Be Here Farm + Nature

What you may not know, is that SO MANY of the articles we see about products and brands are in one way or another bought.  Whether through direct payment, or simply through leveraging professional PR relationships.   Having never invested in such efforts, it really means a tremendous amount for one of our products to be picked up by a prestigious platform in beauty such as Vogue France.   We try our absolute best, every single day, and for somebody across the ocean to experience our work, and to mention it as something her readers should check out, makes us feel very “seen”.  Thank you @clairethomsonjonville ! @voguefrance

I met Jared, Velisa, and their beautiful daughter at a leadership retreat in Belize and instantly felt connected to their energy, their values, and the intentional way they move through the world. Since then, @beherefarm has become one of my favorite skincare and wellness brands…not just because the products are incredible, but because of the philosophy behind them. At our Return to Me retreat, each guest received the Summer Solstice Serum as a surprise gift, and throughout the week we incorporated it into moments of ritual, stillness, grounding, and self-care. “Love shines from my heart like the rising sun, awakening seeds of peace in the soil of my soul.” ✨ That line on the back of the bottle says everything. Be Here Farm + Nature was born from a simple question: “How can we apply the lens of mindfulness to every moment?” And you can feel that intention in every detail. Their products are crafted with biodynamic and regenerative ingredients, sunshine, moonlight, clean water, time, and human hands. No shortcuts. No mass production. Just deep reverence for nature, hospitality, ritual, and care. What began as a family ritual evolved into a conscious luxury skincare line rooted in regenerative stewardship, mindfulness, and holistic living. And honestly… it feels different when you use it. ✨ Grateful for brands and families like this who remind us that luxury can also be slow, intentional, soulful, and deeply connected to the Earth. Thank you Jared & Velisa for sharing your beautiful products with our retreat guests and for creating something so aligned with the spirit of TravelZen. And we all had glowing skin in the cloud forest! 🌳 ✨ You can absolutely expect Be Here Farm + Nature products on future retreats. 🤍 Be sure to check them out. 🦋 #TravelZenRetreats #BeHereFarm #ConsciousLuxury #HolisticSkincare #RegenerativeLiving

“I can’t believe I was using face lotion for 40+ years! Love the scent and the way my skin feels after using this product. Plus I know it was made with intention and sourced from the best ingredients out there! Thank you for making such a great product!” -Greg B

What @fitamytv is pointing to here, is that we refuse to produce trash, and most things are blanketed in trash. Many clean beauty products come sold in layers of instant-garbage: tiny little boxes you throw out immediately, sealed once or twice with plastic or glue, complete with product inserts, all inside another box, which likely has plastic in it despite looking like cardboard, taped up with yet more plastic…you get the idea. If you are lucky, the box might tell you a cute story about sustainability, while ignoring the irony altogether. When you open a Be Here Farm + Nature shipment you will find ultraviolet biophotonic miron glass hand-wrapped in organic cotton cloth, tied with an organic hemp string–all highly compostable or reusable. This will be nestled into beautiful wood shavings, inside of a 100% recyclable box made from post-recycled materials, all taped up with true “plastic-free” paper tape. Funny enough, even brown paper-looking tape comes with plastic inside it these days. Not only is this method simple, clean, beautiful, and compostable, but it eliminates all of the unnecessary trash that usually comes with almost any purchase these days. And at no point in this process can forever chemicals be “accidentally” introduced.

On day 1 as a farmer’s apprentice, back in 2010, I was shocked to learn that the ingredients of organic fertilizer come from factory farmed animals. Which is why we have never used it in our garden, ever. Confusion strikes deeper when you consider compost, likely the most-common fertility source purchased by organic farmers, much of which is now sourced through municipal waste streams. Toxic forever chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceutical medications, and more, can be found in these streams. It is not something I hear about often, yet have probably mentioned in every podcast I have ever been on, because it confounds me to this day. I was very excited to pick up the newest book from organic pioneer and author Eliot Coleman from @fourseasonfarm . His work has always been at the cutting edge of “true” organic farming, with living soils being at the heart. His newest book “The Self-Fed Farm & Garden” describes his process for growing his own fertility on-farm as being primarily inspired by the fact that the organic compost supply chain is severely compromised. Something I wholeheartedly agree with.

