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Forest of Life Farm

Forest of Life Farm

Forest of Life Farm

A Place for Regeneration, Resilience and Learning

This season we’re shifting how we grow, starting below the surface.

Instead of letting roots circle and stall, we’re using air-prune beds where roots meet air, branch, and build strength. The result isn’t just healthier plants…it’s living soil, activated.

Into these beds we’re placing elderberry and concord grape cuttings. Quiet beginnings for long-lived systems. As they root, they feed microbes, partner with fungi, and begin storing carbon where it belongs.

It’s simple work: cuttings into soil, keep them moist, let them find their way.

This ensures for stronger tap roots. Richer soil. Systems that deepen over time.

#RegenerativeFarming #SoilHealth #Permaculture #LivingSoil

This season we’re shifting how we grow, starting below the surface.

Instead of letting roots circle and stall, we’re using air-prune beds where roots meet air, branch, and build strength. The result isn’t just healthier plants…it’s living soil, activated.

Into these beds we’re placing elderberry and concord grape cuttings. Quiet beginnings for long-lived systems. As they root, they feed microbes, partner with fungi, and begin storing carbon where it belongs.

It’s simple work: cuttings into soil, keep them moist, let them find their way.

This ensures for stronger tap roots. Richer soil. Systems that deepen over time.

#RegenerativeFarming #SoilHealth #Permaculture #LivingSoil

What We’re Using at Forest of Life Farm for Tick Protection. Spring on the farm = full days outside… and plenty of ticks.

We’ve been leaning on a simple blend rooted in traditional plant-based methods:

• 15 drops citronella essential oil
• 15 drops creeping thyme essential oil
• 4 oz distilled water or witch hazel
• ~1 tsp solubilizer or fractionated coconut oil

Mix in a glass spray bottle + shake well before use.

Key lesson:
The emulsifier matters, otherwise the oils separate and don’t hold up in the field. #womenfarmers, #plantmedicine, #smallfarm

What We’re Using at Forest of Life Farm for Tick Protection. Spring on the farm = full days outside… and plenty of ticks.

We’ve been leaning on a simple blend rooted in traditional plant-based methods:

• 15 drops citronella essential oil
• 15 drops creeping thyme essential oil
• 4 oz distilled water or witch hazel
• ~1 tsp solubilizer or fractionated coconut oil

Mix in a glass spray bottle + shake well before use.

Key lesson:
The emulsifier matters, otherwise the oils separate and don’t hold up in the field. #womenfarmers, #plantmedicine, #smallfarm

From Wild to Bottle, Patience Pays Off! Months of steeping elderberries unlock their potent benefits. The Process: Wild gathering, spirit infusion, and time doing its magic. The Product: A deep-purple, sugar-free extract that supports your natural defenses with just a few drops. Trust in tradition, trust in nature. #elderberry #herbalism #naturalremedies #slowliving #immunesupport

From Wild to Bottle, Patience Pays Off! Months of steeping elderberries unlock their potent benefits. The Process: Wild gathering, spirit infusion, and time doing its magic. The Product: A deep-purple, sugar-free extract that supports your natural defenses with just a few drops. Trust in tradition, trust in nature. #elderberry #herbalism #naturalremedies #slowliving #immunesupport

The Magic of Patience: Unlocking Solidago's Secrets.

After months of waiting, our Goldenrod tincture is finally ready! A longer steep means a more potent extract, packed with quercetin and saponins. The science is clear: ethanol extracts the good stuff, and preserves it too.

The Power of Goldenrod:
Antihistamine Action: Rich in leucoanthocyanidins and polyphenols, stabilizing mast cells and reducing inflammation. Can also boost renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate, flushing the urinary tract without disrupting electrolyte balance.

Apothecary Notes:
A strict organoleptic assessment ensures quality, and careful filtering guarantees a shelf-stable extract.

#Ethnobotany #Phytochemistry #Solidago #PlantScience #HerbalExtraction #EvidenceBasedHerbalism #TinctureMaking #SecondaryMetabolites 🧪🌿

The Magic of Patience: Unlocking Solidago's Secrets.

After months of waiting, our Goldenrod tincture is finally ready! A longer steep means a more potent extract, packed with quercetin and saponins. The science is clear: ethanol extracts the good stuff, and preserves it too.

The Power of Goldenrod:
Antihistamine Action: Rich in leucoanthocyanidins and polyphenols, stabilizing mast cells and reducing inflammation. Can also boost renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate, flushing the urinary tract without disrupting electrolyte balance.

Apothecary Notes:
A strict organoleptic assessment ensures quality, and careful filtering guarantees a shelf-stable extract.

#Ethnobotany #Phytochemistry #Solidago #PlantScience #HerbalExtraction #EvidenceBasedHerbalism #TinctureMaking #SecondaryMetabolites 🧪🌿

Reveling in the sacred landscape we get to be a speck of a speck in. Gratitude. #sacredearthmedicine

Reveling in the sacred landscape we get to be a speck of a speck in. Gratitude. #sacredearthmedicine

Before and afternoon. Mushroom sketch.

