CUTTING ROOT FARM is a community supported organic herb and cut flower farm, artist residency program, community herbal and education space. We have been on the journey of care giving the land on this farm for nine years, growing over 150 different species of herbs and flowers. We respectfully acknowledge that our farm exists on occupied and unceded Shawnee, Seneca / Cayuga (Haudenosaunee/Iroquois) land. We take care to grow more than what we need- donating dried herbs to Dine (Navajo) elders and beautiful bouquets to Flowers for Black Beloveds.

MICHELLE SOTO is a fashion forward herbalist, educator, gardener, dog lover, and community organizer. She loves being connected to plants, to be outside under the hot sun and open skies, to hike in our Appalachian woods and tries her hardest to care for this land as it cares for her. Her dream for Cutting Root is to matchmake people and plants. This might mean you enjoy our beautiful flowers in a bouquet, or you transplant a beloved into your own garden, or you find relief in one of our teas or extracts. “I want to not only create access to these plants- I want to revel in the abundance that we create when we steward spaces and create connection. To me, being an herbalist means encouraging community care and building connection to the natural world. I practice and teach with the Stonefruit Community Herbalists in Pittsburgh, PA and the Stone Cabin Collective in Black Mesa, AZ.”