About Us
Herbalism + Permaculture
Mutable Earth Botanicals supports community access to local, organic, herbal remedies cultivated and prepared on site in Austin, TX at the Food Forest of the Whole Life Learning Center. We are so much more than an online shop or wellness brand. Behind Mutable Earth Botanicals is a collective of women herbalists, plant lovers, and medicine makers who come together to learn, grow, and remember that we are an important piece of this thriving diverse garden ecosystem.
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Our Roots
Whole Life founder, educator, and herbalist Caroline Riley, created the apothecary in 2018 after 6 years of transforming a pasture surrounding the Whole Life Learning Center into a flourishing forest garden – fondly referred to as the “Food Forest.” The gardens are a living classroom for the Whole Life learners, Austin Permaculture Guild students, and volunteers alike. Blooming roses and passion flowers invite guests to take a deep breath to relax the nervous system upon arrival – the same effect our herbal remedies often have! A symphony of bird songs, bright colors, and sweet aromas of the seasons’ blooms weave the sensational tapestry of this pulsing heart center of our community.
The Food Forest itself is a community effort; hundreds of people have helped design and tend the forest garden over the past decade. Caroline has facilitated countless Permaculture Design Courses through the Austin Permaculture Guild here over the years, which have made this place what it is today. Symbiosis Regenerative Design ​is one of the original stewards of the food forest, helping to facilitate food forest workshops and plant the tree layer. Check our community events page to see what workshops and events are currently being offered here.
Our Blooming
Mutable Earth Botanicals offers specialty tinctures, teas, and remedies that serve the whole body, mind, and spirit. Our medicinals are all organic, always as local as possible, and infused with prayer and intention. We grow and share these potent plants to uplift our families, ourselves, and the larger community. From unique custom blends to wholesale bulk orders, we aim to be of service to the plants, the planet, and to you.​
Spagyrics
A spagyric is an alchemical preparation of herbs into a tincture form. This differs from a standard tincture in one key way: it contains the salt, or body, of the plant, which a normal tincture simply throws away. These “salts” contain many trace minerals that were present in the plant material that get put back into the tincture. Our herbal remedies utilize what the forest garden offers us seasonally; optimally harvested, and mindfully prepared to create the most potent medicinal to aid the body, mind, heart, and spirit. Prayers and blessings surround every bottle while infusing.
Organic
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Small Batch
Everything here is organic and small batch. Our seasonal tinctures and elixirs are available with the flow of the seasons. Caroline harvests and dries hundreds of small batches of herbs a year for custom-blended teas. The apothecary is stocked with over 100 organic plant extracts from organic sources, available through the shop
