Applegarth Farm: the scent of soap

Monday, March 28, 2011

the scent of soap

This is what my kitchen table looks like. 3 of the batches of soap I made this last week, in addition to the lavender batch. I made lemon grass soap and poured a few in a floral pattern, along with some big family sized bars. I also poured a batch of mint, and the brown soap is cinnamon oatmeal. This one I may save for early Fall. I made it simply because I had cinnamon essential oil, I also played around with a little swirling to see how it looked. I like the lemon grass and lavender for this time of year.

My whole house smells like a soap factory, it is one of the wonderful benefits of making soap, the house smells so good, not overpowering just delicious, we're all enjoying it. I took these pictures and now have to clear off the table so we can eat dinner tonight.

3 comments:

Homemade Alaska said...: Your soaps are gorgeous!; April 4, 2011 at 11:53 AM
Jewel said...: Thanks Homemade Alaska! I'll be having a drawing for some in a few weeks when they're cured.; April 10, 2011 at 5:58 AM
Little Home In The Country said...: Hello from Alberta, Canada! I just found your blog and I LOVE it :) Your soap is absolutely stunning. I have all the ingredients on hand now and plan to make some with my daughter in the very near future - thanks for the inspiration!; July 16, 2011 at 8:50 PM

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Our goal here at Applegarth Farm is to raise children that play in the woods and gardens, and know where their food comes from. To feed the animals and care for their young, to gather eggs, and milk goats, to eat fruit off of trees, and berries from the bushes that we grow, and to eat from the gardens. We are working towards, and teaching them to be as self sufficient as best we can.

With the economy in the state it is, our plan has become even more important. Being able to live on less is one of our goals. Working from home, or close to home is another goal, and growing and harvesting most of our food is a big goal we've been working towards.

We live in a handbuilt home, our heat comes from the firewood we cut, and cooking is often done right on our woodstove. We grow a lot of our own food, and are building our home slowly with cash for materials, and the time to work on it. All of the buildings have been built over the years by my husband from trees grown and milled right on our farm, or from salvaged lumber.

The beginning years started here with no electricity or running water, and were lived in a small cabin, slowy building and clearing land. We are still trying to live as self sufficiently as we can. I am a homemaker and work part time in the nursery (plants and trees) business. We are raising children, tending animals, gardening and cooking from scratch.

Some of the topics you will hear about are; gardening, cooking, beekeeping, chickens, rabbits, building and timberframing. Along with some of my adventures in soapmaking, candlemaking, animal husbandry, plus the everyday of what's going on around the farm. Future building projects include a goat barn, a root cellar, and a pizza/bread wood fired oven. Come learn along with us, and share homesteading skills you are learning. I'm looking forward to meeting others that share a similar path that we're on, or simply others who dream of homesteading.