ToadstoolBotanicals

Mid spring / Beltane — feeling beyond grateful for the beings that come into our life at the perfect times, the growth we have already experienced this season and the mistakes that we learn from. Grateful for the future harvests and abundance, and most importantly, the community we build along the way. In April, we sold 300+ plants to neighbors and friends, and I am forever honored to help feed the people and pollinators in our city. Announcements about summer, flowers, and market schedules to come!

a new growing season begins 🌿✨

as we move into 2026, the Toadstool apothecary is still flourishing; roots deep, jars full, magic intact. but this year, the focus turns gently toward flowers.

you’ll start seeing more seasonal stems, small-batch arrangements, and other botanical treats from us… and, come early Spring, you can find these blooms at — a sweet continuation of a collaboration that keeps unfolding.

Alongside herbs and flowers, you’ll still see my passion for foraging, growing food, and hands-on plant education woven through it all.

In equally exciting news, so grateful to be a new member of this season, alongside so many growers doing beautiful work in our city.

thank you for being here as this little toadstool continues to fruit. more soon. 🍄✨

(Featuring various projects in the works, including sprouts, pressed flowers, and the controlled chaos of my basement seed starting operation)

Some coastal foraging on Hatteras Island yesterday… but I’m back in the DMV folks! Last chance to join me & the amazing farmers at for a foraging walk & smoke cleansing bundle/tea workshop.
In basket: juniper leaves and berries, pine needles, green pine cones, assorted shells, and baby agave plants

Ticket link: https://gathering-springs-farm.square.site/product/foraging-with-rachel/164?cs=true&cst=custom

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! Foraging and food friends, I am so stoked to be co-hosting a foraging workshop w/ this Sunday, August 28th — swipe for event description and location (DC friends, hit me up if you want tix and a ride out to VA). Link for Tix:
https://gathering-springs-farm.square.site/product/foraging-with-rachel/164?cs=true&cst=custom

REISHI BABY!! Wow, the bounty of summer is coming in *hot* these last few weeks. It’s the time of year where I could be (have been) harvesting and processing for 12 hours a day and still not get everything done!
Updates:
-I’ve added to my Etsy page finally and will continue to do so, including pressed flowers! DC folks if you want non-Etsy pricing hit me up via DM
-I am also officially a seller on .market , an awesome app that features foragers from all over. You’ll be to find some seasonal fresh products there and i offer free local pickup 🍄
-I have TONS of fresh edible flowers available (DM me), which will be featured at ‘s event this Sunday!
All of these news flashes could have been there own posts but it’s harvest season and this farmer puts off Instagram for weeeeeeeks.
DM me for flowers and berries etc, check out foraged and Etsy and my gardens for what’s growing. New foraging classes coming after my current poison ivy heals! 🍄🌱

First foraging class in the books! Yesterday was awesome, I hung out with ~18 folks and talked a lot about just a few of the many edible and medicinal plants growing around us! We also covered basic safety & ethics around foraging. Foraging walks and wild plant ID is something I have been doing with friends for years but had never actually hosted a formal class, it was so cool to see the event sell out quickly and have so many folks interested in foraging! We ended the solstice with picking wine berries and it was absolutely lovely. (Insta cut out 2 people on either side of this group pic and I’m so sorry 😭) Keep an eye out for more classes in the coming weeks, and thank you SO much for the wonderful participants yesterday, y’all were a perfect first class 🍄🥰
Photo cred for pics 2 and 3 goes to , thank you so much for snapping!

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT! Join me for a chill, informative, and delicious Summer Solstice Foraging Walk this Tuesday in Fort Totten. Link in bio for tickets, we will take a stroll through the woods, learn the basic ethics of a foraging, and I’ll show you some easy and delicious foods that are growing all around DC right now. Come equipped with your bug repellant of choice, a cool drink, and any foraging/plant questions you may have! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/368983067287