Our Farm…
From the Redwoods to the Hudson Valley
Five Finger Farms began on the Northern Coast of California where we were blessed with a prime environment to grow high quality medicinal herbs. Surrounded by natural beauty and pristine wilderness, we planted seeds and watched as they grew with the same wild tenacity. As we harvested, dried and sold these plants at market, we learned from them, and from our many customers, what personality they have and how we can use them to enrich our lives.
Over the years we have refined our farming and processing techniques to create products of world-class quality. Vibrant colors, rich flavors, delicate aromas - these and more we capture through our signature Plastic-Free drying and packaging process. Our techniques preserve the living character of our plants while also ensuring bacteria and fungi growth are halted. The result is a food-grade product that is visually stunning and long-lasting.
Our farm is now located in the Hudson River Valley, just south of the Kingston, NY. As we adapt to this new landscape we look forward to learning the new faces of wilderness that reside here. Our many flowers and herbs have already found their footing, and we look forward to sharing these many species with our new Local Community
Our Philosophy
For millions of years animals and plants have coevolved to rely on each-other. Humans have used plant-based medicine to heal and help keep ourselves healthy for as long as we have existed. Modern science has only reinforced what so many have known for centuries, that plants can produce a wide variety of bioactive compounds that can help the body reduce inflammation, increase cognition, vitality, circulation and strengthen the immune system. Here at Five Finger Farm, our goal is to grow these many plant species with care and integrity in order to produce the most powerful plant medicine.
We use organic and microbiologically vibrant farming processes. This means that we take special care to maintain and enhance the soil on many different spectrums.
The first is how we physically treat the soil, and while we do use tractors and mechanical cultivators, we minimize the damage and frequency by monitoring soil moisture and consistency very carefully. Secondly, we use only organic amendments in a diversity of forms and sources. This diversity of inputs provides a buffet for soil microbiology and local insects and pollinators. By feeding the soil a complex diet, we hope to end up with a complex ecosystem.
We also work to make sure that our farm serves as habitat to local insects, birds, amphibians and other small animals. To do this, we leave certain hedges and margins with tall flowering plants and miscellaneous native plants. This provides shade and shelter, which encourages biological communities. Our goal is not just to have a farm, but a wonderland of biology and nature, because nature produces the best results every time.
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Hope to hear from you soon!
- Jacob Ferdman and Isis Walls Five Finger Farms
