“The doctor of the future will give little medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”
Thomas A. Edison
Welcome to Rancho Margot, my name is Adrienne and I will be your guide on this virtual tour of the amazing medicinal plants and trees growing right here on the ranch. At Rancho Margot, part of our commitment to developing a self sustaining community is to promote healthy lifestyles, practice preventative medicine, and develop a working knowledge of medicinal plant remedies. Knowing how to identify, cultivate, and prepare this kind of living medicine to care for the body and mind will be invaluable in developing a long term, self sustained health system for all residents at Rancho Margot. When illness does strike, we will eventually no longer need to run to the pharmacy or clinic for synthesized medications, but can safely and effectively treat ourselves with what nature already provides all around us.
As a ranch resident volunteer, I have collected extensive information about the medicinal herbs that grow so easily in this lush tropical environment. The purpose of this site is to share that information in an organized and interesting way. To navigate this site, select from the drop down menu under “Herb Categories” to see what we have growing on the ranch. To learn what herbs would help for certain health concerns, select from “Ranch Remedies”. I hope guests to the ranch will feel more connected to their surroundings as they walk around the ranch. I hope virtual guests will be interested in visiting the ranch or curious to learn more about these tropical beauties. Enjoy the tour and the fruits of my new found obsession with all things herbaceous.
Pura Vida!
Disclaimer: This site is intended for educational purposes only and does not replace sound professional medical advice.
During most of 2010, Adrienne and her husband Matt were lucky enough to call themselves Rancho Margot residents. As a Chinese medicine practitioner, Adrienne provided complementary health consultations and massage therapy services for guests, volunteers, and employees in the midst of a lush cloud forest environment. Additionally, utilizing her interest in plants and background in herbology, she spent much of her time tending the medicinal garden and cataloging the many plants already growing on the Ranch. She and her husband currently reside in Denver, Colorado. 
Hola Adrienne
My name is Ivan. I am Mexican living in Fortuna since April this year.
I went to Rancho Margot once, I am very intrested in learning about agriculture cause I work wih medicinal plants that I use for the Temazcal or Sweat Lodge ceremony.
I studied a bit about medicinal plants in Mexico, but here… there are quite different species!.
I am giving my firsts steps in learning hydroponics and I want to get some seeds… not not GMO trpicalized seeds!! Then my mexican Friend Cassandra talked to me about you.
do you or MArncho Margot have non GMO seeds? Do u know of any seed bank or somewhere where I could get them?
Thankx Adrienne! Hope to meet u soon. I work 5 days per week, dont have much time left, but Im very intrested in what you are doing. Hope to connect with u soon
Gracias muchas!
Ivan
Ivan, hello from Rancho Margot! We have a start to our seedbank and are building a network of others projects with heirloom variety seeds, non-GMO. Please reach out to info@ ranchomargot.com and let’s connect. Kind regards, Liz