The Farm
The Mission
So Below Apothecary supports the earth through regenerative agriculture, focusing on native perennials to promote pollinator density, soil health and improved air and water quality. The result of good land stewardship is a healthy environment and high quality botanicals that provide beauty and nourishment to our thriving community through food, art, and aroma.
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Farming decisions are made based on how I can best tend the land while producing botanicals, which is why I farm not just organically, but regeneratively.
Crop diversity, minimizing (with the hope of eliminating) tractor use, and planting perennials are a few ways I help ensure the land remains healthy.
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I grow over 30 varieties of plants that can be used for food, art, aromatics, and medicine. A large portion of land is dedicated to native perennials, including elderflower, anise hyssop, slender mountain mint, wild monarda, coreopsis, rudbeckia, hopi dye sunflower, and purple coneflower.
As a multi-media artist, I grow many of my own dye plants to make paint, ink, and pigments. I also focus a lot of energy on aromatics to distill into the essential oils used in my perfume and body care products.
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I grow on two spaces in Southern Minnesota. The biggest area of production is located in Northfield, Minnesota, on rented land. I have also set aside a small portion of land on our homestead for long-term native perennials and shrubs.
I frequent art fairs and farmer’s markets in Northfield, Faribault, and occasionally, the Twin Cities.
“I believe one cannot gain true ecological literacy without a great empathy with, and understanding of, nature and how it functions. Thus one’s heart also needs to be involved.”
- Charles Massey