How do you make the most of the space you do have?

Because without that foundation, it’s really easy to:
• overplant
• underutilize your space
• or feel overwhelmed before you even begin

This is exactly why I created my Garden Planning Class.

It walks you through:
🌿 clarifying your garden goals
🌿 mapping your space (even small spaces!)
🌿 simple square foot gardening principles
🌿 creating a layout that actually works

So you can move into the growing season feeling grounded instead of scattered.

If you’re feeling behind… you’re not.
You might just need a plan first 💚

https://www.motherhenshomestead.com/product/Virtualgardenplanningworkshop/75

03/23/2026

After a long, quiet winter… the girls are back to work 🐓✨

The days are getting longer, the sun is warmer, and our hens are finally laying again 🥚

We’ve got 3 dozen fresh eggs out at the farm stand today—collected right here on the homestead, from happy, well-loved girls fed organically.

If you’ve been missing real, nourishing eggs… now’s your chance.

Come by, stock up, and see what else is out at the stand 🌿 it’s stocked with herbal remedies, natural products, jewelry, soaps and many more items to shop.

📍 Mother Hen’s Homestead Farm Stand
97 Warwick Rd Royalston MA 01368
$6 per dozen. First come, first served!

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Royalston, MA
01368

Website

http://Www.motherhenshomestead.com/

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