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Farm to Bath Blog

After discovering the wonderful benefits of herbs, I wanted a deeper understanding of their health benefits. Each product made at Farm to Bath holds different properties to soothe refresh and restore. Follow along on my journey, sharing how my products are made as well as learning about the basic, life changing ingredients.

Anatomy of TSF Soap

I’m always humbled and grateful when asked to speak about what I do here on Thompson Street Farm. This week I was the speaker at a local garden ...

Keeping Backyard Chickens - Part 1

When I decided to convert our backyard into a micro farm, one of the requirements under our state's agriculture law and USDA Regulations was to b...

Flower & Garden Show 2015

If you have cabin fever from all this snow and extremely cold weather come on down to the CT Flower Show and warm up by thinking about spring! Star...

Pine Trees and their Medicinal Uses

As a child growing up in California, I loved to hear the breeze through the Ponderosa pines. Because these trees are so tall (over 230 feet high...

Fresh Chopped Green Onions

I always leave plenty of green onions to overwinter in the garden because, in the spring, it’s a treat to be able to go out and harvest them to ...

Waiting for Spring

It’s been a cold and icy winter here in Connecticut and we are making the best of it with warm cozy fires in the evenings and bundling up with la...

My Homework - Lemongrass Tea

As a Christmas gift to myself, I enrolled in the Herbal Academy of New England, an online educational program for those who want to become herbal...

Turnips get a Bad Rap

There are a few vegetables that I refuse to eat and butter beans is on the top of my list! My Mother is an awesome cook but sometimes she missed ...

I'm Talkin Dirt!

Spring has arrived here on Thompson Street Farm. My raised beds are finally defrosted and the rain has stopped, we’ve been busy cleaning out wint...

Product Review: Topsy Turvey Upside Down Tomato Planter

One of the great things about being a SPIN (Small Plot IN-tensive) Farmer is many of us like to share short cuts and new time saving products ...

Kitchen Counter Garden

Spring is days away and it’s been so cold the snow has turned into solid ice. My cat has lost his mind from not being able to go outside. To pass...