Brambleberry Woodworks

Espri Bender-Beauregard creates unique wooden spoons and cutting boards from upcycled and sustainably harvested local hardwoods. Each piece is “one of a kind.” She designs each utensil and cutting board based on the individual grain patterns and other unique characteristics of every piece of wood. “Flaws” in the wood such as knot holes are used as inspiration – they provide a jumping-off point for creative problem solving. The end result is a unique kitchen tool that is both rustic and finely crafted – functional and sanded to a high polish.

Brambleberry Farm

Brambleberry Farm is a small permaculture-based nursery and market farm. We sell fruit, nut and berry plants. We sell plants from the farm by appointment only (we do not have a regular storefront at the farm at this time). We offer consulting services and educational tours of the farm and our strawbale house.
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Brambleberry Farm1 week ago
Because we propagate most of our own plants here on the farm, new stock goes out on the tables every week as it matures. I do an inventory video to show you what's currently available every couple weeks.
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Brambleberry Farm Plant Inventory, June 13, 2025
Wherein I walk through the nursery and discuss what plants are currently available and show you what will be available soon. Summer hours are Tuesdays 9-5 a...
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Brambleberry Farm4 weeks ago
Here's the latest inventory video!
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Brambleberry Farm Plant Inventory, May 23, 2025
Wherein I walk through the nursery and discuss what plants are currently available and show you what will be available soon. Spring hours are Tuesdays and S...
Brambleberry Farm
Brambleberry Farm1 month ago
Here's the bi-weekly inventory video a day early! I thought I should get it out there sooner because of our sale this week. 25% off all plants until May 10!
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Brambleberry Farm Plant Inventory, May 8th, 2025
Wherein I walk through the nursery and discuss what plants are currently available and show you what will be available soon. Spring hours are Tuesdays and S...
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Brambleberry Farm2 months ago
Several of our best pawpaws are KSU varieties. (We're sold out of grafted pawpaws at the moment but should have them available by this fall. We have plenty of seedlings.)
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Brambleberry Farm2 months ago
Head over to YouTube to view our latest inventory video! We have a lot of new native perennials this year, including a few of these beautiful native honeysuckle vines, ginseng, black cohosh, blue cohosh, evergreen wild ginger, silky dogwood, Bell wort, smooth Solomon seal, mayapples, woodland stonecrop and scarlet rosemallow.
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Brambleberry Farm2 months ago
Our tables are filling up! The latest inventory video is available on YouTube. Picture of a new plant for us: native honeysuckle! Limited availability.
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Brambleberry Farm Plant Inventory, April 25th, 2025
Wherein I walk through the nursery and discuss what plants are currently available and show you what will be available soon. Spring hours are Tuesdays and S...

Esprí Bender-Beauregard

b. 1977, Paoli, Indiana

About the Artist

Esprí Bender-Beauregard graduated from Goshen College with BA’s in Art and Interdisciplinary Studies in 2001. She and her husband founded Brambleberry Permaculture Farm in 2003, and Bender-Beauregard has found endless opportunities to apply her design skills to the homestead. She designed and helped build the couple’s sculptural straw-bale house, handles graphic design tasks for the business, and has built a significant demand for her sculptural spoons, spatulas and cutting boards. Bender-Beauregard’s father, Ray Beauregard, is an abstract expressionist artist, focusing on acrylics on canvas, and he worked as a custom furniture maker for much of his life. This legacy has significantly influenced her love of wood as an art medium (and given her the physical legacy of a well-stocked shop!).

Artist Statement

It was largely my interest in environmental issues that led me toward spoons as an artistic outlet. We heat with wood, and a number of years ago we were getting scraps from a local furniture factory to use as kindling. So many of these scraps had really interesting grain patterns and knots that had caused them to be useless for production furniture parts, but which I found much too beautiful to relegate to the fire. Spoons, spatulas and small cheese boards were a perfect use for these short pieces of boards. My supply of wood comes from many different sources now, but I continue to use wood that is “up-cycled” or sustainably harvested. I draw much of my inspiration from the wood itself. I am passionate about wood grain and I let interesting grain features in a board guide my drawing. “Character” wood is a challenge to work with as a carpenter, and is often simply discarded, but I find the challenges of these interesting woods to be inspirational boundaries. I also love the challenges created by function. I’ve created unique spatula designs that meet my needs for everyday cooking tasks in a more ergonomic manner than commercially made spatulas. My wooden utensils and cutting boards are made to be used. I love art that can be integrated into our everyday chores to beautify and dignify mundane tasks.