Mother Hen’s Homestead

09/08/2025

✨ Yesterday was such a beautiful day with my Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship group! ✨

We dove into botany basics and learned how to use a plant key to identify our wild green allies. We sat with and studied elder, boneset, and goldenrod—three incredible plants with deep medicine and story to share. 🌿💛

To round out our day, we rolled up our sleeves and crafted elderberry syrup, a seasonal staple for immune support. 🍇✨

I’m so grateful for the women who show up with curiosity, wonder, and heart each month. 💚

🌸 Enrollment for next year’s Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship is already open and filling fast! If you’ve been dreaming of deepening your connection with the plants, learning how to identify and prepare your own remedies, and joining a circle of supportive women on this journey—this is your invitation. Link in bio 🌿

09/05/2025

✨ Just Added to the Shop! ✨
I’ve been working on this formula for a while, and today it’s finally ready: my Blood Sugar Support Tincture 🌿

This blend brings together herbs traditionally used to:
🌱 Support balanced blood sugar
🌱 Nourish the pancreas + liver
🌱 Encourage steady, grounded energy throughout the day

You can find it now on my website (link in bio), or come see me in person tomorrow at the Townsend Common from 10–4pm where I’ll have this and all my other plant allies. 💚🌿✨

09/04/2025

Catch me at the Market till 6 tonight!! Stock up on eggs and all the herbal essentials 💚🌿✨🥚

09/02/2025

🍂✨ September at Mother Hen’s Homestead ✨🍂

The season of harvest is here, and we’ve got a full month of markets, festivals, and herbal gatherings! Here’s where you can find me this month:

🌿 Markets & Festivals
• Orange Farmer’s Market – Thursdays | 3–6pm
• Concert on the Common – Sat, Sept. 6 | Templeton Common | 10–4pm
• Fall Artisan Festival – Sept. 13 & 14 | Lilac Hedge Farm | 11–5pm
• Garlic & Arts Festival – Sept. 27 & 28 | 10–5pm

🌿 Apprenticeships
• Wild Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship – Sun, Sept. 7 | 10–5pm
• Wise Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship – Sun, Sept. 21 | 9–5pm

🌿 Community Gatherings
• Wellness Wednesday – Sept. 17 | 5–8pm | PACC. This month Sonya Newton of will be offering a Barre Class at 6pm. Bring along a mat and light weights.
• Herb Circle – Thurs, Sept. 19 | 3–6pm Herb This month in Herb Circle we’ll honor Elder, a sacred tree with deep roots in folklore, protection, and healing. We’ll explore elder’s gifts in both syrup and spirit form—perfect for this seasonal turning. 🌸🍇

🌿 Consultations available by appointment
🌿 Don’t forget: Sept. 30 is the last day for Early Bird Pricing on the Wise Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship!

Come sip tea, connect, and celebrate this beautiful month of transition with me. 💛

08/31/2025

Here at for their Peach Fest today till 3pm!! Come on out and grab some peaches, apples and do some shopping! 🍑🍎🌿✨

08/30/2025

All set up at the for the Appleseed Country Fair today from 10-6pm! Find me by the Cidery Stage! Come on out and say hi, pick some apples do some shopping and grab a bite or a drink 🍻🍎🌿✨

08/29/2025

Getting excited for my favorite festival of the year!! Sunday I’ll be offering a Fire Honey Demonstration at 2:30 at my booth! Hope to see you there! 💚🌿🧄✨

ABOUT A MONTH TO GO!!! As you plan your weekend, don't forget to factor in the activities and demonstrations happening across the festival: Learn to grow and braid garlic, make naturally fermented hot sauce, support pollinators...and much more! The field map will be up on this page soon, but check out our schedules of performances and activities here! https://garlicandarts.org/directions/schedules-and-field-map/

08/28/2025

✨ Thank you to everyone who came out for our very first Wellness Wednesday last night! ✨
It was such a joy to share space, unwind together, and kick off this monthly gathering. 💚

🌿 Mark your calendars for our next Wellness Wednesday on September 17th!
We’ll be welcoming the wonderful Sonya Newton from Losa Candles, who will be guiding us through a rejuvenating barre class. 🧘‍♀️💪 Whether you’re new to barre or already love it, this will be such a fun way to move, strengthen, and connect.

Stay tuned for more details soon — but for now, save the date and get ready for another beautiful evening of community + wellness. 🌸

08/25/2025

✨ Wellness Wednesday is HERE this week! ✨
Need a midweek reset? Join us this Wednesday, August 27 for an evening of relaxation, connection, and community. 🌿

This month’s gathering features a Sound Healing Meditation led by Megan of Mother Hen’s Homestead — a chance to release stress, quiet the mind, and deeply recharge. Please bring along Yoga mat, blanket or anything else to make you more comfortable.

🛍 Shop our artisan mini-market:
🕯 LOSA Candles – intention-infused candles
🧶 Auntie Em Creates – earrings & cozy knits
🌿 Mother Hen’s Homestead – herbal remedies & wellness goods

🍹 Cocktails + mocktails will be available to sip while you shop and mingle!

📍 Polish American Citizens Club Pavilion, Gardner, MA
🕔 5:00–8:00 PM (sound bath begins at 6:00 PM)
🎟 Sliding scale entry fee: $5–$25 paid at the door.

Come for the sound bath, stay for the good vibes, local makers, and community connection. ✨

08/23/2025

Here at the Parking Lot Party at in Gardner till 7pm! Come say hi and check out some of my new products 💚🌿✨

08/20/2025

🌼 The California poppies are in full bloom right now — shining bright and resilient even in the middle of this drought. I love how they remind us that healing can be both gentle and powerful.

Traditionally, California poppy has been used as a calming nervine and mild pain reliever. It eases tension in the body, supports the nervous system, and helps bring restorative rest — making it a beautiful ally for the musculoskeletal system, which we’re studying this month in my Wise Women’s Herbal Apprenticeship.

For me, this plant is both a teacher and a medicine — offering lessons in resilience while soothing pain and stress. I use it as a single tincture as needed for support or in my combination with other herbs in my Pain Support Tincture or my Pain Away Tea✨

Have you worked with California Poppy? I’d love to hear how it’s plant medicine worked with you.