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an epic slice of botany

an epic slice of botany

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

the botanical world was joséphine's passion and salvation: her spirited curiosity of botany not only helped to recreate the verdant paradise of her youth at malmaison, it also helped her cope with her greatest social anxiety. today, an awkwardness exists in our remembrance of joséphine as we learn how her zeal for horticultural treasures and her formidable gift of persuasion was seriously flawed.

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7 amazing facts about our shampoo bars

7 amazing facts about our shampoo bars

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

clean, naturally beautiful hair starts with a clean, naturally beautiful shampoo bar

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fresh plant chemistry

fresh plant chemistry

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

come see how we diversified our extracts portfolio this year! using the low-tech/high-results method of extraction called 'enfleurage', we used our abundant fresh damask roses to great effect.

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badger bulletin - spring 2021

badger bulletin - spring 2021

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

"american badgers look like they're about to drag you into a back alley and pull a shiv on you to demand money for their meth habit"

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farmstand is the new curbside

farmstand is the new curbside

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

grimsby happens to be the gateway to horticultural paradise:   the talent and traditions of its residents combined with the innate beauty of the physical geography provide endless ways to find amusing diversion.  sound enticing?  well, it all begins when you pocket the shipping fee and pick-up your order right at  our farm. 

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farmstand life

farmstand life

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

i'll cut to the chase right up front:  farmstands provide the most transparent farm-to-consumer experience available.  if you get excited about the freshness and bounty that explodes through a farmers market then what you get from a farmstand will blow your mind!  

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the comfort of comfrey

the comfort of comfrey

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

left to rest for a few months in the cool, dark extracts cellar, the highly desirable phytonutrients seep into the solvents and the result is heavily infused extracts ... they are a dark, mystical hue and there is no mistaking the fact that the solvents have changed dramatically and are now heavily impregnated with wonders of the comfrey root.  

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wow 2019, thank you!!!

Posted in Botanicals, Markets, Products and People

many of the people i meet is due to the fact that they have given up on mainstream personal care products and they like the idea of knowing that what they use on their bodies every day is from a trusted source.  on one hand it seems crazy that a plant-nerd like myself who finds herself floating around this farm in a state that seems so disconnected from the mainstream, that i have become the 'trusted source' for so many.

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indoor winter markets 2020

Posted in Markets, Products and People

the sheer delight and gratitude triggered by our fiercely loyal little clan who show up like a happy swarm at markets each and every week

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vauxhall, the archetype

Posted in Products and People, Botanicals, Markets

london, new york, grimsby ... a lot of great stories start in the garden and i think that the best stories keep the garden central to the entire tale.  quite frankly, who wants to stray from the delights which can be found in the garden?

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