Farm Visit Snapshots: Poppysol Farm + Apothecary

(Updated: Oct. 19, 2021, 7:41 a.m.)

Grower Hannah Popish of Poppysol Farm + Apothecary has been cultivating herbs and flowers at her one acre permaculture-inspired farm outside Pittsboro since 2017. A clinical herbalist, Hannah is passionate about connecting people with plants and provides holistic health consultations with customized tea and tincture blends. In addition to teas and tinctures, she also produces body balms, bath soaps, seasonal flower bouquets, and offers a flower CSA.

Hannah holds a Plant Sale every spring and fall where customers can find medicinal plant starts and some native perennials. She also offers garden design consultation with a focus on medicinal and native plants.

You can find Poppysol products at Oakmoss Attic and Chatham Marketplace in Pittsboro, and at Freehand Market and Saxapahaw General Store in Saxapahaw.

You can also find Poppysol at the Saturday Slowdown market at RambleRill Farm in Hillsborough, held the first Saturday of the month from April-December.

Visit the Poppysol Farm + Apothecary website for information on workshops, individual consultations, and to shop online for herbal products. Follow Poppysol on Facebook and Instagram for information and updates.

Email Hannah if you want to sign up for her newsletter to receive updates about her products and services.

Below are photos I took at Poppysol the summer of 2021. More details are provided in each photo caption.

Cluster of pink coneflowers in a sunlit garden bed with metal arbor and forest backdrop
Early August in the herb and flower garden. Hannah grows over 100 different species of flowers and herbs! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Person in green overalls standing in a sunlit garden among tall red bee balm flowers
Hannah walks trough the shaded woodland garden behind some bee balm. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Tiger swallowtail butterfly and bumblebee feeding on orange flower
A tiger swallowtail butterfly and bumble bee share the nectar from a Mexican sunflower. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Person kneeling by garden bed reaching toward plants while a dog sniffs nearby.
Hannah and her beloved dog Mimi check out the lemon balm. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Bumblebees feeding on bright pink wild rose blossoms
The bumble bees were busy pollinating the roses! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Cluster of red rose hips on stems with green leaves
Thanks to the pollination services provided by bees, the fruit, or rose hips, can be harvested for tea. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman emptying herbs onto drying screen under shed roof; sign reads "Drying Room"
Hannah garbles the dried lemon balm, a process that removes the dried leaves from the stems. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Person arranging harvested herbs on a raised drying screen over a table
Garbling causes the leaves to fall through the mesh screen. Lemon balm leaves are used for tea and tinctures.  Photo by Debbie Roos.

Person in green overalls holding a large wicker basket standing in front of a wooden shed
Hannah carries a harvest basket in front of the apothecary. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woman with glasses cutting plants with red pruners in a dense garden
Harvesting purple passionflower vine. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woven basket filled with green cut vines beside pink-and-white flowers on gravel
Passionflower vine is tinctured and also can be dried and made into tea. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Monarch butterfly perched on a red zinnia flower, proboscis at the flower center
A monarch nectars on zinnia. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Tall slender stems with narrow leaves and small pink flowers against a blue sky
Siberian motherwort is used in herbalism for a variety of ailments. Consult an experienced herbalist before using medicinal herbs. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Garden beds and wildflowers with a small greenhouse and wooden sheds by a forest
View of the greenhouse and apothecary. Raised beds in the greenhouse produce year-round crops like bacopa, lemongrass, ashwagandha and gotu kola. Hannah starts seeds in the greenhouse for her plant sales. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Tall flowering mint plants before two wooden sheds with red doors
Anise hyssop is harvested for flower bouquets and also used for tea and herbal medicine. It is also an excellent pollinator plant! Photo by Debbie Roos.

Person harvesting a cluster of yellow wildflowers among tall green plants
Hannah harvests goldenrod for a client. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Woven basket filled with yellow goldenrod stems and green leaves
The goldenrod will be sold fresh. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Person bending behind metal trellis tending purple-leaf plants in a garden
Hannah harvests perilla which is used as a culinary herb and for herbal medicine. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Glass jars on a shelf holding assorted dried herbs and flower petals
Dried herbs and flowers in the apothecary. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Five bowls of dried herbs and flower petals on a wooden table
Dried calendula, coneflower, lavender, rose, and chamomile. Photo by Debbie Roos.

Vendor table displaying packaged teas, tinctures, samples, sign "Teas $13" and logo
Poppysol Farm table at the monthly "Saturday Slowdown" pop-up market at RambleRill Farm in Hillsborough. Photo by Hannah Popish.

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