The bees are letting us know it is time to distill! The calyxes are open and ready to go. Sitting in the lavender is like sitting in a hive (I think. Not that I have done it!) Listen and watch these busy ladies! (We always leave some unharvested so the bees get their fill.) View… Read more »
Photographer Lowell Downey of Art and Clarity photographing Clare Cooper Marcus.(You need to contact him to see the photo!) A number of photographers were present Saturday at the Open House. This is Lowell Downey of Art and Clarity, a local Napa photographer and land activist who actually helped us get started with our marketing ten… Read more »
Photos by Barbara and Ivan Linderman In Biodynamic farming we are asked to include animals on the farm, something most farmers no longer do. We want to have enough of the right kinds and numbers of animals to provide manures to compost to then fertilize our crops—and have enough food to feed the animals. That… Read more »
Norma in another year. This year she was in purple. Our friend Norma helps us each year at the Open House. She is one of the more generous people I know. You may have met her yesterday: she was greeting people as they arrived, selling lavender products, and making sure everyone helping got fed. She… Read more »
Wrapping tips of horns with horn tape (obvious reasons!) Having an Open House is a little like having a party in the vineyard and lavender fields. Even the goats have to decide what to wear! To wear a bridle or collar? Come meet the goats, take a Biodynamic tour at our Open House, June 23,… Read more »
Baby fuyu persimmon. One of the places we will visit on the Biodynamic tours of our ranch on Saturday, June 23, is the orchard our son Jesse planted. Monocropping is a sure way to bring sterility to a ranch; allowing a diversity of native plants to flourish and raising a variety of crops offers food… Read more »
One or two calyxes are open on the flower heads, signally it is time to harvest for the dried lavender (so it will not “shatter” in a bouquet.) This morning two events! The lavender harvest for the lavender we dry has begun, 6:00 am. This year the dried lot number will be Natalie… Read more »
Preparing for the Open House One of the reasons we have our Open House each year at Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields is to tell you how we apply Biodynamic farming principles on our ranch. We love to explain how we plant a diversity of plants, what we have learned that has worked, and what… Read more »
A native bumble bee visits the lavender this morning. The bees tell us when the lavender is ready to be harvested, and they are beginning to speak! They notice when the first calyxes open and pollen is available. This is the time that we harvest the lavender to be dried as it will not “shatter”… Read more »
Join the Discussion: Holistic Health Talk Radio for Women, Wed., June 13, 9:30 am., Tomorrow morning I will be a guest on Holistic Health Talk Radio for Women at 9:30 am PDT/12:30 pm EDT, the topic: The Spirituality of Biodynamic Farming. The link has call in instructions. Please consider joining the discussion! View Our… Read more »
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