We’ve been very busy growing and harvesting herbs for the past month or so, so our blog has been sadly neglected. But we’re happy to report that the St. John’s Wort harvest has begun, and that means daily picking of St. John’s Wort flowers in the meadow to the west of Wildcat Gardens, which Earthstar Farms has been harvesting since the 1990s. We welcome volunteers to help us harvest, contact me if you’re interested. We typically harvest from 8 am – 10 am daily, either selling it freshly picked, or dried.

St. John’s Wort helps with depression, turning summer sunshine to a beautiful yellow flower to assist people in feeling great! It is also a noxious weed in Colorado, and our picking of the flowers helps in a small way to keep the seeds from spreading.