the beauty of nature
Welcome to the portfolio of farmer-artist Stephanie Castle. I grow flowers organically from seed on my farm and hand-dry them to craft sustainable home décor, textiles, and installations.
Elevating the beauty of nature through hand-dried flowers, botanical dyes, and foraged wild treasures.
Recent Work
I am not currently taking on new projects. If you would like to commission a work, please get in touch this fall.
→ Natural
All my work is all natural, organically grown and never dyed or treated with harsh chemicals.
→ Sustainable
Everything in my creations can be composted when/if they’ve reached the end of their life.
→ Wild
My goal is to enhance and preserve the wild beauty Mother Nature gives us.
Farmer
Forager
Feminist
Artist
Stephanie Castle, along with her husband and two boys, owns Tenderfoot Farm in Churchville, NY. She crafts only with materials grown on the farm and foraged in the nearby woods. She’s passionate about sustainability, growing pretty dead things, and doing things the hard way.
Services
Dried Flower Wreaths
My first love. All my wreaths are handmade using foraged and sustainable bases and my own flowers. They are available by request from early August through January. If hung indoors away from sunlight and moisture, they will last for years. If hung in a protected area outside, they will stay beautiful through at least a season of exposure to the elements.
Botanical Textiles
There are a lot of things that can be improved in our textile ecosystem. I craft eco-printed all-natural linens and hand dye our wool yarn with botanicals grown on the farm. I am currently working on a line of textiles to showcase this incredible, sustainable farm to fiber revolution.
Bespoke Dried Flower Goods
I create custom everlasting bouquets, dried flower wall art, self care products, and herbal teas using my own flowers and foraged woodland pieces. Recently married? Please get in touch about bouquet preservation and pressing! I hand dry bouquets so they last a lifetime.