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Dirt On The Farm – November 2024
Farming Without Fences And then the rains came, a little at first, quickening our efforts and reminding us that time is always marching forward. [...]
Dirt On The Farm – September 2024
Dirt on the Farm September, 2024 Dance of the Dragonfly Dawn is the farmworker’s hour. As soon as there is enough light to see [...]
Enter Our Weekly #OshalaLove Giveaway And Win Big!
We’re thrilled to announce our #OshalaLove Weekly Giveaway! This is your chance to showcase the amazing ways you use Oshala Farm products in your [...]
Oshala Farm Achieves Regenerative Organic Certified® Status!
We are thrilled to announce that Oshala Farm has recently achieved Regenerative Organic Certified® status, a milestone that marks our unwavering commitment to sustainability, [...]
Oshala Farm vs. Syngenta and Monsanto
Dirt on The Farm May 2024 Celebrating Ten Years: Elise Higley, Oshala Farm, and Local Farmers Defeat Syngenta and Monsanto Oshala Farm vs. Syngenta [...]
Crop Rotation On The Herb Farm
Dirt On The Farm April 2024 - Crop Rotation On The Herb Farm It is hard not to be excited on the farm this [...]
Spring Nettle Tea Tonic Recipe
Celebrate the arrival of spring with this refreshing Spring Nettle Tea Tonic. Utilizing the power of dried organic nettle leaf, this tonic is perfect [...]
Spring Planting
Twice As Deep As The Seed Is Wide It’s a busy time of year on the farm. Our days are consumed with filling trays with [...]
From Farm to Still
Making hydrosols from plants harvested from our farm has been a dream of mine. One of the highlights of this year on the farm [...]
Real Organic Project
Oshala Farm has been certified organic since day one! Finding land with clean soil was fundamental to us to be assured we could produce [...]
August Dirt on the Farm
There is nothing quite like August on the farm. The dryers are bursting with the richest of smells, fragrant flowers, cooling mint, soul-stirring spices. [...]
A Few Fan Favorites
We’re thrilled to introduce you to some of our fan favorite herbs flourishing at Oshala Farm. From soothing [...]
DIY Yarrow Salve Recipe
Yarrow Salve Recipe Yarrow Salve Recipe: This salve is a great addition to any first aid kit. Yarrow is typically used for minor [...]
How We Process Herbs
Buying herbs online can be confusing. There’s terminology involved that can intimidate even seasoned herb lovers. Do you know the difference between garbled/destemmed and [...]
Land Acknowledgement
We wish to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the land on which we stand and operate, the Dakubetede people, who once lived [...]
Nourishing Nettle Soup Recipe
Spring Nettle Soup Recipe from Oshala Farm Spring is in full bloom, and what better way to embrace the season's bounty than with a [...]
Our Non-GMO statement
We are proud and grateful farmers to be growing in a GMO free Seed Sanctuary, one of only 10 designated GMO free zones in [...]
Sustainable and Regenerative Farming
CULTIVATING CONCIOUSNESS (Part 1) We wanted to take this opportunity on Earth Day to share how you are making an impact on the [...]
Propagation Houses on the Farm
Well, what a wet winter and early spring we have been experiencing on the west coast. Like many of you we are so grateful [...]
Elise’s Interview with ‘Herbs With Rosalee’
Elise Higley sat down with Rosalee to chat about her herbal journey, Stinging Nettle, and caring for our relationship with plants! [...]
2023 AHPA Meeting in Anahaim
Jeff and Elise took time off the farm this month to attend the Natural Food Expo in Anaheim. As hard as getting off the [...]
Spring Nettle Vinegar Recipe
When Spring arrives and the Nettles start to show themselves on our farm, I love to harvest buckets full to make a Spring vinegar! It's a great [...]
Quality and Sustainable Milling
We have some exciting news! Many of you have been patiently waiting for some of our 2022 roots to finally come into inventory. We've [...]
Planning and Planting; Getting Ready for Spring
It’s snowing outside but we are plenty busy on the farm! With another growing season upon us we're moving towards the greenhouses with our year’s [...]
Homemade Bath Salts
One of my all-time favorite attitude adjusters is a good soak in an herbal infused bath. I often enjoy this ritual after a long [...]
Fresh Herbs and Tincture Making
Happy 2023! We're gearing up for this year, and wanted to remind you to start thinking about fresh herbs! If you enjoy making tinctures [...]
Nettle Power Enchilada Recipe
If you’ve ever spent much time with me, you’ll know that I’m likely to sneak Nettle into just about any meal I make! [...]
Be Nourished Electrolyte Recipe
Get your electrolytes! Like a lot of the country lately, the Pacific Northwest has been locked into a record-breaking heat wave, with sustained [...]
Oaxacan Coffee Farmers
Corn and Coffee - two of the most important crops for the Indigenous people of Rincon de la Sierra, Mexico This winter Farmer Elise [...]
