Sleepy Girl Gardens

Come down to Victory Gardens today and tomorrow from 9-5 for the Harvest Market.



Victory Gardens Nursery

One of my favorite markets is happening THIS WEEKEND! Grab a delicious drink from their coffee shop, wander and shop from local small businesses, and enjoy some of the last gorgeous days of this year.

Cottonwood leaf buds are basking in the sun in their olive oil bath. There is just something about morning sun streaming through the windows.

Soon it will become salves and lotion bars all while smelling exactly like the Boise greenbelt on a hot summer day.

Vanilla Clove, Citrus Cedar (with a touch of cinnamon), and Pumpkin Pie are coming with me tonight for the Confluence Market in Hyde Park. The market runs from 5-9 at Sagebrush Collective.

This Saturday will be the last Nampa Farmer’s Market for the year. October is always my time to recover from the every Saturday grind and stock up before the holidays.

Nampa Farmer’s Market is located at Lloyd Park by the Train Station and runs from 9-1:30.

My garden now has rows of broadleaf plantain and I love it. Its rich green is beautiful.

Plantain is great for calming down itches. If you see this out and about, just crush a leaf and apply it right to a bug bite and it will take the itch out. I infuse it into most of my products because of its calming properties. I even use the plantain salve as an under eye cream. And to think I used to just pull and compost it thinking it was a nuisance…

I love when I get to mail gifts for people. I add a little tissue paper and sticker so when it is received, it feels like a little celebration. It’s the balance between sustainable practices and a little whimsy. I normally use only repurposed paper that I have received through shipped materials to make the products. Gifts get a little something extra on my dime just because they deserve it.