A mask is like sending your face a love letter.

As above, so below. How do you create superior finished products? From superior ingredients! How do you grow superior ingredients? From healthy living soil! How do you cultivate healthy living soil? From a biodiversity of living crops, soil microorganisms, and the presence of many animals, along with their waste, all decomposing into the soil! You cannot magically create a superior product from inferior ingredients grown in inferior soils, no matter what your sexy label might say. Check out the Ingredients tab of our website to learn all about our growing and sourcing practices. From episode #364, Meat Mafia Podcast @meatmafiamedia @meatmafiabrett @meatmafiaharry

Most skincare on the shelf is produced by contract manufacturers who are making products for dozens or even hundreds of brands, all in the same factory. It should go without saying that whatever skincare product you are holding was made through some sort of process. The important question is: was that an industrial chemical process? Or was it a biological-ecological-agricultural process? Because no matter what the label says, those two are not the same thing.

People are commonly afraid of Stinging Nettle, which in a way makes sense…it definitely stings pretty good if you encounter it in the wild or garden. But once you prepare it, whether that be through sauté, other cooking prep, or in our case, once we solar infuse it, the sting is 100% gone, and all that is left are the fortifying and skin soothing properties we rely on it for. Check out the ingredients tab on our website to learn all about our growing and sourcing practices.

From @beherejared : Within 5 minutes of returning from Confluence, we received the most beautiful affirmation from Nature… a baby deer’s first steps. Watch the video to the end if you want to see it! Highlight of my day. We have never before experienced a gathering of so many people aligned in their understanding of regenerative principles and holistic health, who immediately understood the value of our skincare collection. It was the most reaffirming experience of my professional life, and I am grateful. 50 people attended our Superfood Face Mask Ritual, and after checking our records, it looks like about 10% of you went home with one of our skincare offerings. Please tag us with your glowing faces! For the 90% of you who made the mistake of not checking us out :-), just tag @beherefarm and @confluence_tx in any pic of you at Confluence, and we will send you a discount code for FREE shipping anywhere in the mainland U.S. for the rest of this week! See you all next year! Tunes by @doepaoro

Fermented Stinging nettle tea is one of the secret weapons in our garden. Nitrogen is a primary driver of plant growth, and most industrial fertilizers deliver it in a highly soluble, synthetic form. Plants will grow with it whether it comes from a bag or from a living system. But that is not the whole picture. In a healthy soil, plants often derive nitrogen through relationships with living microbes. It’s a barter system, with the plant trading sugars and the microbes helping cycle and deliver nitrogen. When plants take up large amounts of readily available synthetic nitrogen, however, the plant relies less on that relationship, and over time microbial populations can decline. With repeated use, synthetic nitrogen further impacts the microbial community. Nettle tea, however, delivers a flush of bio-available nutrients while also stimulating microbial activity, actually supporting the processes that build organic matter and humus, the living web of life. Plants grown in biologically active, well-nourished soil often attract fewer pests and tolerate their presence more easily. If we compare these systems, it is like a person who hunts, gardens, fishes, and barters with others for their food, versus someone who has all of their nutrition and meditation delivered directly to them in a tube. Both people may survive, and both may function, but one is participating in a living system, while the other is being sustained by inputs that bypass it. Over time, that difference matters to the health of the soil, plants, animals, and people that rely on it.

This? This is Wet Mask…solar and lunar infused botanical oils, suspended into raw honey and echinacea-infused glycerin, married by beeswax and a ribbon of crushed freshwater pearl powder, one of mankind’s oldest rituals for radiant skin….. you know, the usual! 🎼 [House jams by @doepaoro , all day every day]