Before and afternoon. Mushroom sketch.

Making Golden Rod Tinctures and watching humble bumbles. Co-creation means foraging responsibly. #foraging #smallfarm #womenfarmers

Making Golden Rod Tinctures and watching humble bumbles. Co-creation means foraging responsibly. #foraging #smallfarm #womenfarmers

Monthly foraged tea blends made from foraged finds. #naturalmedicine, #forage

Monthly foraged tea blends made from foraged finds. #naturalmedicine, #forage

Elderberry harvest time. Cough syrup, medicinal juice and tea blends. #permaculture, #smallfarm, #naturalmedicine

Elderberry harvest time. Cough syrup, medicinal juice and tea blends. #permaculture, #smallfarm, #naturalmedicine

It is so important to have gratitude for the resources we have and the land we get to steward. #gratitude, #smallfarms,#rituals

It is so important to have gratitude for the resources we have and the land we get to steward. #gratitude, #smallfarms,#rituals

Some days it is just magic. #smallfarm #permaculturewomen #smallhomestead

Some days it is just magic. #smallfarm #permaculturewomen #smallhomestead

The signs of early summer on a Vermont hillside farm. #smallfarm, #permaculture,#womenfarmers

The signs of early summer on a Vermont hillside farm. #smallfarm, #permaculture,#womenfarmers

Just still life… #farmlife

Just still life… #farmlife

Surfaces are amazing and if we turn our gaze to the micro we will find divinity. #treestreestrees

Surfaces are amazing and if we turn our gaze to the micro we will find divinity. #treestreestrees

A moment of awe is always above us. Clouds. #smallfarm, #ritual, #mindfulness

A moment of awe is always above us. Clouds. #smallfarm, #ritual, #mindfulness

What a beautiful way to start the day. A little forest bathing.

What a beautiful way to start the day. A little forest bathing.

Solstice takes the wheel.

Solstice takes the wheel.

Soon to be farm housing.

Soon to be farm housing.

Cooperation.

Cooperation.

Divinity in motion suspended. We found a hummingbird in our house, not sure how it got in. He seemed so close to death and so fragile. We held him, fed him sugar water every 10 minutes for several hours and to our amazement he fluttered and came back to the living. He flew away and then several minutes later, came back to where I was. He hovered right in front of me, as if to give thanks. So very divine.

Divinity in motion suspended. We found a hummingbird in our house, not sure how it got in. He seemed so close to death and so fragile. We held him, fed him sugar water every 10 minutes for several hours and to our amazement he fluttered and came back to the living. He flew away and then several minutes later, came back to where I was. He hovered right in front of me, as if to give thanks. So very divine.

After the flood in Andover, I went for a walk and this kin came up to say hello.

After the flood in Andover, I went for a walk and this kin came up to say hello.

Anyone growing birdhouse gourds in Vermont. Amazing animal plants. #permaculturegarden #africanplants #permaculturefarm

Anyone growing birdhouse gourds in Vermont. Amazing animal plants. #permaculturegarden #africanplants #permaculturefarm

An evening stroll with Solstice.

An evening stroll with Solstice.

In memory of Granite Heart. #chickens #chickenlover

In memory of Granite Heart. #chickens #chickenlover

Today we had to put to rest Granite Heart the famous Saturday Night Live chicken. We buried her up on the hill overlooking Gert’s Knob and started a Tibetan Rock Cairn on her grave. She will be missed. #chickenlover

Today we had to put to rest Granite Heart the famous Saturday Night Live chicken. We buried her up on the hill overlooking Gert’s Knob and started a Tibetan Rock Cairn on her grave. She will be missed. #chickenlover

World's most climate friendly house pet. Ember, the American Seramas. Yes he is only 6" tall and full grown. #chickens #animallovers #fowlmomvt

World's most climate friendly house pet. Ember, the American Seramas. Yes he is only 6" tall and full grown. #chickens #animallovers #fowlmomvt

It’s that time of year. Time to nurture the seedlings from last fall and prepare the next generation. #regenerativeagriculture #agroecology #trees #permaculture

It’s that time of year. Time to nurture the seedlings from last fall and prepare the next generation. #regenerativeagriculture #agroecology #trees #permaculture

The skin of trees. Trace fossils feeding the land in front of our eyes with their slow and elegant demise. There is so much life in the dying process. #regeneration

The skin of trees. Trace fossils feeding the land in front of our eyes with their slow and elegant demise. There is so much life in the dying process. #regeneration

Helped to heal a Blue Jay. Such gratitude to have such immense beauty in these woods visit us.

Helped to heal a Blue Jay. Such gratitude to have such immense beauty in these woods visit us.

Bath time and a nap for Jasper our epileptic American Serena’s. #chickensofinstagram #farmlife #chicken

Bath time and a nap for Jasper our epileptic American Serena’s. #chickensofinstagram #farmlife #chicken

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Forest of Life Farm
Andover, Vermont
forestoflifefarm@gmail.com
802-230-5807

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