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NEW Clary Sage Hydrosol
Autumn In The Garden
Autumn In The Garden
Early mornings with nettle infusions
walks alongside the redwoods
and views of the calm Pacific
on our way to the mountainside garden
Autumn blooms: marigold, zinnia, snapdragons, dahlias
seed-starting in the greenhouse
pulling veggies and planting cover crops
seed organization and crop planning
Huckleberries galore!
jam time
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Introducing Our New Hydrosol Line
Introducing Our New Hydrosol Line
Label Illustrations drawn by Emmaline Molloy
Our home-distilled Hydrosol Line is here! I am so excited to share these with you all. So much time, energy and intention went into distilling each of these amazing plants and I feel really grateful for being able to be share these with the VB community :) Rather than packaging our hydrosols in glass bottles, we decided to go with aluminum because they hold a bit more (2.5oz rather than 2oz) and they are easy to pack for...
Fall Harvest: Big Sur Honey
As summer came to an end, we were greeted with cooler mornings and evenings, rainstorms and changing leaves on the native Sycamore trees. The blooming bachelor buttons, squash blossoms, wild bergamot, zinnias and late-blooming sunflowers, were amongst the favorites of our honeybees in the garden. For surrounding native plants on the mountain, I noticed them on the blooming native, Buckwheat.
Flying from flower to flower, their pollen pockets weighed them down as they made their...
Connecting with the Season: Fall & Elderberry Syrup
Connecting with the Season: Fall & Elderberry Syrup
As we transition into Fall, the Elder Trees (Sambucus sp.) on the Central Coast begin to show clusters of their deep purple-blue berries. When you go to pick them, they easily fall from their deep crimson red stems. This is when you know they are ripe and ready to be harvested. These small, nutrient-dense elderberries are packed Vitamin C, A, potassium, calcium, flavonoids, beta carotene and iron. They have antiviral properties...