Hi Radishes! Thank you for visiting the online MFHQ.
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Thank you! It's going to be a great season!
Meraki - greek,
The love, creativity and passion one puts into their work, service, art.
this Meraki is unique in process and specialties.
Farmacy - american english
traditional paradigms for appropriate and integrative responses to the needs of human health, of mind, body and soul, originate with Mother Earth, and all our more than human kin.
Prevention lives in Relation.
To reciprocate such abundance of care, compassion, interdependence and cooperation with All of Life is to center relations, and is preventative care in ontology and practice.
To care for ourselves and others while reducing harm to ourselves and others, including Soil and Water and Animal and Flora, is comprised of long standing, indigenous traditions and emergent technologies, and self determination and community dedication,
that are simultaneously deconstructing paradigms of violence and constructing- connecting worlds of vitality.
The Meraki Way
Meraki Farmacy regeneratively, organically, and ecologically grows approximately 60 Plants from seeds or cuttings. About 30 species of Plants are then harvested by hand, when they are ready, over 1- several years.
These whole plants are passively infused, macerated, and otherwise prepared for dispensing over lunar and solar cycles. Then these bio regional and culturally appropriate Plants are house formulated into extracts, herbal blends, flower essences, botanical skin care, many topicals for pain and first aid, and more.
There is emphasis and building towards mastery with The Plants around supporting our bodies stress responses, lived experiences of safety and nourishment, to heal and to increase capacity so we may respond appropriately to the questions of our times.
There are no chemical or mechanical interventions used. Remedies are dispensed in glass or compostable packaging, since 2015.
No parabens, preservatives, fragrance oils, additives, harsh chemicals, plastic, melt and pours are ever used.
All offerings are grown from seed, formulated in house, dispensed responsibly, and that is how we decrease the suck and increase the Rad without commodification or compromise.
This continuity of care is non-negotiable, and protects each other and our waters, soils, future.
Meraki is proud to be a part of the Conservation Stewardship Project, responding in real time to climate collapse, restoring native species, preventing soil erosion, improving soil quality, capturing carbon, fixing nitrogen, and showing what is possible through stewardship — the care of place and space regardless of concepts of land ownership.
MF is owned and operated by Lucia Hawkins, an ecologist, steward and educator working at the intersections of health care, families and the more-than-human communities for over twenty years. She is a member of the American Herbalists Guild, always continuing their education and is grateful to be one of your holistic care providers through the traditions of herbalism from a bioregional and harm reduction approach.
Besides self care essentials & folk remedies that help prevent and respond to imbalances, Lu offers experiential learning opportunities called Tea Times that include Plant Walks, Embodied Discovery, Herbal Foundations, and other topics. Public speaking engagements, collaborations, consultations, gardening and landscape services are all available. You can call Lu Hawkins at 808-798-9425 or email merakifarmacy@gmail.com. To start scheduling your experiential learning adventure please fill out this form:
Lu and The Plants travel all through the state of Pennsylvania, and beyond, connecting Plants = People = Possibilities. The main limits to what we can do are our imaginations and conversations. Reach out today!
I do have two affiliates, with OLLE GARDEN BEDS and DOVETAIL WORKWEAR, and you can access those links and information through Meraki's Link Tree here.
The Meraki Way
Working with Plants grown here ensures levels of continuity and quality that are so important to the Meraki way. Lu and The Plants grow together over the seasons and culminate with a freshness, seasonality, potency and relationship centering that is immediately experienced by you, the human community that keeps the gardens growing.
All other materials are carefully chosen for the same continuity of care, for you and yours and all the critters that also keep the gardens growing. All offerings are biodegradable, dispensed in glass or compostable containers, and are tools of care to use in conjunction with any and all modalities that decrease the suck and increase the rad, for all.
