A queer & Trans Owned Apothecary on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Bioregional Herbalism that centers LGBTQIA2S+ Wellness & Liberation.
Queer-to-Queer healing is at the center of everything I do. I truly believe that herbalism, flower essences, and body work is at the heart of liberating our ourselves from systems that give us scraps to care for ourselves and our chosen families. Helping other queer folx build deep and trusting relationships with plants and themselves is the most beautiful that I can do for my community. This allows queer and trans folx choice, consent, and ownership over our own healing journeys and our bodies.
Bringing yourself back into balance with nature, can help you come home to yourself and to your body. This is the gift that plants have to offer us. A gift that has moved me and shaped me deeply as an herbalist and bodyworker in training.
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ALSETH ACRES LAUNCHED IN 2020 AS ALSETH ACRES MUTUAL AID FARM IN KNIFE RIVER, MINNESOTA. FROM DAY ONE, THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN RUN BY THE RURAL QUEER & TRANS DUO OF COURTNEY COCHRAN (they/THEm) AND TYLER DRISCOLL (HE/HIM). ORGINALLY THIS WAS A PROJECT OF ABUNDANCE AND SELLING OUR EXTRA HERBS, EGGS, AND GARDEN FOOD TO RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
FROM 2020-2022, EVERY DOLLAR WE RAISED THROUGH OUR POP-UP SALES WAS PAID DIRECTLY TO TRANS, TWO SPIRIT, NONBINARY, AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MUTUAL AID FUND WAS OPEN FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, WELL-BEING, AND SURVIVAL. WE SENT MONEY FOR RENT, EMERGENCY HOUSING, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, PET CARE COSTS, CAR REPAIRS, THERAPY COSTS, AND MORE. IN THE TIME WE OPERATED A MUTUAL AID ACCOUNT, WE GAVE OUT MORE THAN $10,000.
STARTING IN 2023: UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HAD TO CLOSE OUR MUTUAL AID FUND BECAUSE OF OVERWHELMING NEED AND MINIMAL RESOURCES ON OUR END. THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL AID IS CARRYING ON INTO OUR WORK AS ALSETH ACRES APOTHECARY! WE OFFER FREE TO CHEAP HERBAL SERVICES TO QUEER AND TRANS FOLX IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HERBS, ORGANIZING CAPACITY, AND MORE. WE HAVE GIFTED MANY FREE HERBS AND CONSULTS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO, WHAT ARE WE UP TO NOW: WE ARE CURRENTLY GROWING OUR OWN HERBS, MAKING BIOREGIONAL HERBAL REMEDIES, TALKING TO FLOWERS, TEACHING HERB CLASSES, AND FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON THE INTERSECTION OF NATURE'S HEALING ENERGY AND WELLNESS FOR ALL PEOPLE, BUT WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON QUEER, TRANS, NONBINARY, GENDER-NONCONFORMING, & TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE. THIS MEANS THAT WE OFFERING 1-1 HERBALISM SERVICES, HANDMADE HERBAL PRODUCTS, CLASSES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
IN FALL 2023, WE HOSTED THE FIRST EVER QUEER & TRANS MEDCINE MAKING CAMP AND Hope TO KEEP DOING SO FOR OUR COMMUNITY! WE Also offer an online flower Essence cohort Called FLower CHurch, a seasonal Herbal CSA box, and more!
PLEASE SIGNUP FOR OUR EMAIL LIST TO STAY IN TOUCH ABOUT THESE VERY GAY AND VERY EARTHY OFFERINGS!
FROM 2020-2022, EVERY DOLLAR WE RAISED THROUGH OUR POP-UP SALES WAS PAID DIRECTLY TO TRANS, TWO SPIRIT, NONBINARY, AND GENDER NONCONFORMING PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OUR MUTUAL AID FUND WAS OPEN FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, WELL-BEING, AND SURVIVAL. WE SENT MONEY FOR RENT, EMERGENCY HOUSING, GENDER AFFIRMING CARE, PET CARE COSTS, CAR REPAIRS, THERAPY COSTS, AND MORE. IN THE TIME WE OPERATED A MUTUAL AID ACCOUNT, WE GAVE OUT MORE THAN $10,000.
STARTING IN 2023: UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE HAD TO CLOSE OUR MUTUAL AID FUND BECAUSE OF OVERWHELMING NEED AND MINIMAL RESOURCES ON OUR END. THE SPIRIT OF MUTUAL AID IS CARRYING ON INTO OUR WORK AS ALSETH ACRES APOTHECARY! WE OFFER FREE TO CHEAP HERBAL SERVICES TO QUEER AND TRANS FOLX IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH HERBS, ORGANIZING CAPACITY, AND MORE. WE HAVE GIFTED MANY FREE HERBS AND CONSULTS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.
SO, WHAT ARE WE UP TO NOW: WE ARE CURRENTLY GROWING OUR OWN HERBS, MAKING BIOREGIONAL HERBAL REMEDIES, TALKING TO FLOWERS, TEACHING HERB CLASSES, AND FOCUS OUR ENERGY ON THE INTERSECTION OF NATURE'S HEALING ENERGY AND WELLNESS FOR ALL PEOPLE, BUT WITH A SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON QUEER, TRANS, NONBINARY, GENDER-NONCONFORMING, & TWO SPIRIT PEOPLE. THIS MEANS THAT WE OFFERING 1-1 HERBALISM SERVICES, HANDMADE HERBAL PRODUCTS, CLASSES, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
IN FALL 2023, WE HOSTED THE FIRST EVER QUEER & TRANS MEDCINE MAKING CAMP AND Hope TO KEEP DOING SO FOR OUR COMMUNITY! WE Also offer an online flower Essence cohort Called FLower CHurch, a seasonal Herbal CSA box, and more!
PLEASE SIGNUP FOR OUR EMAIL LIST TO STAY IN TOUCH ABOUT THESE VERY GAY AND VERY EARTHY OFFERINGS!
