Tending the Land, Nourishing the Body, Cultivating Connection

Sawmill Herb Farm is wholeheartedly committed to sustainable land-stewardship and providing top quality organically grown healing plants to the local community.

Through our educational programs and partnerships we aim to strengthen community awareness of medicinal herbs as a component of holistic health and bring the deep wisdom of nature connection into the community one seed at a time.

Our farm was started in 2013 by Susan Pincus and is located on unceded land of the Nipmuc and Picumtuc people, also known today as the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts.

Our farm offerings include: a seasonal Fresh Herb CSA Share, Plant Starts, Tea Blends and Dried Herbs, the Somatic Herbalism Apprenticeship, Workshops and Event Rental space. 

We farmed for 11 years at Grow Food Northampton in Florence before transitioning to our long-term home in Montague, MA at Brook's Bend Farm. 

 

Sawmill Herb Farm Core Values:

  • Sawmill Herb Farm stands firmly rooted in the inclusion and care of our community through plants. We believe in reciprocity with the Earth, being in right relationship to one another, to plants, and to our ancestors for the medicine they led us to know. We do not tolerate discriminatory behavior.
  • Sawmill Herb Farm acknowledges that we work on land that has been colonized and stolen from the indigenous communities of Turtle Island.  We commit to reconciliation and protecting resources that are historically and presently exploited.
  • Sawmill Herb Farm honors each person’s journey and experience with nature and with plant medicine. We honor guides, teachers, mentors, spirits, and all those who guide and share the way of plants. We acknowledge and revere our teachers as we move, practice, and share what we have gathered.
  • Sawmill Herb Farm stands in solidarity with the earth, with people of marginalized communities, and is active in listening to these voices, experiences, and supporting the healing process. This includes creating accessible educational material and resources to encourage folks in their own healing journeys.
  • Sawmill Herb Farm stands in community and encourages all forms of wellness, medical and holistic forms of care. We are committed to growing together and learning in community.
  • Sawmill Herb Farm stewards the land with a focus on nourishing the soil ecosystem through the use of cover crops, compost, perennials, pollinator hedgerows and a focus on living soils. 

Susan Pincus

Susan Pincus is a somatic practitioner, herbalist, naturalist, and farmer with over 18 years of experience growing food and medicine using regenerative methods.

She has trained dozens of people in small-scale herb cultivation and processing, and has led workshops on land-based healing practices.

Bringing together her work with plants and her background in somatic facilitation, Susan created the Somatic Herbalism Apprenticeship: a seven-month, land-based journey that weaves earth-centered healing with body-centered awareness.

As a Radical Aliveness practitioner, she offers inclusive, compassionate facilitation for individuals, couples, and groups, always anchored in a deep connection to the natural world. 

One of Susan's gifts that she brings to this work and the world lies in her ability to slow the pace, creating space where presence deepens and the quietest, most powerful voices within us can be heard. 

In the news

  • Hear us on New England Public Media interviewed on the Fabulous 413 in Spring 2025.

  • Sawmill Herb Farm was featured on the Food.Curated documentary series.

  • Hear us on the River with Monte and with Phil Korman of Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA).