Herbs & Iron Farm is located in a small town in the Missouri Ozarks.  Missouri is abundant in healing herbs that many call weeds.  We showcase these plants to highlight their benefits and have created a few products based on the properties of these herbs.  We do not use any fillers, parabens, preservatives or even water.  These medicinal herbs grow in prolific abundance on our farm where outdoor spaces are created based on organic permaculture based growing systems. 

As a teenager I experienced a severe health crisis. My mother and grandmother were very interested in using herbs and natural healing methods and that is how I started to learn about using plants as medicine. 

In 1986, I got a job in a local health food store and read everything I could get my hands on.   Since I read most of the books in the store, they asked me to be the store's book buyer.   Most of the books were geared towards using capsules though. 

In 2000 after another health crisis, I turned to food, herbs, breathing exercises, and movement. I started studying folk herbalism and learning how to make plant medicine full time in 2008. I was fortunate to meet my mentor Steve Lee, former head teacher for the Tom Brown wilderness school. Steve gave generously of his time and knowledge and I would not be an herbalist or have this business if it hadn’t been for him.

I create plant extracts, infused oils, herbal vinegar, dried teas, and spices from my organically grown herbs.  With them I make rubs/ salves, face creams, face cleaners, and a variety of other things you can find in our Family Store.

I give weed walks and small tours on the farm and am available to speak at festivals about natural growing methods and using weeds to improve gardens and health. 

As the former Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst for a large software company, I take great care in harvesting and processing.   My products are created with traditional ingredients that have been used for generations by thousands of people.  As many ingredients as possible are grown organically on the farm.  All infusions and extracts are made in small batches to ensure freshness. We hope you enjoy these products and that you learn something new on the site. 

Will Dobkins is a 4th generation blacksmith and my partner. He works hard all day making the world’s strongest garden tools and still helps me all the time digging roots, tending the gardens, or labelling products.

Will is passionate about being the best Dad to his kids and loves our garden as much as I do. I couldn’t do it without him.

“I have always loved the Ozarks and eventually, a life long dream was realized when I was able to buy pristine land here upon which I have since hand-built my own home. Many native herbs already grow here and we are creating new beds to organically grow even more varieties. Once these natural medicinals are harvested, they too will be used in Missouri Herbs products.

As a graphic designer, it is my job to use images and text to tell a story. Upon meeting Jamie Jackson and learning about her passion for creating holistic herbal salves from her own organically grown plants and herbs, I realized I had found a story so compelling and so positive, it just had to be told. It is with great personal satisfaction that I have aligned my efforts with Jamie Jackson and Missouri Herbs to help bring to all of you this great story of how to maintain your personal health, and that of your family, simply, by using herbs and the healing power imbued within plants, effectively, with no side effects, and for relative pennies. To your health!” ~ Ken

update: Ken passed away Sep 22, 2021 but his work for
Missouri Herbs lives on