Yay! We have our market location! We will be vending at the Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market tomorrow on 4th and Court, in front of Dos Rios. See you there!!
Friday, June 05, 2009
Happy Freebie Friday!
Last week's winner of the 5 lip balm set is Abby G! Drop me an email, Abby, and we'll send your gift right out! :)
I'm feeling rather generous today, so our Freebie Friday for this week is an entire Natural Laundry Gift Set (retail value $39.00). Set contains a full pound of laundry soap, a dryer sachet, an 8 oz. bottle of body and linens mist, and a 1/3 oz bottle of essential oil. If you haven't tried all-natural laundry products, this is a real treat! Your clothes smell and feel wonderful. :)
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Good luck!
Last week's winner of the 5 lip balm set is Abby G! Drop me an email, Abby, and we'll send your gift right out! :)
I'm feeling rather generous today, so our Freebie Friday for this week is an entire Natural Laundry Gift Set (retail value $39.00). Set contains a full pound of laundry soap, a dryer sachet, an 8 oz. bottle of body and linens mist, and a 1/3 oz bottle of essential oil. If you haven't tried all-natural laundry products, this is a real treat! Your clothes smell and feel wonderful. :)Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Good luck!
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Finally finished planting all my tomatoes and peppers in the straw bale garden. This pic is from last Saturday, I think. It rained on them off and on all weekend so I haven't had to water them (yay). So far, they are looking okay. The straw bales are starting to grown, well, straw! Looks just like green grass sprouting on them. I'll get pics of that soon, too. :)
Sharing 2 cool blog links with you today.
First, a great tutorial on making your own salves and balms, posted by the fabulous ladies at The Essential Herbal!
Second, a great tutorial on making dandelion syrup from Larskspur Funny Farm! Flower/herb syrups are just so magical and yummy.
Enjoy!!
First, a great tutorial on making your own salves and balms, posted by the fabulous ladies at The Essential Herbal!
Second, a great tutorial on making dandelion syrup from Larskspur Funny Farm! Flower/herb syrups are just so magical and yummy.
Enjoy!!
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Happy Freebie Friday! (yes, I know it's Tuesday - but the entire weekend was totally crazy - see post below - so we'll just pretend for a few minutes, okay?)
Last week's winner was YOGAGIRL! Please email shop at prairielandherbs dot com with your mailing address and we'll send your hands and heels scrubby soap right out! (or , if you're going to be at the farmer's market this Saturday we can give it to you there).
This week's giveaway - a 5 lip balm gift set! One of the first products we ever made, and still one of the best. Folks worldwide are addicted to these! We are proud to use organic soybean, sunflower and olive oils in these balms, as well as locally produced beeswax.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Last week's winner was YOGAGIRL! Please email shop at prairielandherbs dot com with your mailing address and we'll send your hands and heels scrubby soap right out! (or , if you're going to be at the farmer's market this Saturday we can give it to you there).
This week's giveaway - a 5 lip balm gift set! One of the first products we ever made, and still one of the best. Folks worldwide are addicted to these! We are proud to use organic soybean, sunflower and olive oils in these balms, as well as locally produced beeswax.Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Holy cow! You guys actually pay attention to our ramblings!!! we've been getting email after email about how we haven't blogged for days (and I missed Friday Freebie - so sorry! Will rectify that shortly...). Here's what happened. My grandpa lives on the farm here with my mother. He celebrated his 90th birthday this past weekend, and we had a big family party planned - folks coming in from Washington and Colorado and staying for days. BUT then my grandpa "decided" to celebrate his 90th with a hospital visit for blood clots! He's okay now, but it was a kerfuffle for a while...loads of family camped out here at the PLH farm visits to the hospital, etc. Because this is a family business with only two employees, when family emergencies happen it tends to make us cut out on our "normal" business activities.
(my mom and grandpa by our copper still)
(my mom and grandpa by our copper still)Grandpa is home now, celebrated his 90th in style, and is looking forward to years and years of good health. We're getting back into our regular work routine. Thanks so much, everyone, for all the emails asking about us. We'll be better about keeping you posted in the future!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Happy Freebie Friday!
Last week's Buzz Off Wand winners are: Darb, Jennifer VM, and Michelle! ! Please email us at shop at prairielandherbs dot com with your full name and mailing address and we'll send those right out to you!
Today's giveaway - a bar of Hands and Heels Scrubby soap. Because it is the only think that keeps our hands and feet in any sort of reasonable condition during this gardening season. :) It's got loads of pumice and walnut hulls in it, to exofoliate and scrub. Feels so good!
