Farm Life in Maine and New Hampshire
While the snow is still on the ground, it won't be long before the gardens are in full bloom. The herbs will showing off their dazzling array of colors and beauty. Our daily chores, besides weeding, will include harvesting the fresh herbs to dry. Each morning, after the dew has passed we pick each herb by hand, and then carefully dry them. Some are sun dried, while others are … [Read more...]
Aromatherapy...It All Makes Scents Aromatherapy practitioners around the world know that when a certain scent is inhaled, it can bring relief to a list of ailments. The essential oils can also be used on the skin when diluted in a carrier oil. At the heart of aromatherapy is the natural essential oils. These extracts are distilled from the leaves, barks, fruit, flowers and … [Read more...]
ALL NATURAL BODY POWDER All natural body powders are easy to make in your own kitchen. You can use the recipes here, or play around and create your own designer scent using essential oils and herbs. You can also make the powders using both the herbs and the essential oils. This helps keep the scent of the powder longer. Herbal Body Powder Using … [Read more...]
For a healthy heart it is important to maintain correct cholesterol levels. Along with the issues you are no doubt aware of, high cholesterol levels may also contribute to gall stones and high blood pressure. There are a number of herbs used for naturally lowering cholesterol. Medically, several herbs have shown to be as effective as mainstream drugs for lowering … [Read more...]
Cloverleaf Farm is surrounded by trees. There are oak trees, who's leaves whisper in the winds. The elms stand tall and proud. The pines and maples make up our little meditation grove. Maple is the state tree of New Hampshire. Two little maples trees are most special to us. We planted one in honor of each of our two grandchildren when they were born. When they visit, they can … [Read more...]
The idea and practice of spring detox is a traditional time to cleanse the body after a cold, sedentary winter. Despite many recent trendy abuses of the word "detox", it is a centuries old practice that doesn't involve any fad diets or starvation rituals. It was a time of reintroducing greens into the diet after months of eating primarily meats and grains. Ages ago in Scotland, … [Read more...]
At Cloverleaf Farm, we take great care in selecting the ingredients used in our products. Most of our items contain a base carrier oil in which we steep the herbs. This oil must be great for your skin, properly absorb the properties of herbs, and be shelf stable. We avoid oils that will turn rancid very quickly and carefully review the process by which the oil is created prior … [Read more...]
You wander out to the garden to pick some fresh tomatoes. You find small black droppings on the leaves of your tomato plant. The leaves are gone, but the stem remains. Looks like you probably have tomato worms. Tomato worms feast on the leaves of your tomato plants, which will lead to the plant dying. The tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata) is a large caterpillar that … [Read more...]
You should be growing these springtime herbs in your own garden whether it's a window box, patio planter, or backyard garden, each is easy to grow. You'll love having fresh herbs on hand and I doubt you'll want to return to prepackaged once you try them. Mint - How can you possibly go wrong with fresh mint. Spearmint, peppermint, and even chocolate mint are great for treating … [Read more...]
Eating to Live Healthy When you hear someone say the word diet, you automatically think they are trying to lose weight. In order to lose weight and keep it off forever, a diet should simply be what you are eating. di·et (dÄ«-it) Noun: The kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. Using the word diet as the way one should be eating is the … [Read more...]
