Alpacas!
We have four new residents at Ananda Farms Camano. Left to right they are Vermeer, Pascal, Toulouse and Hobbes, all male alpacas. We will have two female alpacas moving in soon. Their job is to eat grass, manifest organic fertilizer, and grow fleece. They will be sheared in the spring for their own comfort. So as to not waste a thing, we’ll turn that fleece into roving or yarn that can be used to create beautiful fabric and garments.
Lavender Hydrosol for burns
One of the products being produced at Ananda Farms Camano is lavender hydrosol, using lavender grown on the farm. This preparation is very effective in preventing kitchen burns and treating sunburn. Lavender Hydrosols are made by distilling Lavender flowering stalks. Distillation converts the volatile liquid (the essential oils) into a vapor and then condenses the vapor back into a liquid – it is the most popular, and cost effective method in use today to produce essential oils and hydrosols. Literally all of the commercial products of lavender hydrosols have extracted the lavender essential oil so only the water portion is left. By contrast, the process Sara, Joanne and Hailey are using at…
Farming with Spirit!