Terraced fields in the Pyrenees.
When People and Land Lose Each Other These days we in the Napa Valley are spending a great deal of time on the politics of land use. I am running some previous blogs on the relationship of people and land and what happens when they are separated. Migration has torn our relationship to land, leaving deep wounds in the… Read more »
Lavender Roasted Thanksgiving Bird
Lavender Roasted Thanksgiving Bird If you are looking for a healthy way to spice up your Thanksgiving bird this season, consider lavender and other herbs de Provence. The secret is to go light on the lavender. We use Harms Cooking Stems, which have less oil, and we start out with only a few. You don’t want… Read more »
First Day of Dried Lavender Harvest Another year’s harvest blog, but the story of where the stems come from when you order a dried bouquet, cooking stems, or loose flowers. Watch for a recipe this next week for your Thanksgiving turkey! Almost three weeks late, but lavender harvest is finally here! We started harvesting at dawn… Read more »
The Great Serpent Mound, from Map and Guide, by W. H. Cole
Three years ago a group of us visited The Serpent Mound in Adams County, southern Ohio, and a series of blogs came from this visit. This last week Carol McRae and I returned to work with Ross Hamilton, author and researcher of this and other “star” mounds. Below is a reprint of a blog from the… Read more »
Spraying Fermented Equisetum Tea
Spraying Fermented Equisetum Tea Another of our past blogs on the use of a Biodynamic spray— which works wonders! From here on through the growing season, twice a month, new and full moon, we will be spraying the agricultural areas of our ranch with a fermented version of equisetum tea, BD 508. You can read… Read more »
Is that goat doing a blessing?!!
There must be a blessing… We are including some of our older blogs on the meaning of the lot numbers. The following blog was from a couple of years ago, when we did our last harvest of Lot Sophia. However, we have replanted and many of you have received her bouquets this year, young, long stems… Read more »
Tor, Glastonbury, England. Pathways of the labyrinth visible as horizontal lines.
Labyrinth: Age Old Path of Wholeness One of the first things Donald and I did when we moved to our current home was to plant a seven-circuit labyrinth. We laid out the pattern with a string and some stakes, swinging arcs in prescribed ways. We then laid irrigation line in the beds, and planted lavender… Read more »
Harms Dried Lavender Rancho Gordo Royal Corona Beans Recipe We love Rancho Gordo beans at Harms, and fall is the perfect time to cook them. You can put these beans in a crock pot in the morning (perfect weeknight time saver!) with your favorite herbs and water and they come out great every time. You don’t… Read more »
Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields Chef's Pack and Cooking Sticks pictured with Cinnamon and Cardamom from Lhasa Karnak Herb Company
Food is Medicine: Cooking with Dried Herbs By: Cristin McDonnell As a student of Ayurveda, I have become very aware of the healing properties of plants. I use many high quality herbs in capsules, but I also use fresh and dried herbs in drinks and in cooking. I say this from a perspective that when… Read more »
IPA’S and the Antibacterial Properties of Lavender
IPA’S and the Antibacterial Properties of Lavender By: Cristin McDonnell California is known as the Golden State, but what it should really be called is the BYOB state. Yes, Bring Your Own Beer! Not being from this state, I am learning that it is best you check out if an event or restaurant will be… Read more »
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