Ashwagandha growing in an Oregon field at Portland Ashwagandha Farm

Pacific Northwest grown / Farm established 2015

About Portland Ashwagandha Farm

Built around fresh ashwagandha root, careful extraction, and tinctures made close to the soil.

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1990 Early Ayurveda reading sparks a long relationship with ashwagandha.
2009 Growing fresh root in Oregon turns curiosity into fieldwork.
2015 Portland Ashwagandha Farm begins as a fresh-root tincture business.
Today Our farm and partner growers supply Pacific Northwest ashwagandha.

Our beginnings

From Oregon roots to the first bottles.

Founder Jeff Johnson began growing ashwagandha in Oregon in 2009. He found the fresh root distinctly different from the dried material he had known.

In 2015, he founded Portland Ashwagandha Farm to bring fresh-root tinctures beyond the farm.

Founder Jeff Johnson holding freshly harvested ashwagandha

The farm today

Meet the grower behind the bottle.

Jeff's background as a naturalist and technologist shapes the daily work: growing, harvest timing, production notes, and answering customer questions.

Our ashwagandha now comes from our field and partner farms across the Pacific Northwest.

Farm first We grow ashwagandha with Pacific Northwest partner farms and make our tinctures in small batches.
Respect the dose Ashwagandha is powerful. We encourage people to start simply and use the right amount.
Direct help Ask the farm about ingredients, choosing a bottle, or an order.
Freshly harvested ashwagandha roots

Inside the bottle

Fresh root, organic cane alcohol, and water.

Our ashwagandha tinctures start with whole fresh roots. Organic cane alcohol and filtered water form the extraction base.

How we make it

How we make our ashwagandha tinctures.

The spagyric process brings the extracted herb and its mineral ash back together.

  1. 01 Grow

    Ashwagandha is grown from seed on our farm and partner farms in the Pacific Northwest, in alignment with the moon in the tradition of biodynamics.

  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 pressed plant material is dried, burned to mineral ash, and recombined with the tincture.

Ashwagandha leaves and seed pods growing in the field

The plant

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

Life can knock people down. Ashwagandha is one of the plants our farm returns 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 changed how we understood the plant.

Portland Ashwagandha Farm
Pacific Northwest grown · Established 2015

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.

Run a shop, clinic, or apothecary? We wholesale to stores that carry the farm's tinctures — start here.

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