Wander the gardens and pick your own herbs + flowers to fill your apothecary shelves and kitchen with vibrant, field-grown and foraged medicine.

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Open twice per month (May–October)

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Each month you’ll receive a field map with harvest zones, what’s in season, and suggested quantities. Clear signage in the field will guide you to what’s ready for gathering.

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Mindful Wild Harvesting

In addition to our cultivated beds, you’ll have access to respectfully forage:
white pine, hemlock, sweet birch, wild rose hips, goldenrod, burdock, dandelion, and chocolate mint.

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What We Grow

Anise hyssop, calendula, California poppy, chamomile, lavender, lemon balm, echinacea (flowers + leaves), eucalyptus, feverfew, Genovese basil, meadowsweet, mugwort, milky oats, nettles, marshmallow leaf + flower, maypop/passionflower, St. John’s wort (solsticewort), skullcap, spilanthes, sweet annie, sweetgrass, sage, Thai basil, tobacco, wild rose (leaves/hips/flowers), plantain, catnip, temperate tulsi, yarrow, culinary herbs, cut flowers, and medicinal roots.

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While we are not certified organic, we practice sustainable, no-till farming and never spray chemicals or herbicides. Our plants are nourished with rich composted manure and organic fertilizers.

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How PYO works:

• Come by at your leisure on either a Wednesday, Thursday or Sunday anytime from 10am-6pm

•  A monthly harvest map + guidance on what’s ready will be emailed to you ahead of time

•  Clearly marked field signs for ease and flow in the gardens

•  Sliding scale: $100–$500 for the season

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ADD ON A PLANT WALK + GARDEN TOUR! attend a monthly plant walk + garden tour led by Hannah, community herbalist and founder of Sweet Birch Herbals on the third Thursday of each month from 4-5:30pm for $150. There will be six tours total.  

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Because this is a living farm, availability will always depend on the weather and the season — but we promise to steward the land with care and do our very best.

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Have specific herbs you’d love to harvest? Let us know by March 1st so we can plan our seeding and field layout accordingly.

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Where our farm located: 686 Creamery Rd. Ashfield, MA 01330

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We can’t wait to share the beauty and abundance of this season’s herbs with you at Sweet Birch Herbals!