Horsetail Herb Farm

03/17/2026

What better way to celebrate May?
Get in your buggy and drive this way.

Food and art,
Driving a cart.

Mechanics of creature,
Harness is feature(d).

Cultivator repair,
Use a plowshare?

Horses and steers,
Ladies and qu**rs.

More ℹ️ here:
Horsetailherbfarm.com/teamster-gathering

02/04/2026

January was “clean seeds and weep.” It’s been a rough go, folks.

Seeds cleaned:
and to***co.

08/10/2025

August. The month where I feel the July-tired catching up. I found some more gray hairs and I’m fine with it, but so not fine with the flower-selfie tired-eyes. Selfies with tired-eyes do not sell herbs or flowers, turns out. But who can honestly sleep when the bellowing cow wakes you up at 3 am and doesn’t stop bellowing til milking at 6? Thank goodness for friends that let you borrow their cow.
Thank goodness also for full barns and the end of first cutting. And for insane horse injuries that heal well and quickly, Duke. And for hours of sticky-fingered Calendula harvest, and the marvelous people who think that my labor is worth supporting. Thank you, from the bottom of my aching little heart, for supporting this work that has no life balance. Thank you for not batting an eye at the dollar quantity per pound and trusting me to send you the highest quality possible. Thank you for keeping this farm passion aching, and even moreso for believing in me. 💚

06/27/2025

06/22/2025

Duke is learning to trot in hand with guidance from Donn Hewes

05/05/2025

Valerian; strong and steady. Here’s a quick snapshot of this lovely plant!

Note the shapes and colors of the leaves and flowers, and the pasta-like size and shape of the roots.

I’ve included the information that you lovely humans shared with me about your experiences with it. Do you have anything to add? Feel free to include it below!

Does your cabinet require a Valerian refresh? Find these potent, aromatic dried roots at Meeting House Dot Farm 💚

Also included is a photo of my beard, an ephemeral spring occurrence.

03/14/2025

Want to Cultivator Rendezvous with me? We’re preparing for this brand new event by taking stock, prepping the shop, and filling it with cultivators to repair!
This workshop involves assessing, taking apart, repairing, and fine-tuning various models of the McCormick-Deering horse drawn cultivators. Have one of your own that you’d like to bring and work on with us? Please reach out!
This event is happening at Northland Sheep Farm on March 22+23. Registration and more information can be found at teamster school dot com, under workshops.

12/15/2024

If you like Clary Sage essential oil, you’ll love the plant in its whole form! I’ve grown it for two years now and have fallen in love 💕
You can find it exclusively on the Meeting House Farm website and through my wholesale portal~

Meet Becky Frye of Horsetail Herb Farm! Now a proud member of the Meeting House Farm Herb Growers Collaborative, Horsetail Herb Farm brings the terroir of New York State to a broader audience. Becky’s mission is to make herbal medicine more accessible, growing temperate, native, and naturalized plants that empower others to care for their health.

Through the collaborative, she enjoys a sense of community and support, which helps her focus on farming while navigating marketing and distribution challenges. For Becky, it’s all about connection—between plants, people, and the land—with steadfast allies like yarrow and nettle always close to her heart.

Be sure to check out what's available from Horsetail Herb Farm in our Herbal Marketplace including their beautiful, certified organic Clary Sage!