If there’s one good thing you can do for the Earth, it’s to facilitate the process of making nutrient rich, black gold. Compost that is. And, yes, it is possible to compost in the city! Come ]]>

If there’s one good thing you can do for the Earth, it’s to facilitate the process of making nutrient rich, black gold. Compost that is. And, yes, it is possible to compost in the city! Come learn how this Sunday, May 6 from 10am to 12pm at Hayseed’s Big City Farm Supply. We’ll go over the basics of composting, including materials, tools, and various systems – from indoor worm composting to outdoor bin systems, and bokashi (fermented food waste).

For more information and to sign up, get ye to the Hayseed’s website!

This Saturday, May 5 from 11am to 5pm, I’ll be selling Raganella’s Botanical Solutions in McCarren Park on the border of Williamsburg & Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It’s the Go Green! Greenpoint Festival – a belated Earth Day ]]>

This Saturday, May 5 from 11am to 5pm, I’ll be selling Raganella’s Botanical Solutions in McCarren Park on the border of Williamsburg & Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It’s the Go Green! Greenpoint Festival – a belated Earth Day celebration! (Well, every day really is Earth Day).

There’ll be kids activities, wellness demos, and other crafters & artisans on hand selling eco-friendly goods.

I’ll be serving up free herbal tea samples, as well as all-over body cream testers. And just in time for Mother’s Day, I’ll have mini spa & pedicure gift sets.

Come on out and celebrate Mother Earth!

Go Green! Greenpoint Earth Day Festival

You’ll ]]> This Sunday, noon to 6pm! Get your delicious veggie-based treats at the Vegan Spring Shop-up! I’ll be there with my famous teas (including Vivid Visions!), tinctures, and other goodies, like Gonna Git You Sucka bug spray.

You’ll also find delicious eats from Brooklyn Hummus (best hummus ever!), Electric Blue Baking, Gone Pie, and Cake Bites, plus non-comestibles like Roots in Rust’s adorable air plant designs & Meow Meow Tweet’s soaps!

It’s going to be a delicious time!

Vegan Spring Shop-up

Sunday, April 15
noon to 6pm
Pine Box Rock Shop
Grattan St, Bushwick BK
Off the Morgan Ave L 

Burdock (Arctium lappa)

I’m über excited to announce this workshop series I’m co-teaching with Sokhna of ]]> We’re reconfiguring this workshop a bit. It will be every bit as juicy, just a bit more concise. Stay tuned for updates!!

Burdock (Arctium lappa)

I’m über excited to announce this workshop series I’m co-teaching with Sokhna of MamaSutra…

Urban Herbology: A study of 3 local green allies

A weed is described as “a plant out of place.” We say, there’s no such thing!

Come explore the habits and virtues of 3 plants that grow right here in our urban environment:

red clover, burdock & dandelion.

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) courtesy Wikimedia.

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) courtesy Wildman Steve Brill.

Together we’ll discover their medicinal, culinary, cultural, spiritual & historical uses. Get a deeper understanding of our lovely green allies over the course of the growing season. Use all of your senses to enrich your relationship with these healing plants.

Email me for more details liz (at) raganella (dot) com.

Burdock root

About us

Sokhna Heathyre Mabin is a yoga teacher, doula, herbalist, performance artist & mother of 2 wild geniuses.  At the tender age of 19, Sokhna Heathyre delved into the study of plants & herbs through beer & wine making, though it was her move to NYC that truly awakened her kinship to the plant people. Sokhna is the “mama” in MamaSutra Loving Arts~an interaction of the natural life systems of yoga, herbs, art & thriving.  She handcrafts all of her herbals in her kitchen & rooftop. Contact her @ mamasokhna@gmail.com.

Liz Neves is a crafter, herbalist, permaculturist, and compost-turner living as close to earth’s natural rhythms as possible in the heart of the urban environment. She’s the creator of Raganella’s Botanical Solutions, a line of body care goods and herbal remedies – all handcrafted with love in her home. When she’s not creating, you can find Liz exploring the nooks and crannies of Prospect Park. (And sometimes on twitter & facebook, @raganella7.)