Preorder Program Overview

 

PREORDERS ARE *OPEN* THROUGH FEB 16, 2023

who?

For small, thoughtful makers, apothecaries, and community herbalists who ethically source and work with plants to make potent, beautiful products

What?

The absolute highest quality fresh and dried certified organic botanicals, grown and shipped to you in 2024

Where?

We grow in Ashfield, MA.

We ship fresh orders within 200 miles of the farm (basically, in the Northeast, anywhere from PA—>ME.) and dried orders nationally in the US.

Why?

Preordering allows you to reserve your certified-organic 2024 season botanical herbs— it is the absolutely best way to ensure you get the plants you want while supporting a small, devoted team of woman and nonbinary farmers. The preorder program helps us streamline our crop-plan, grow more efficiently, and buy the seeds/compost/mulch that we need to get started in the spring.

When you preorder from us, you support sustainable livelihoods for rural queer farmers, our 15% reparations discount to BIPOC folks, and climate-resilient growing methods.

PRICING

Our prices are competitive with other certified organic farms in the US, though sometimes slightly higher. This reflects the artisinal nature of our dried herbs— gathered and processed by hand and dried slowly in dark conditions, they have a much higher leaf-to-stem ratio than industrially processed herbs. You are literally getting more active constituents by ounce than from the herbs grown on larger farms that use cutting equipment to chop herbs. But producing herbs of this quality is a labor of love!

 How.It.Works

You fill out an order form by February 16 with the herbs and quantities that you would like grown. Note: we do sell out of certain herbs— first come first serve.

You pay half of the balance upfront, allowing us to invest in the materials we need to nurture the plants. (If this is a hardship— as it often can be for brick and mortar stores— reach out about payment plans.) 

You are welcome to come out, visit, and/or help in the harvest and processing. We invoice throughout the season as herbs ship, reflecting your credit balance and/or amount due.

Details

  • Minumum for preorder: $150

  • Dried Herbs: minimum order of 1 lb per item (except for blossoms whose minimum is 1/2 lb)

  • Fresh Herbs: minimum order of 5 lbs herbs per shipment (Spring, Summer, or Fall)

  • Volume Discounts: 10% for orders over $400

  • We provide a BIPOC Reparations “Discount” of an addition 15% for customers who are black, indigenous, and people of color on top of the volume discounts.

  • We ship fresh herbs three times a year. To reduce our carbon footprint, we only ship UPS to locations within 200 miles of the farm. This also keeps costs relatively low, though they can still add on quite a bit of money— estimate your shipping costs here.

  • Fresh Preorder herbs ship:

    • June 25—July 15

    • Summer— July 25-Aug 20

    • October 20-Nov 15 (Fresh Roots)

    • Dried Preorder ship: July-Dec

  • Dried herbs ship as ready.