Just a few of our favorite things...
jams & jellys
herbs & gourmet (simple) recipes
lavender simple syrup & teas
neck rolls
lavender filled comfort hearts
organic dog soap
varieties of lavender infused goats milk soap
lavender wands
lavender sachets
massage oils
lotions
essential oils
lavender bundles
variety of lavender infused lip balms
These are a few of our favorite things...
and they can all be found here this weekend...
We are going to be at a boutique show in Park City this weekend!
We will have a variety of wonderful gift baskets and Lavender Apple products for all of your gift giving needs this holiday season.
We will have a variety of wonderful gift baskets and Lavender Apple products for all of your gift giving needs this holiday season.
For directions go to their website HERE.
Below is a picture of us drying this gorgeous lavender in our cottage. I think it looks just heavenly.
We use this variety of lavender in our neck rolls & comfort hearts because of it's strong and calming natural aroma.
Winter is here and I haven't decided if I am ready for it yet. Above is a picture of our farm last year once Winter was in full swing. Lots and lots of snow.
As promised, here are some pictures of how we get the tens of thousands of lavender buds off our lavender bundles. This process takes a great deal of time, energy and patience. Thankfully, we have a number of young and energetic people to help us out.
1st, we take down the dried lavender bundles from the cottage and place them in a wheel barrow or large basket.
NEXT, we give these bundles to two darling and energetic sisters and they go to work separating the buds from the stems. This process takes days and many hours to complete. It is tedious but the end result is well worth all the work.
Below are pictures of the girls as they roll the lavender bundles. When they do this the buds easily (and sometimes not so easily) fall into the bowl. We place the stems after the buds have been removed aside (they make great kindling for fire and smell great too).
After all the buds have been separated we have thousands upon thousands of lavender buds ready to be used in our products. Our lavender truly is straight from our farm to you.
Last but not least, I know I promised to post a White Hot Chocolate w/Lavender recipe but, I want to tweak the recipe a little more before I post it. So I have posted an oldie but goodie recipe for you. My famous "Mimi's Mousse". Named after my darling granddaughter, who helped me make it the first time.
Mimi's Mousse
3 cups mini marshmallows
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
9 oz best quality semi sweet chocolate, chopped (we used Hershey's dark chocolate)
1/4 cup warm water
1 cup whipping cream, whipped
1 tsp. vanilla
in a sauce pan combine marshmallows chocolate, butter and water. Heat gently, stirring occasionally. When all ingredients are melted and combined set aside to cool. Whip cream with vanilla until stiff. Fold cream into cooling chocolate mixture. At this point you can fill pretty glasses with this mousse as we did in the picture. Or chill and create your own temptations.
Every year we harvest our Lavender. The first year we planted we were able to harvest ourselves, but as the years have gone by and our lavender has grown we have needed to employ some extra hands. And these hands belong to some wonderful young people with a lot more energy and stamina than us older folk.
(Below and above are just a portion of the lavender we harvested this year.)
After harvesting the lavender from the fields the real work begins. In order for lavender to keep it's rich color and fragrance it needs to be hung in a cool dark place.
Next, we take the harvested lavender to our cottage and begin the process of separating, sorting and hanging it.
After hours and hours of labor, our cottage is full from top to bottom with hundreds upon hundreds of lavender bundles. They hang in this cool dark place until dry.
Tomorrow, we'll show you how we get all those thousands of buds off the stems and into our products. We will also share a delicious recipe for white hot chocolate with a touch of lavender. Yum.
This year we also planted and harvested gorgeous white lavender for the first time. We are excited to post pictures of this gorgeous and majestic looking variety of lavender.
This year we also planted and harvested gorgeous white lavender for the first time. We are excited to post pictures of this gorgeous and majestic looking variety of lavender.
Fall in Cache Valley is simply spectacular! Below are some pictures of the old barn located on the dirt road that takes you to our lavender and apple farm. I also added some gorgeous photos taken of the Logan Canyons. Country living at its best.
above photo courtesy of John Harvey
above photo courtesy of N.M. Smith