About us
At Word of Mouth
As Farmers
We recognize the value of offering high-quality ingredients cultivated with regenerative practices. Farmers like ourselves are growing food and therapeutic herbs to benefit the land and g . Our principles are deeply rooted in earth care, community care, and reciprocity. This path we are on is incredibly important. Every day, we strive to make a positive and uplifting impact on our communities.
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Our products offer support and greater wellness in your healing journey. We invite you to experience the sacred connection of healing the land through healing our communities. Join us on this journey of growth and renewal!
Jordan Richardson
For two years, I lived in a rural indigenous community in the wetlands of Paraguay. It was a profound blessing to be so deeply immersed in a culture centered on community care and earth stewardship. There, I built my first garden and began to understand the beauty of reciprocity. I’d exchange bell peppers for my neighbor’s eggs, tomatoes for mangos, and my time for the wisdom and friendship of those around me. Through these exchanges, I realized that caring for the land was a way of caring for myself and the people I loved. I felt a deep urge to share this reverence with as many people as possible.
I began teaching gardening classes in the local schools and loved seeing the light bulbs turn on in the minds of young students. When I returned to the U.S., I continued my journey as an experiential educator, traveling the world with young adults and spreading awareness about caring for our dear Mother Earth. This path eventually led me to Hawaii, where I deepened my connection to the land by stewarding a 64-acre food forest and education center on the Hamakua Coast. It was there that the path of Herbalism was laid before me, through the practice of Malama Aina—caring for the land so that it can, in turn, feed and heal our communities.
Nurturing the land and teaching others how plants can heal us has nourished my soul in profound ways. Once again, I felt called to share this reverence for plants and the gifts they offer to feed and heal us. From that calling, Word of Mouth Remedies was born—a way to honor the sacred reciprocity between the earth and ourselves. My goal is to provide high-quality herbal remedies that inspire people to heal the land by healing themselves. I envision Word of Mouth Remedies as a platform that centers the healing of our land and communities, fostering collaboration, education, and sovereignty.
Jeremiah Williams
In the beginning…
There was Bronson Ave.,
Where I learned to love community and to share the wisdom that my dual parent household offered me. Two passionate but busy parents reminded me of the value of time well spent. I also believe they helped birth the artist in me. Although my rebellious spirit was questioned and rewarded with punishment, the time ‘stuck in the house’ offered me plenty of time to learn and recite new tunes. The Black Album by Jay Z was my first love. He inspired in me a respect and pride for ownership and reason that neutralized most nonsensical violent influences.
No matter the age I knew to be a great influence on my community. My father embodied the man who without plenty of financial backing elicited the passionate loyalty in others. Despite these authorities I had yet to realize that outlet would be an entrepreneurial path. Both my parents experienced my strong will and reinforced that I would only learn the hard way. I wish they more so told me that I have options to better instill patience in my decision making. I began to rework and unlearn a lot of the weight that my overworked parents laid on my shoulders after dropping out of business school at Howard University. My entrepreneurial path was momentarily interrupted by a natural primal awareness that began to influence my decision making.
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you” Job 12:7-8. So I meditated on thought like this and plenty more religion, spirituality and metaphysical awareness. My father nicknamed me Confusion, an ode to Confucious, when I got to talking my shit in his space. In my journey of primal medicine native to the Southern California landscape I earned a communally gifted term – a naturalist. I began to identify with the world that I had once learned to exist in lack of. In these moments the alchemist in me tested Mugwort dream brews, harvested Stinging Nettle, ate plenty of Watercress. I was reborn and brought to a dreamworld where I was caught in memory. The child that felt freer than I had come to embrace, he who spent summers in Bear Valley, California outside of the strict sometimes unforgiving culture of South Central, Los Angeles. Where I first met my great friend Jordan Richardson. Who lived across the street from me for four years.
Farren Bree
I had the good fortune of growing up in Los Angeles, where a passion for film and TV practically comes with the zip code. Naturally, this led me to pursue a career behind the scenes, and now I get to call myself a Producer—fancy, right?
When I’m not juggling productions, I’m deeply involved (& in-love) with Word of Mouth. Hopeful and excited we get to help people bridge the gap between ancient plant medicine and our modern, caffeine-fueled lifestyles.
In a world overloaded with advice on how to live healthy and happy, I suppose it all boils down to having good things in your body—food, medicine, thoughts.
On the rare occasion I’m not working you can find me scuba diving, attending my grandma’s Taco Tuesday book club (yes, it’s as fatastic as it sounds), thrifting for something fun to wear, opening a bottle of Malbec or pondering the mysteries of the 13th zodiac sign and more secrets of the universe we’ll never truly know…