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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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 Posted - Jan 13 2013 : 07:58:27 AM
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Hubby had an orchard when we married, and we had planted a few lavender plants. Well, I've expanded that planting to almost 500 plants and this year was our first year of distilling oil. I admit I love the hydrosol (the by-product from distillation) the best. I've used it on the baby's diaper rash and sun burn to great success. I've also been able to make sachets, bath bags, and combine them into gift bags.
This was a great learning year. I worked with a local soap maker that always bought her lavender essential oil on-line. (There is little regulation for essential oil and manufacturers can add up to 90% carrier oil (olive, coconut, etc.) and without disclaiming they have still call it essential oil. She used a lot less oil when she used the pure oil I gave her to play with.
Right now I am working on updating the website to include the lavender and this year hope to have even more. If you are in the need for lavender product keep an eye out for what goes up. I"m excited by this new venture.
Laurie
http://www.inntheorchardbnb.com/ |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Joey
True Blue Farmgirl
1868 Posts
Joey
Gulf Coast
FL
USA
1868 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2013 : 2:57:35 PM
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Oh Laurie,
In my dream world I have fields of Lavender. It smells so heavenly. I so admire what you are doing and will check out your products. I LOVE the smell of lavender. Do you have any to cook with? I bought some recently and made lavender butter and lavender honey and it was SO good. I'll be so interested to hear more about your business. Joey
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2013 : 09:47:48 AM
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I do have several culinary varieties and am playing with lavender infused hot chocolate right now. It's yummy!
Laurie
http://www.inntheorchardbnb.com/ |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2013 : 3:13:50 PM
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I recently went to a coffee roaster while passing through Pittsburgh, PA and they also made their own simple syrups to make their lattes with and one of them was lavender vanilla. I had to try it because lavender is just not a flavor I would think wouldpair well with coffee. I was pleasantly surprised. It was yummy!! And lavender lemonade is always amazing, of course. It's one of my favorite summer treats :)
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05), Bennett (7/11/07), Truman (7/28/09) and baby Graeme (11/29/12) |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
1360 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2013 : 5:43:56 PM
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Updated the website so you can start to see what lavender products will be available. This year we will also offer fruit fro shipping so those of you that can't get good fresh fruit, give us a holler, or a phone call if you can't yell that far.
Laurie
http://www.inntheorchardbnb.com/ |
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