About

Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Floyd County (Check, VA), I-TAL ACRES is a small family farm business dedicated to being the change we wish to see in the world.  Maya has a Master’s degree from Northern Arizona University in Health, Nutrition, Food, & Exercise.  Ed has a Master’s degree from VA Tech in Political Sociology.  In 2008/2009 we lived on the island of St. Martin, with the Rastafari Solidarity Organization, our first immersion in food forest and medicinal herb gardens.  We have been immersed in the wilds of the Blue Ridge Mountains for the past 13 years, sitting, learning, observing, connecting, grounding, and cultivating. 

Nature provides – Abundantly.  But nature is under assault.  We all depend on plants.  So, like our ancestors, we look to the plants for answers.  Mortgages, possessions, and desk jobs were cathartically replaced by a tipi (followed by a cabin) on land in the mountains, growing our own food and medicine.  In addition to the over 90 fruit trees, shrubs, canes, and vines we have planted in our food forest, we have seeded and cultivated over 125 different species of medicinal herbs, and graciously harvest many of the invasive ‘weeds’ that volunteer themselves freely around our land. 

We are plant people, using only plants and plant products as food and medicine.  We carry over 120 different potent home-grown vortexed tinctures, 7 healing salves and solar infused oils, all prepared with our own ital grown herbs and loving vibrations to help and heal all.  Every product is created for our family, tested by our family, and approved by our family before making them available to your family and friends. These are the only medicines our children have ever used.  While we do not diagnose or treat ailments, we are passionate about the human-plant relationship and making these amazing plants and their historical uses known and available at a very reasonable cost.  We also offer our own line of bath and body products; from edible mineral toothpaste and mouthwash, to sugar scrubs and herbal deodorant, to aromatherapy sprays, chakra sprays and massage oils.  Please contact Maya or Ed with any questions or to arrange a visit.  Plant more herbs, plant more trees.  We are One Family.  May Peace Prevail on Earth.  May Peace Prevail Within.  One Perfect Love.