If you'd like to win a hands and heels scrubby soap, leave a comment on this week's post.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Last week's Buzz Off Wand winners are: Darb, Jennifer VM, and Michelle! ! Please email us at shop at prairielandherbs dot com with your full name and mailing address and we'll send those right out to you!
Today's giveaway - a bar of Hands and Heels Scrubby soap. Because it is the only think that keeps our hands and feet in any sort of reasonable condition during this gardening season. :) It's got loads of pumice and walnut hulls in it, to exofoliate and scrub. Feels so good!
If you'd like to win a hands and heels scrubby soap, leave a comment on this week's post.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
So. After a couple of weeks of super-shop-busyness, we finally managed to get out in the garden and get some stuff planted. On May 14th. Frost-free date for our area is May 15th. May 16th - yeah. Almost had frost. Mother Nature has a wacky sense of humor....fortunately all the plants survived the cold temps. What's MORE of a problem now is the massive gusting winds we have had for a few days. That's really hard on the new little plants, especially combined with temps in the mid 80's. All we can do is keep them watered, and wait.....
We're trying some new things in the PLH garden this year. My mom's house needs a new septic system (groan) and it's going to have to go right in our biggest, oldest, main herb bed. *sigh* at first we were majorly freaking out about this. But then, after thinking and looking, we decided that it was a good thing. The bed had gotten weedy and really needed to be totally overhauled anyway. So we decide to simply tranpslant the few plants we really wanted, and have a much smaller, more compact, and hopefully easier-to-care-for herb bed this year. That's the plan, so....let's hope it works out that way!
So here we have, left, a beginning of a straw bale garden. This is six bales...I have 20 more being delivered today. I'm going to grow all my veggies (tomatoes, peppers, spinach and swiss chard) in it. They are just for personal use, so if the whole experiment is a failure, I'll just rely on the farmer's market and our local CSA. Right next to the straw bales is the beginning of a lasagna garden. It sounds really easy in the books. Just put down a layer of old newspapers or flattened cardboard boxes, then pile layers and layers of compost, mulch, wood ash, peat moss, etc. up, and plant your garden right in the layers. However, hauling wheelbarrowload after wheelbarrowload of all that stuff gets old...so I'm hoping the results are worth it. I have more pictures of the bed in progress - I'll try to post them all after it's finished.
Yesterday we employed the Automatic Lawn Mowers. They're very happy to be hard at work. :)
We also fenced off a large portion of the PLH acreage - the section behind and to the south of our shop. Donna's six mini horses need alot more pasture than they had, so we're trying to accomadae their needs. While cutting down on mowing at the same time - awesome!
And here's your gratuitous cute kitty pic. Violet LOVES this weather - she is naturally shy and cautious by nature, but when the weather allows us to leave the shop door open she gets brave and wanders outside to see what's happening in the big wide farm world.
We're trying some new things in the PLH garden this year. My mom's house needs a new septic system (groan) and it's going to have to go right in our biggest, oldest, main herb bed. *sigh* at first we were majorly freaking out about this. But then, after thinking and looking, we decided that it was a good thing. The bed had gotten weedy and really needed to be totally overhauled anyway. So we decide to simply tranpslant the few plants we really wanted, and have a much smaller, more compact, and hopefully easier-to-care-for herb bed this year. That's the plan, so....let's hope it works out that way!
So here we have, left, a beginning of a straw bale garden. This is six bales...I have 20 more being delivered today. I'm going to grow all my veggies (tomatoes, peppers, spinach and swiss chard) in it. They are just for personal use, so if the whole experiment is a failure, I'll just rely on the farmer's market and our local CSA. Right next to the straw bales is the beginning of a lasagna garden. It sounds really easy in the books. Just put down a layer of old newspapers or flattened cardboard boxes, then pile layers and layers of compost, mulch, wood ash, peat moss, etc. up, and plant your garden right in the layers. However, hauling wheelbarrowload after wheelbarrowload of all that stuff gets old...so I'm hoping the results are worth it. I have more pictures of the bed in progress - I'll try to post them all after it's finished.
Yesterday we employed the Automatic Lawn Mowers. They're very happy to be hard at work. :)
We also fenced off a large portion of the PLH acreage - the section behind and to the south of our shop. Donna's six mini horses need alot more pasture than they had, so we're trying to accomadae their needs. While cutting down on mowing at the same time - awesome!
And here's your gratuitous cute kitty pic. Violet LOVES this weather - she is naturally shy and cautious by nature, but when the weather allows us to leave the shop door open she gets brave and wanders outside to see what's happening in the big wide farm world.
