Stories from a Homesteading Life

I believe the garden is a womb space—alive, nourishing, and wise. The earth, like a mother, gives unconditionally: a place where seeds are sown, where life emerges, where roots deepen, and where we return to rest and be made whole again. 

This post is for the mamas in every form—those who are raising children, raising communities, raising themselves. Whether you’re tending to your cycle, entering perimenopause, recovering postpartum, or simply seeking herbal allies to feel more grounded, these herbs have your back.

Harriet Tubman is widely remembered as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, but her legacy as a healer and carrier of plant knowledge is often overlooked. This blog explores Tubman’s early life, her connection to land-based survival skills, and the African American folk herbal traditions that helped sustain freedom seekers during their dangerous journeys. Through historical research, ethnobotany, and personal family reflection, we examine five herbs rooted in Black healing traditions and how this ancestral knowledge continues to shape modern land stewardship and herbal practice at Yisrael Farms.