Episode 16 Foraging - Ethics, Simple Plants To Identify

On our last Living and Lovin Herbs Podcast episode, I talk about foraging and the ethics we all need to apply when we are out in the wild and picking plants.  Click Here to listen to the show!   ...

New Online Store

Hi Everyone! Thompson Street Farm LLC has spun off its soap / bath and gift products to a new website and store.  We now have a new look, and store. I will be doing business as Farm to Bath and the...

Enjoy your life without stress

Hi Everyone - this is a great blog posting about stress! I thought I would share it with you all.

Happy Easter and Passover!

To my Christian and Jewish Friends! May you all have a Happy Easter and Passover!

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 eggs to turn out as nice as the pictures.  Over al...

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 club here in town and I have to say what a wonderf...

Backyard 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 chickens has become very popular.  Unfortunately, some ch...

Strawberry 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.  If I ignore the allergy I pay dearly for it with...

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 be recognized as a "farm" on both the state and fed...