FARM AT COVENTRY

Tales from the green side...

Monday, June 30, 2008

Coneflowers Coming On...

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The Echinacea purpurea are coming into bloom now. Time to start gathering supplies to make a nice supply of tincture to have ready for the c...
Saturday, June 28, 2008

Blue

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Brilliant blue sky Blue borage flowers against the sky First substantial harvest of blueberries Beautiful blue hyssop flowers
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Making Elderflower Syrup

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We had a lovely first harvest of elderflowers on Wednesday! Afterwards the tiny flowers were carefully removed from the stems and stalks. Th...
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Elders Abound!

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elderflower nectar...yum This is one of the elder shrubs (Sambucus nigra) growing in the garden...as you can see, they are abundant with fl...
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Sunday, June 22, 2008

Approaching Lavender

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Stumbled upon this Gordon Lightfoot video and thought it appropriate to celebrate the first lavender wand of the season....ah, Provence...wh...
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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Solar-Infused St.John's Wort Oil...1-2-3

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... otherwise known as Hypericum oil. The Latin name for St. John's Wort is Hypericum perforatum. Called 'Perforatum' for the te...
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Friday, June 20, 2008

Happy Solstice !

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I believe I collected this quote from the Flower Essence Services book years ago, but I can't quite recall. And as luck would have it, I...
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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Farmer's Market Debut

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Finally set up the booth yesterday for my first Wednesday gig at the Mill at Anselma's brand new farmers market. What a nice venue! Qui...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

The Weekend in Snapshots

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I love calendula and calendula loves me! Every year I find at least one heart shaped flower. Love when that happens. On Saturday during clas...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

cheeky chamomile

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Never too soon

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It's never too soon to get the pretty new calendula flowers infusing in the olive oil. We experimented with two beds this year to see if...
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'Does that sky look green to you??'

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Holy smokes..what an night. It didn't translate well on digicam, but the sky was green last night.Lost power on the hottest day of the ...
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