Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · Greene Avenue · Zone 7b

One hundred years
of living soil.

Medicinal herbs, established goji berry plants, KNF inputs, and regenerative garden consulting — grown from a Brooklyn brownstone whose garden roots go back a century.

My great-grandmother planted this garden. We are still here.

Korean Natural FarmingBack to Eden100-Year LineageBed-Stuy GrownNo Synthetic Inputs · Ever
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This soil has been building for a century.

What you are buying is not just a plant. It is a cutting from a living lineage — soil that has been fed, observed, and cared for across four generations of a Brooklyn family. The KNF inputs here are made from plants grown in this garden. The compost has been turning since before most nurseries existed. This provenance cannot be purchased at a garden center.

Featured · Limited Inventory
Organic Goji Berry
Mother Plants

Wolfberry. Gou Qi Zi. Superfood, adaptogen, and one of the most antioxidant-dense fruits on the planet. These are not warehouse plants — they are established, healthy individuals propagated from a mother plant living in 100-year-old Bed-Stuy soil and grown using Korean Natural Farming methods. A 2-year bare-root mail-order plant cannot compete with what you are holding.

"No synthetic input has ever touched this soil. The plants reflect that. You can see the difference — in the root structure, the leaf color, the vigor. This is what a healthy plant looks like."

These are vintage-dated plants. Every cutting from this garden carries a year of propagation and the name of its mother. Online nurseries ship bare-root goji for ~$20 — seedlings with no soil history, no provenance, no relationship. A KNF-grown plant from a century-old Bed-Stuy garden is a different category of product entirely, priced accordingly. Like wine, the vintage matters. These prices are fixed — we do not discount our stock.
Spring 2025 PropagationMother Est. 2024 · Lineage Est. 1925Bed-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn · Zone 7b
Mother Plant · 5 Gallon
Matriarch
Multi-year established plant with multiple canes, ready to fruit this season. A long-term investment in your garden. Available to personal growers — please inquire.
$150
per plant
By inquiry only ↗
Potted · 3 Gallon
Established
Well-rooted, stabilizing in container. Will fruit within season with proper sun. Strong start, clear trajectory.
$90
per plant
Available · limited
Potted · 1 Gallon
Starter
Rooted and potted, ready to grow on. Deck container, patio, or sunny window. Easiest entry into goji ownership.
$40
per plant
Available
Rooted Cutting · 4"
Propagule
Rooted organic cutting from a proven mother. Pot up and grow on — full plant by fall. Best value entry point.
$15
per cutting
Taking pre-orders · ships May
Bed-Stuy Community Pricing

Residents of Bedford-Stuyvesant and surrounding neighborhoods receive 10% off herb and cutting purchases. Mention your block when you message us. We take care of our neighbors first.

Founding Grower Program

First 20 plant buyers become Founding Growers — 15% off all future purchases, early access to new stock before public listing, and first pick of each new vintage. No application required. First come, first in.

Medicinal & Culinary Herbs

Established perennials and indoor starts. All grown without synthetic inputs. Perfect for Brooklyn apartments, sunny windowsills, and kitchen gardens. Every plant carries growing notes specific to urban brownstone conditions.

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Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
An established perennial that volunteers freely in this garden and has for decades. Calming tea herb, mood support, digestive aid, sleep ally. Grows aggressively once established — you will always have more than you need. Nearly impossible to kill.
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Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Container-only by necessity — mint spreads aggressively when freed. This plant stays disciplined in its pot and thrives in kitchen windows. Digestive tea, cocktail herb, palate reset. Classic, low-maintenance, productive.
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Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Cut-and-come-again allium that has been returning in this garden for years. One of the rare herbs genuinely tolerant of lower light. Divide once and you have them forever. Culinary staple, edible flower, elegant.
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Microgreens — Fresh Tray
Harvested to order · sunflower · pea shoots · radish
Grown indoors in compost-amended substrate, harvested fresh. The nutrient density difference between these and store-bought greens is measurable. Pre-order for next 10-day harvest cycle. Always sold out before they're done growing.
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Microgreens — Grow Kit
Everything included · beginner-proof · 10-day harvest
Pre-seeded substrate plus full instructions. Harvest in 10 days on your countertop. The most accessible entry into home food production — nothing is simpler or faster. Great gift.
DIY KitIndoorBeginner Friendly
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Vinca Ground Cover
Vinca minor · established division
Perennial ground cover volunteering heavily in the garden beds. Deep green, glossy, shade-tolerant. Excellent for difficult balcony pots, patio containers, shaded indoor spots. Zero-cost propagule — priced to move.
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The Full Apothecary

These sell before they're bottled. Join the waitlist by messaging us.

