Garden Haven & Farm is REAL!!
The dream has germinated!
After years of dreaming, scheming, and saying “hopefully, soon,” it’s finally happening—Garden Haven & Farm is officially ours. Like, deed-signed, roots-in, roses-blooming real.
What is Garden Haven & Farm?
It’s the new home of Word & Plant, and the next chapter in this wildly heart-led journey o’ mine.
We’re creating something beautiful (and a little wild):
🌱 Fields of flowers for tea, delicious meals, bouquets, dye, and delight.
🌱 The Soap Garden, where skin-loving herbs become small-batch soaps, balms, and hydrosols.
🌱 Edible & Apothecary Gardens, where herbs, veggies, blooms, and medicine plants grow side-by-side.
🌱 A teaching and gathering space, where learning is hands-on, healing, and rooted in joy.
🏡 The Cottage, home to workshops, pop-ups, and farm magic starting NEXT MONTH!
What’s Happening Now
We’re in the glorious mess of it— gently (and sometimes not so gently- uff) reclaiming the land, prepping, and planting.
The roses are blooming (!!), the edible bouquets and posies are heading to market, and we’re making progress every day—pulling out invasive bushes that have been here for over 50 years, and rescuing every last patch of magical lyreleaf sage before it gets mowed. (Because YES, we want that beauty in our gardens, not under a lawnmower.)
Beds are taking shape. Paths are being carved. And every week, more of the vision comes into focus.
These are some before & after shots of what I’m calling the former “Burning Bush Bed”- I dug out (with a rusty shovel!) 6 invasive burning bushes and we had the tractor pull out 2 rose of sharon. Dug out and pick axed tons of weeds. Broadforked, amended, added topsoil and compost and now planting!
Starting in June… Come Learn With Us!
We’re thrilled to announce that workshops officially kick off in June—for adults and kids!
🌿 Adult Workshops Include:
Blending your own intoxicating botanical fragrances with essential oils
Growing gourmet mushrooms in your home OR garden with natural materials (no plastic!)
Distilling hydrosols from herbs right here on the farm (hydrosols = essential oil distillates + distilled “floral water”- amazing as refreshing facial spritz, room spray, linen sprays, cool mist machines…)
Making vegan, hypoallergenic soaps and skincare from scratch with none of the top 9 food allergens
Eco-printing with flowers and leaves gathered from our gardens
🎨 Summer Daycamps for Kids (Yes, They’re Coming!)
We’ll be dipping our toes into some joyful, nature-filled mini camps this summer with themes like:
“Painting with Flowers”
“Creating fairy gardens”
“Tie-Dye with Plants”
“Baking Vegan & Gluten-Free Cupcakes” (topped with edible flowers, of course!)
Plus garden games, nature crafts, bug hunts, fairy forts, and lots of muddy knees and giggles.
🌸 So Much More to Come… and We Can’t Wait to Welcome You!
We’re planting seeds of magic, creativity, and community here at the Garden Haven & Farm—and whether you’re a curious kiddo, a flower-loving grown-up, or someone just craving a little more beauty, nature, and hands-on joy, there’s a spot for you.
Keep your eyes peeled for workshop registration, pop-up events, and new blooms (literal and metaphorical).
See you soon at the Farm!