Harms Lavender Body Care products on shelf at Scents of Napa Valley, Yountville, CA.
Cristin McDonnell has studied Ayurvedic medicine and brings her interest in healing to our work here at Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields. This is one of a series of her blogs on healing. I tend to get very excited about all of the healing properties and health benefits of lavender, that I take the cosmetic… Read more »
Deciding Which: a Hydrosol or an Essential Oil?In the distillation flask, the essential oil floats on the top, and the hydrosol on the bottom.
Deciding Which: a Hydrosol or an Essential Oil? Cristin McDonnell has studied Ayurvedic medicine and brings her interest in healing to our work here at Harms Vineyards and Lavender Fields. This is one of a series of her blogs on healing. I was in the process of writing this blog when my mom called. I… Read more »
Replanting Biodynamic Lavender There must be a eulogy for the old lavender and a blessing for the new, as there must be a prayer for the bare earth in its liminal, in between state. This week we pulled the last of Lot Sophia lavender, 420 plants, just as the new replacements arrived from Cottage Gardens… Read more »
Rose Geranium. We distill the leaves. These plants will be distilled in October. The wires will be covered with frost protection throughout the winter. Rose Geranium We get two distillations of rose geranium a year, one in the late spring, another in October. We are learning… Read more »
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