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Lemon Balm Tincture
Double-extraction from garden-grown lemon balm. 5-week process, small-batch production. Also available as a 3-pack gift set with tulsi and passionflower.
$28 / 2oz  ·  $68 / 3-pack
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Oyster Mushroom Kits
Grow-at-home kits producing 1–2 lbs per flush from straw substrate. Fresh harvest also sold by the bag for cooking.
$32 / kit  ·  $14 / 8oz fresh
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KNF Inputs — FPJ
Fermented Plant Juice from garden lemon balm and comfrey. Korean Natural Farming liquid foliar feed. Made in small batches from the same garden that grows your plants.
$24 / 8oz
Wk 1
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Herb Salts
Rosemary and lavender hand-blended with sea salt. Garden-grown herbs, simple process. Goes on everything. Gift-ready.
$18 / 4oz
Day 45
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Plant CSA — Monthly Box
$55/month. Curated herb and medicinal plant bundle, seasonal and rotating. Founding cohort: 20 subscribers. Join the waitlist now — these will fill immediately.
$55 / month
Day 45
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Garden Workshop
8 seats. KNF, Back to Eden, propagation, soil biology. Learn the methods that built this garden. In-person at the brownstone. Hands-on.
$85 / person

The knowledge is the product.

What you are buying is not just a plant. It is a cutting from a living lineage — soil that has been fed, observed, and cared for across five generations of a Brooklyn family. The regenerative inputs here are made from plants grown in this garden. The compost has been turning since before most nurseries existed. This provenance cannot be purchased at a garden center.

Garden Audit & Soil Assessment

On-site visit to assess your current conditions — soil structure, drainage, light, existing biology. Full written report with a 90-day action plan.

$150 / session

Regenerative Composting

Learn to build living compost that feeds your soil biology rather than replacing it. Covers hot composting, worm systems, activating with KNF inputs, and reading your pile. Hands-on at the brownstone or your site.

$200 / session

Regenerative Garden Design

Full back-yard or rooftop design using Back to Eden, food forest, or no-dig principles. Includes plant selection, bed layout, water management, and a 3-year succession plan.

$350 / project

Brand & Business Integration

For restaurants, wellness brands, events, and organizations wanting to integrate regenerative growing into their story, programming, or supply chain. Custom scope and pricing.

Custom · inquire
Book a Consultation ↗
"This is not a side business. This is a 100-year inheritance being activated. The knowledge we bring to your garden comes from generations of observation."

Consulting availability is limited. We work with a small number of clients at a time to ensure quality and follow-through. Priority is given to projects aligned with community food sovereignty, regenerative economics, and the Good Life philosophy.

A portion of consulting revenue supports expanded community garden programming in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

How to Order

1

Message us

DM on Instagram, reach us on Nextdoor, or email. Tell us what you want and quantity. Same-day confirmation.

2

Schedule pickup

Come to the brownstone on Greene Ave, Bedford-Stuyvesant. We'll agree on a time — usually same day or next morning.

3

Pay at pickup

Cash, Venmo, or Zelle. No card fees. You see the plant before you pay.

4

Leave with care instructions

Every plant comes with specific notes for Brooklyn apartment and brownstone conditions. We set you up to succeed.

Ready?
Reach out directly.

Cash · Venmo · Zelle. Pickup only — Greene Ave, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Local delivery available for orders over $60 within walking distance.

My great-grandmother
started this garden.

This is not a startup nursery. This is a garden that has been producing, feeding, and evolving for a century on a single block in Bedford-Stuyvesant. My great-grandmother planted the original beds. What grows here now — the established perennials, the deep fungal networks, the tilth — is the result of four generations of care.

The modern methods — Korean Natural Farming, the Elaine Ingham soil food web approach, Back to Eden wood chip systems — are layered onto a foundation that was already rich before they had names. We study the science to understand what she already knew intuitively.

When you buy a plant from this garden, you are receiving a cutting from that lineage. The soil biology in the root zone of these plants has been building since before most nurseries were founded. That is the product.

"Grow what you need. Know what you drink. Own what you build. The soil is the foundation of all of it."
Korean Natural Farming (KNF)

Indigenous microorganisms, fermented plant juice, and natural inputs that build soil biology rather than bypassing it.

Back to Eden

Deep wood chip mulch mimicking forest floor conditions — moisture retention, earthworm habitat, fungal networks.

Ingham Soil Food Web

Cultivating the full community of organisms — bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes — that plants evolved alongside.

No-Dig Bed Management

Soil structure is preserved by working above it, not through it. Mycelium networks are never severed. The biology stays intact.