Happy Easter and Passover!
To my Christian and Jewish Friends! May you all have a Happy Easter and Passover!
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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.
Naturally Dyed Easter Eggs
Over the last few weeks I’ve seen many postings using natural dyes for Easter Eggs. The pictures are beautiful and I wondered if I could get my ...
Read moreAnatomy 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 ...
Read moreBackyard Chickens Part 2 - Roosters and Eggs
In my town there has been some zoning changes regarding keeping chickens. My town is part urban and part rural and keeping backyard chicken...
Read moreStrawberry and Chia Seed Pudding - Recipe Review
" I love pudding but unfortunately puddings made with any kind of mammal milk do not like me. Over the years I've developed an allergy to milk....
Read moreKeeping 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...
Read moreFlower & 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...
Read moreMy Valentine!
Valentine’s Day has certainly evolved and changed since the days I was in grade school and everyone in the class got a Valentine’s Day cards. In...
Read morePine 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...
Read moreFresh 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 ...
Read moreWaiting 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...
Read moreMy 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...
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