Violets are still gorgeous and lush here - time to make some violet syrup!! Here's my favorite recipe and method , and an awesome variation that my friend Tina from The Essential Herbal makes. That's what I love about making herbie stuff. There's really no one right way, and, you can always experiment with ingredients and methods!
Friday, May 15, 2009
Sorry to inundate you with blog posts today - just wanted to post this neat article the Des Moines Register did on our market booth.
We're looking forward to being at the farmer's market tomorrow - if anyone wants us to bring anything in particular please let us know!
We're looking forward to being at the farmer's market tomorrow - if anyone wants us to bring anything in particular please let us know!
Happy Freebie Friday, everyone!!!
Last week's winner is Linda D! Linda, drop us an email at shop at prairielandherbs dot com and let us know what type of hair vinegar you'd like (we have three kinds) and your mailing address, and we'll get it shipped right out!
This week we'd like to give away THREE Buzz Off Wands. Because, frankly, they're just great. :) Our Buzz Off Wand comes in a convenient, pocket-sized tube and is easy to apply. It contains a blend of essential oils to help repel bugs. Safe for use on kids and pets. I couldn't get through summertime without one!
If you'd like to win a hair vinegar, leave a comment on this week's post.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Last week's winner is Linda D! Linda, drop us an email at shop at prairielandherbs dot com and let us know what type of hair vinegar you'd like (we have three kinds) and your mailing address, and we'll get it shipped right out!
This week we'd like to give away THREE Buzz Off Wands. Because, frankly, they're just great. :) Our Buzz Off Wand comes in a convenient, pocket-sized tube and is easy to apply. It contains a blend of essential oils to help repel bugs. Safe for use on kids and pets. I couldn't get through summertime without one!
If you'd like to win a hair vinegar, leave a comment on this week's post.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
A Prairieland Herbs Product review... in Portugese. :) (the author assures me she said lovely things!! haha!)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Friday, May 08, 2009
Happy Freebie Friday!!
Before I start with the freebie - just a quick "housekeeping" note. We will be vending at the Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market tomorrow - I'm so excited to be there! We do not know our location in advance, so, you'll just have to enjoy wandering the market to find us. We bring a very very random assortment of products (whatever I stuff in to the van late on Friday afternoon) - so if you want any item in particular, PLEASE call or email us to let us know and we will gladly bring it for you! See you tomorrow!!
This week's Friday Freebie - an 8 oz. bottle of your choice of hair vinegar! These viengars add shine and body to your hair, while helping with the tangles. To use: dilute 2 tbsp. vinegar to 1 cup of water, and use as an after-shampoo rinse. We use an organic apple cider vinegar and infuse it with herbs. And the vinegar scent fades after your hair dries, so you won't smell like a pickle. :)
If you'd like to win a hair vinegar, leave a comment on this week's post.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Before I start with the freebie - just a quick "housekeeping" note. We will be vending at the Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market tomorrow - I'm so excited to be there! We do not know our location in advance, so, you'll just have to enjoy wandering the market to find us. We bring a very very random assortment of products (whatever I stuff in to the van late on Friday afternoon) - so if you want any item in particular, PLEASE call or email us to let us know and we will gladly bring it for you! See you tomorrow!!
This week's Friday Freebie - an 8 oz. bottle of your choice of hair vinegar! These viengars add shine and body to your hair, while helping with the tangles. To use: dilute 2 tbsp. vinegar to 1 cup of water, and use as an after-shampoo rinse. We use an organic apple cider vinegar and infuse it with herbs. And the vinegar scent fades after your hair dries, so you won't smell like a pickle. :)
If you'd like to win a hair vinegar, leave a comment on this week's post.
Rules:
1) One entry per person.
2) You must have a registered ID to post - if your post shows up under "anonymous", we don't know who you are, and therefore you can't win.
3) You have until the next Thursday at midnight, CST, to enter your comment.
4) Winner will be announced the following Friday - you must check back to see if it's you!
5) International folks are welcome. We ship Prairieland Herbs items all over the world, so we'll ship our "Friday freebie" anywhere too!
6) Each eligible post will be assigned a number, and we'll use a free online random number generator to determine the winner.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The violets are going crazy....time to make Violet Jelly!
It's simple, beautiful, and tastes yummy. Tutorial here: http://prairielandherbs.com/violetjelly.htm
Monday, May 04, 2009
Some photos from yesterday's Sample Sunday - the weather was GORGEOUS, we had a fantastic crowd, and I think everyone had loads of fun! We already have four guest vendors lined up for the June event......oh, and check out the La Vida Locavore blog for a wonderful review of the day's events!
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