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MAY I VISIT THE FARM?

The farm does not have a storefront, nor to we host tours. Our building houses our drying room and commercial kitchen. it is our production facility and creative studio.

We do offer CURBSIDE PICKUP by appointment for locals and those in town for a visit.

We invite you to shop our online store where you will find all of the small batch products we create. We offer Flat-Rate shipping across Canada, and Free Shipping on orders over $75.

We are so proud of our sustainable farming practices and the products we create here. On our farm we grow, dry and distill aromatic plants to create our unique line of plant based products. Visit our YouTube channel for garden and DIY herb tips!

HOW MANY PLANTS DO YOU GROW?

Our farm is full of many different aromatic herbs, plants and trees that we harvest to dry or distill and then use in our products. Throughout the growing season from May into September (and some years even October) you can find us picking calendula, rose petals, rose hips, oregano, birch, linden, thyme, cedar, savory, fir, basil, witch hazel, rosemary, pine, helichrysum, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemon grass, bee balm, nepeta, peppermint, spearmint, chamomile, yarrow, lavender, violas, rose geranium, echinacea, sage…as they say, there’s always room for another plant in the gardener’s garden!

WHO MAKES YOUR PRODUCTS?

We do! Our products are handmade in small batches on-site in our Food Safe Certified commercial kitchen, following all Health Canada HACCP regulations. We wear chef coats, hats and gloves, and use mixing bowls, whisks, beakers and measuring cups. Your product was likely crafted to the tune of one of us singing along to an old CD.

HOW LONG DO YOUR PRODUCTS LAST?

Our products are made with real ingredients and contain no artificial preservatives or shelf stabilizers. While certain ingredients naturally help to extend shelf life (like vitamin E oil and rosemary essential oil), we recommend enjoying your product within one year of purchase to ensure utmost quality and freshness.

When using natural products remember they have 4 enemies (HALT):

  • HEAT: keep at a constant temperature, a medicine cabinet is perfect!
  • AIR: seal tightly to prevent air from entering your container
  • LIGHT: protect from sunlight
  • TIME: use in a timely fashion but remember, Best Before does not mean Bad After – products with vegetable oils will go rancid with time, but if they still smell pleasant after your Best Before date, it is fine to continue using them.
WHERE DO YOUR INGREDIENTS COME FROM?

We grow, dry, distill and infuse the plants and herbs on our farm to be used as ingredients for our products. To complement our 100% farm ingredients, we carefully select local and sustainably sourced, organic and Fair Trade oils, butters, essential oils and botanicals to craft our unique, handmade products.

ARE YOUR ESSENTIAL OILS PURE?

Yes! Our essential oils are 100% pure and unadulterated. Many of the essential oils we use in our products are grown and steam distilled here on our farm directly after harvest to ensure the highest quality of the oil – many of our lavender essential oils have won international awards! The essential oils that we do not distill on our farm are sourced from trusted, transparent and sustainable suppliers.

ARE YOUR OILS TESTED?

Each year we send our oils to competitions in New Zealand and Australia and many of our lavender essential oils have won awards. Enrolling in the competitions provides us with gas chromatography analysis on the oils: these reports let us know if the oils are in acceptable ranges, what we are doing well and how we compare to other producers.

CAN I INGEST LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL?

Our culinary-grade lavender essential oil can be used to add a delicious floral flavour to desserts such as chocolate truffles or whipping cream. A little goes a long way – use 2 drops of essential oil for 500mL of whipping cream or 500gm of chocolate.

We do not recommend ingesting essential oils on their own; that would be a conversation to have with your health care practitioner.

CAN I PURCHASE OTHER ESSENTIAL OILS THAT YOU PRODUCE BESIDES LAVENDER?

All of the essential oils we produce are used exclusively in the products we create; we do not sell them as single botanicals. This includes red cedar, Douglas fir, lemongrass, lemon verbena, rose geranium, rose, spearmint, linden, thyme, sage, rosemary.

WHAT IS A HYDROSOL?

When you distill for essential oils, you also collect a water-based product called a hydrosol, hydrolat or floral water. Plant material is placed in a hopper on a screen above water. When the water boils, it turns to steam and travels up through the plant material releasing the volatile oils of the plant. It then travels through a cold-water bath and returns to a liquid state. This liquid goes into a separator, essencier or Florentine flask – the oils floats on top and is separated from the hydrosol. Thus, a hydrosol is the water-soluble plant extraction and has trace amounts of essential oil.

Hydrosols have a delicate aroma and are gentle to use on your skin, excellent for hydrating and toning dry skin.

Lavender hydrosol has a unique honey-like, herbaceous aroma, quite different than the essential oil.

A PRODUCT I BOUGHT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IS NOT ON YOUR WEBSITE – DO YOU STILL MAKE IT?

We rebranded our product lines in 2018 – some products were discontinued, but others we simply renamed!

