Projects
Projects
Free Herbs, NYC
In partnership with Lake Café and Laraib Ali (of LooveHappy) we are providing free herbal medicines to the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn & to all. Visit the beloved Black-owned Haitian spot at 195 Utica Ave (during open hours) to pick up a variety of herbal medicines, formulated and created by trained BIPOC herbalists. *Herbs are restocked weekly*
Annual Urbalist Earth Day
The Annual Herbalists Earth Day is a celebration of our sacred planet grounded in African and Asian Diasporic and Indigenous traditions, histories, practices, and wisdoms. It is not only a day for joy, rest, learning, and wellness but also a call to climate action that aims to inspire deep and sustained reverence, devotion, and commitment to caring for our precious earth.
This collaborative offering to our communities is organized by four herbalists and land stewards: Suhaly Bautista-Carolina of Moon Mother Apothecary, Lynsey Ayala of Bread x Butta, Frances Perez-Rodriguez, and Laraib Ali of LoveHappy. Together, we unite our knowledge, creativity, desires, and skills to offer free workshops, activations, sound baths, meditations, and giveaways to ~ 100 participants. We are joined by experienced and budding herbalists, farmers and farm workers, gardeners, land stewards, families, and people of all ages who are committed to honoring the planet through unique, creative, nature-based experiences on Earth Day.
We gather annually on Earth Day in Prospect Park on Lenapehoking (Brooklyn, NY) for a powerful day of exchanging the many ways in which we demonstrate reverence to the land, Mother Earth, and its life-giving blessings.
If you are interested in sponsoring the 2nd Annual Urbalist Earth Day (2024), please e-mail moonmotherapothecary@gmail.com
View images below from the 1st Annual Urbalist Earth Day (by Carolina Ramirez) *select guest portal to view*
Moon Mixtapes
tunes that mirror all of the moon’s phase, curated by Moon Mother Apothecary & friends.
have a listen & subscribe here on Spotify. xxo
Plant Talk, Episode 001
ongoing, est. 2021
Premiered on Sunday, June 13th, 2021 on the occasion of Rashid Johnson’s Red Stage, presented by Creative Time
Welcome to Episode 001 of Plant Talk, a variety talk show covering all things plant magic with your host, Moon Mother Apothecary. In this hour-long debut episode, Moon Mother covers the day’s plant news with special guest Lynsey Ayala, the artist and Curandera behind BreadxButta. Moon Mother is joined on stage by her co-host & pupett, Aricama Goddess and accompanied by Elsz on the harp. The audience is invited to participate in interactive games such as “The Wheel of Plant Life” and our togetherness intends to inspire connection, reverence, and respect for our natural world.
ASL interpretation provided.
Watch the full episode on IGTV by clicking the link below.
If you are interested in hosting Episode 002 of Plant Talk in summer 2022, please e-mail "[moonmotherapothecary@gmail.com]
Artist Collaborations
“La Luna” Tee, 2021
Collaboration with Artist, Jazmine Hayes
This limited edition tee features two original hand-drawn illustrations by artist Jazmine Hayes. Proceeds from the sales of this tee-shirt will go towards providing Doula services for an expecting BIPOC family
The Last Quarter
I invite you to sign up to receive our virtual newsletter, The Last Quarter, the official newsletter of Moon Mother Apothecary & a space for magic, mystery, and medicine intimately tethered to our earth's nearest celestial planet, the moon
Be a Kitchen Witch: Missives from the Community Cauldron On Crafting Herbal Medicine at Home
2021 (currently sold out, stay tuned for the next reprint)
A collaborative zine made to ignite your medicine making practice, Be a Kitchen Witch: Missives from the Community Cauldron on Crafting Herbal Medicine at Home is an indispensable guide for anyone looking to deepen their herb practice. Crafting your own medicines is a form of activism and Be a Kitchen Witch wants to support you in building a versatile home or community apothecary ripe with possibilities. With step-by-step recipes and medicine stories from seventeen herbalists plus beginner friendly tips and a resource list to sustain you moving forward.
40 pages, spiral coil bound
Illustrations, design and riso printed in Detroit by Mo Neuharth of Art Problems
Contributors: Antonia Estela Pérez Rojas, Brittany Ducham, Carla Vargas-Frank, Christine Buckley, Catherine Feliz, Elsie Lopez, Jamesa Hawthorne, Lauren Haynes, Lauren Giambrone, Levi Leigh Barringer, Liz Migliorelli, Maria Geyman, Renée Camila, Samantha Blancato, Saewon, Suhaly Bautista-Carolina [Moon Mother Apothecary], Vadi Arzu Erdal
Plant Magick. The Library of Esoterica
The fourth volume in The Library of Esoterica explores the historic roots of plants in myth and magickal practices. Through essays, interviews, and more than 400 images—from ancient Egyptian stonework to Victorian botanical art, to contemporary works celebrating nature — Plant Magick chronicles the symbiotic relationship between plants and people.
Featuring contributions by Moon Mother Apothecary
Hardcover, quarter-bound, 6.7 x 9.4 in., 3.89 lb, 520 pages
US $40
Lunar Herbs, ongoing workshop series & moon study
Collaboration with Arvolyn Hill of Goldfeather
An ongoing series of free, hands-on medicine making knowledge-shares and offerings intended to spread the magic, wisdom, and medicine of the moon.
2021 | IG Live, “Moon Stories & Lore” on the Virgo Full Moon
2020 | Recess, “Lunar Herbs: Herbs to Connect with the Moon”
2020 | Medicine of the Moon, Part 1 of 3 w/ Fotografiska [paid event w/ 50% for anyone impacted by COVID-19]
2019 | Youth Lunar Herbs Workshop w/ 1 Freedom For All
2018 | “Solidarity Beyond Borders” w/ WOC in Solidarity, Lunar Herbs, Pt. 1