Vital Acre Urban Farm

Vital Acre Urban Farm Cultivating vitality from soil to skin 🌿
Supporting radiant, healthy aging through farm-grown, intentional formulations.

Explore a simpler approach to skincare ↓ Farm-grown skincare rooted in a simpler approach to aging well. 🌿

Founded by Brooke McNeal, Naturopathic Doctor, formulator and farmer, each product is crafted from soil to skin—using regeneratively grown herbs, traditional methods, and a focus on potency over excess. Designed to support your skin—simply, intentionally, and effectively.

06/16/2026

Sun patches.
Garden patrol.
Occasional dramatic staring into the distance.

No productivity goals.
No agenda.

Just following the rhythm of the day.

Luke seems to have it figured out.





06/14/2026

Chocolate cherry sunflower.

Not a giant variety.
Not supposed to tower over everything else.

Same soil.
Same water.
Same row.

Still decided to show off.

There’s always one. 😏





06/13/2026

It doesn’t get discarded.

It becomes Pure Gold Soap.

Tallow.
Calendula leftover from my extractions.
No added fragrance.
Nothing extra.

Formulated with intention.
Left mild on purpose.

A simple, dependable, everyday bar —
especially if your skin prefers less.

It’s in the link in bio.





06/11/2026

This isn’t chaos.

It’s a swarm.

When a hive grows strong and crowded,
the old queen leaves with part of the colony
to start again somewhere else.

Thousands fill the sky at once.

It looks eerie.
It sounds like static electricity.

But it’s simply transition.

Nature is wild —





06/09/2026

This one doesn’t burn.
It doesn’t sting.
And it doesn’t require a “detox phase.”

It’s baking soda free —
which is usually the culprit behind irritation.

For me, the bigger issue was reliability.

I tolerated “okay” natural deodorant for 25 years.
Eventually I decided okay wasn’t good enough.

So I made one that actually holds up.

If you need something that’s kind to your skin and holds up in summer,
it’s in the link in bio.

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06/07/2026

But my husband goes through it by the gallon.
So here we are.

25 pounds of tomatoes.
6 quarts of ketchup.

Cooked down slowly.
Stirred for hours.
Reduced to its essence.

Abundance becomes shelves lined for the rest of the year.

Don’t worry —
he made the second batch. 😏

Recipe is in the comments
(in case someone in your house also drinks ketchup).





06/05/2026

They care about feed.
Dirt baths.
And who’s first to the juicy bug.

Farm life has its own priorities.

There’s something grounding about that.

It’s a good reminder.

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06/04/2026

As skin changes,
it doesn’t need force.

It needs lipids.

This is pasture-raised tallow,
slowly rendered in my kitchen.

Not trendy.
Not loud.
Just biologically compatible nourishment.

This is where vitality begins —
long before it reaches a jar.
If you’re ready for a simpler way to think about skin,
From Soil to Skin is linked in bio.
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06/03/2026

Tomatoes splitting on the vine.
Cucumbers everywhere.
Summer squash multiplying overnight.

Some of it ends up on the table.
Some of it ends up in soap.

Either way, it starts in the same soil.

It’s simple — but it’s connected.

If you’re curious about that connection,
From Soil to Skin is in the link in bio.

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06/02/2026

For years, I accepted “kind of works.”

Hot days required strategy.
Frequent showers were involved.

Eventually I decided effective
and gentle
weren’t mutually exclusive.

This one works.
Without irritation.
Without baking soda.

If you’re done negotiating with your deodorant,
it’s in the link in bio.

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