Ashwagandha growing in an Oregon field at Portland Ashwagandha Farm

Oregon grown / founder led

About Portland Ashwagandha Farm

A fresh-root ashwagandha farm shaped by Jeff Johnson's lifelong pull toward plants, systems, soil, and spiritual practice.

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1990 Jeff first started reading about ashwagandha in the early internet days.
2009 Growing the fresh root in Oregon turned curiosity into a calling.
Fresh Whole roots handled close to harvest, not anonymous dry powder.
Direct Call the farm and Jeff is still the person you are likely to reach.

Why we exist

This is the story of a plant that kept getting more interesting.

I grew up in New Jersey with my dad farming in the backyard. In my teens, when I first got internet access, I fell into Ayurveda and started reading about ashwagandha. I would head into Philadelphia spiritual shops to buy it because something about the plant kept pulling me in.

Years later, when I started farming in Oregon with Melanie in 2009, I grew ashwagandha for myself. The fresh root was night and day from the dried material I had known. It tasted alive. It smelled alive. That difference became the beginning of Portland Ashwagandha Farm.

Founder Jeff Johnson holding freshly harvested ashwagandha

The way I work

I am a naturalist and a technologist, and this farm lives right in the middle.

I like having my hands in the soil, tasting plants, and exploring the flavors of nature. I also like building systems, organizing the work, meditating, and thinking about how a farm can run with both care and clarity.

Portland Ashwagandha Farm grew out of that mix: backyard farming roots, Oregon fieldwork, spiritual practice, and the practical discipline of making something consistent enough for people to trust.

Farm first This is not a private-label supplement shelf. The growing and making stay close together.
Respect the dose Ashwagandha is powerful. We encourage people to start simply and use the right amount.
Human scale Jeff is the owner, founder, and the person you are likely to talk with on the phone.
Ashwagandha plants growing at Portland Ashwagandha Farm

Fresh root

The fresh root is the whole point.

It is more vivid than the dried ashwagandha I found when I was young, and it asks to be handled with patience.

Our tinctures begin with farm-grown herbs and a long extraction in organic cane alcohol and filtered water. After maceration, the plant material is pressed, dried, burned to ash, and recombined with the tincture in the spagyric tradition.

How we make it

Slow work for a plant that deserves attention.

The process stays close to the root: Oregon growing, fresh harvest, patient extraction, and a final recombination that returns the mineral ash to the tincture.

  1. 01 Grow

    Ashwagandha is cultivated in Oregon soil with biodynamic-inspired, regenerative practices.

  2. 02 Harvest

    Whole roots are handled close to harvest so the plant stays tied to its season.

  3. 03 Extract

    Herbs macerate patiently in organic cane alcohol and filtered water.

  4. 04 Return

    The mineral ash is returned to the tincture in the spagyric tradition.

Freshly harvested roots from Portland Ashwagandha Farm

The plant

I think of ashwagandha as a plant for getting back on your feet.

Life can knock people down. Ashwagandha is one of the plants I have returned to again and again when people are trying to rebuild steadiness, rest, and resilience.

That is also why sourcing and amount matter. The right plant, used with respect, is a very different experience from taking too much or using material that does not feel clean, fresh, or well made.

Fresh ashwagandha was a game changer for me.

Jeff Johnson
Founder, Portland Ashwagandha Farm

Start with the plant

Choose a tincture made close to the root.

If you are new, start with a small amount and keep it simple. Many people prefer ashwagandha near bedtime, then adjust slowly from there.

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