Weaving Together the Seasons
Willows need to be woven or cut and saved for projects around the farm, or replanted into new fences, structures, and hedgerows. March is [...]
Winter Days on Oshala Farm
It’s been an absolutely beautiful January here at Oshala. We had a great December of rain (and even snow leading into the new year). However, [...]
Organic Nettle Seed
Many of our customers are fond of our organic nettle leaf, but some folks may not realize that we also offer organic nettle seed! We [...]
Thoughts of Gratitude from our Farm Family to Yours…
We are filled with gratitude as we reflect on all of the achievements, challenges, and joys we experienced in the past year. 2021 was not [...]
Salve Maker’s Kit & Recipe
Learn how an make herbal salve with Oshala's Salve Maker's Kit! When you make your first herbal salve, you will fall in love with the [...]
Diggin’ Roots
When is the best time to harvest medicinal herbs? Here on the farm, as the dry, smokey summer air segues into crisp, damp autumn, we [...]
Magical Medicinal Marshmallows
Today we would like to share a recipe for homemade Marshmallows! One fun thing (there are many) about using plant medicine is we can get [...]
Organic St John’s Wort
Our hands are red from hypericin, and our organic St John's Wort is in high demand. This unusually rainy week marked our first St John’s [...]
Organic Nettles
Nettles?! If you’re reading this, you’re probably someone who is already fond of this generally maligned herb. But if hearing the words “stinging nettle” only [...]
English Ivy Laundry Detergent
Make your own natural laundry detergent using English Ivy! As any farmer knows, work on the farm goes far beyond just tending the crops [...]
Happy Spring!
Spring is the time of year when we seem to be the most full of hope, joy, and inspirations. Everyone and the insects are busily [...]
Certified Organic Pedicularis / Indian Warrior
Oshala Farm is proud to offer certified organic Pedicularis / Indian Warrior. The harvesting of Pedicularis densiflora is always our marker that the official harvest [...]
Farm Tours
Know thy farmer! We believe an important part of working with herbs is knowing who and how the plants are grown and cared for. Jeff [...]
Virtual Herbal Entrepreneur Conference
We are thrilled to be part of the 2020 Herbal Entrepreneur Conference, a virtual event that will be held April 20-24, 2020. If you are [...]
Farming Herbs in a Pandemic
Just like the rest of you we are feeling the collective stress and fear of these unparalleled times. We wanted to take a moment to [...]
Join our 2020 Mission to reduce plastic!!
We are so excited to share with you a new endeavor to lessen our footprint at Oshala Farm. Join us in the trial phase of [...]
Winnowing Seeds for Planting
Spring is drawing near and things are coming alive here on the farm. Now is a time for us to take stock of the supplies [...]
Giving Back to the Earth with Cover Crops
Winter is here and we rejoice, along with the plants and the soil, the arrival of rain and snow. Now is a time of rest [...]
Oshala Farm Recipes Featured in New Book
We are so honored to have two of Oshala Farm’s recipes in Rosemary Gladstar’s newest book, Fire Cider: 101 Zesty Recipes for Health Boosting Remedies, [...]
Harvesting Immunity: Building Resilience While Harvesting Echinacea Roots
We harvested and washed our Echinacea Roots recently at Oshala Farm. Echinacea root has to grow for two years before it is ready to harvest. [...]
Saving Seed Ensures a Healthy Future
Fall is here on the farm. The leaves are changing colors on the trees, Canada geese call overhead, and we shiver in our layers in [...]
Fall Seeding – Always a Season Ahead
Farming is a dynamic job, a complex web of moving parts. Sometimes, like now, it is difficult to prioritize when everything seems equally important and [...]
REAL Organic Farming
Some of you, like us, may disillusioned by the leniency on soil testing and soil health that big ag has pushed on the organic farming [...]
Farm Fresh Herbs Right to Your Door
Here at Oshala Farm we strive to provide the freshest most potent herbs. In addition to our beautifully dried herbs we are proud to offer [...]
Nettle Seed: Nourishing Support When You Need It Most
Summer is in full swing here at Oshala Farm and we are getting ready to harvest nettle seed once again! Nettle seed is packed with [...]
Planting Cover Crops for Winter
Another Fall has landed on the farm and we are busy getting in the last of the harvests, and putting the fields to bed for [...]
Welcome Plant Lovers!
Welcome Plant Lovers! Welcome plant lovers to a year-long journey of planting, nurturing, weeding, harvesting and enjoying the gifts of tending the earth. Discover [...]
The Dirt on the Farm
The plants are growing, the fields are buzzing with bees. Spring is in full swing as we enter the lush Beltane season on Oshala Farms. [...]
Happy Strawberry Full Moon
The Dirt on the Farm Summer Solstice and the Full Strawberry Moon fall on the same day this year. According to the Farmer's [...]