  • From Foot Spray to ‘Botanical Breeze’ Body Deodorizer
  • From Lavender Linen Spray to ‘Lavender Field’ Aromatherapy Room Mist
  • From Toning Serum to Dry Skin Face Serum
  • From Blemish Serum to Oily Skin Face Serum
  • From Mature Skin Face Toner to Sensitive Skin Botanical Toner
  • From Gardener’s Rescue Massage Oil to ‘Ease’ Roll On Remedy
ARE YOUR PRODUCTS CRUELTY-FREE?

Yes! We have our family, friends and staff test our products – they are never tested on animals, but 15mL of Lavender Hydrosol is lovely in your dog's rinse water.

ARE YOUR PRODUCTS TOXIN-FREE?

Yes! We pride ourselves on the natural ingredients we carefully source to ensure our products are 100% free from preservatives and additives, and we are proud to have our skin and body care products CertClean certified. What we can’t grow ourselves, we source from farms or trustworthy companies with organic, ethical and Fair Trade options.  We believe in the magic of plants, and we don’t believe our products need chemicals or preservatives to make you feel radiant!

IS YOUR FARM CERTIFIED ORGANIC?

We have spent the past twenty years converting our farm from a conventional apple orchard to a sustainable model that embraces the principles of regenerative agriculture and integrated pest management in the cultivation of our herbs. While our farm is not certified organic, our crops are grown in a spray-free environment, hoed and harvested by hand, picked at their peak and processed on-site in small batches.

HOW DO YOU DRY YOUR HERBS?

Our drying room is equipped with an Earth-Air exchange system: a passive system that circulates air through the drying room with fans instead of heat, thus preserving the flavour of our herbs.

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Nail Balm: Sage

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    PACKAGED IN OUR 100% BIODEGRADABLE, MICROPLASTIC-FREE CONTAINER!

    Restore and strengthen weak, brittle nails with our silica-rich Sage Nail Balm. Behind the subtle citrus aroma lies the powerful combination of two ancient, farm-grown herbs: sage and horsetail. Once called 'Sage the Saviour' in the Middle Ages, sage is still valued today for its healing and medicinal properties, while horsetail - a much disdained weed of gardeners - is one of the richest plant sources of silica, promoting collagen production for healthy skin and nails.


    Intended to be massaged nightly into cuticles and fingernails, this balm's blend of regenerative essential oils and soothing base of organic coconut oil, jojoba oil, shea nut butter and local beeswax work together to nourish and heal cracked, tired nails.


    CertClean certified

    • Gently massage into fingernails and cuticles before bed to help strengthen brittle nails and heal sore nail beds. This is a solid balm that warms to the touch.
    • Especially beneficial for gardeners whose hands need some extra TLC!

    horsetail* infused organic coconut oil, organic jojoba oil, certified Fair Trade, organic, unrefined shea nut butter, local beeswax, pure essential oils of frankincense, sage*, lavender*, lemongrass* and rose geranium*

     

    *farm grown &/or distilled


    ORGANIC COCONUT OIL

    Properties: moisturizing, nourishing and anti-inflammatory

    ORGANIC JOJOBA OIL

    Properties: a liquid wax which closely resembles natural skin sebum, making it an excellent treatment for dry and damaged skin

    FAIR TRADE, ORGANIC & UNREFINED SHEA NUT BUTTER

    Properties: healing, moisturizing, soothing


    Unlike refined shea nut butter which is white and odourless, unrefined shea nut butter contains no preservatives, colouring agents, chemicals or additives, has not been bleached or deodorized, and has a characteristic nutty scent that will disappear minutes after it's rubbed into the skin.

    LOCAL BEESWAX FROM ARLO'S HONEY FARM

    Properties: forms a protective barrier over the skin, helping it retain moisture

    INFUSED HORSETAIL

    farm grown

    Properties: anti-inflammatory; promotes healing; rich in plant-based silica which supports collagen production

    FRANKINCENSE ESSENTIAL OIL

    Properties: antiseptic, very anti-inflammatory; reviving and rejuvenating for the skin

    SAGE ESSENTIAL OIL

    farm grown & distilled

    Properties: astringent and antimicrobial; soothing for minor skin abrasions

    LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OIL

    farm grown & distilled

    Properties: regenerative, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory

    LEMONGRASS ESSENTIAL OIL

    farm grown & distilled

    Properties: soothing, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory

    Rose Geranium ESSENTIAL OIL

    farm grown & distilled

    Properties: encourages healing; often used to treat cuts and wounds

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    TC
    03/04/2024
    Tanya C.
    Canada Canada

    This balm is also the bomb!!

    This is my second pot of sage nail balm. LOVE it!! It is the perfect rescue for tired and dry winter nails/cuticles. I use it on my fingernails and toenails and it does the trick! I keep it in my handbag, and have a little "me time" taking care of my fingernails while waiting to pick up the kiddos, or for an appointment. There are a few things on my list, that I reorder as soon as I get close to running out, and this is one of them!

    MS
    12/18/2023
    Milinda S.
    Canada Canada

    Sage Nail Balm

    This is the best nail balm I have used and really does help to strengthen my weak nails. Thanks Andrea!

    JM
    05/28/2023
    jan m.
    Canada Canada

    Sage nail balm

    LOVE this wonderful nail balm. I have noticed an improvement in my nails immediately. Feels great to use.