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Farm Agritourism, Homesteading Classes, Gardening, Chickens, Fresh Produce, Primitive Camping - Big River Access within 3 miles for Fishing or Floating. Louis

Just one hour south of St.

13/02/2025

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22/09/2024

Windy Thistle Farm Update - AUTUMN SALE: The seasons come and they go more swiftly as we get older and so it is with the farm. Something is always happening and right now, we're putting our market to bed and our garden beds, too. Life will slow down a little now until Late January, when we start seeds again.

If you made it to the Lindbergh Flea Market last week, you saw the fruits of our labor. Thank you so much for coming to the market!

Now, On to the Sale! If you've followed the farm and wondered what getting some farm goodies for yourself would be like, this is the chance. Everything is 1/2 off so load up now! We have seeds, dried herbs and veggies, as well as soap. The glory of the dried herbs and seeds is that they can be mailed anywhere in the USA.

Here's what we have:

Seeds for Next Year Gardeners; Ageratum, Bachelor Buttons, Calendula, Catmint, Cosmos, Dahlias, Dill, Genovese Basil, Holy Thai Basil, Jigsaw Peppers, Marigolds, Oregano, Salvia, Scabiosa, Mixed Sunflowers, Thyme and Yarrow

Dried Herbs: Yarrow, Spearmint, Celery Leaves, Basil, Lemon Balm, Oregano Flower Heads (and seeds), White Dried Statice Flowers

Dried Veggies: Minced Banana Peppers, Hot Jalapeno Slices, Minced Sweet Bell Peppers, Hot Jigsaw Peppers, Assorted Hot Red Peppers, Apple Bits w/Sugar and Cinnamon

I have four bars of soap - unscented w/ Calendula Petals and Oatmeal - such a skin-loving winter bar. The calendula petals are a gentle exfoliator and the oatmeal helps heal dry & flaky skin. It's a gentle, well-lathering scrub, and leaves you clean, without needing lotion.

The sale goes through the end of September. You can send me an IM to get started or email me at [email protected]. Get the goodies while they are good for the getting! :D And have a cozy safe autumn with folks you love!

That's always our plan!

15/09/2024

Don't forget today is the Lindbergh Flea Market at Lindbergh High School. 8 to 2!

09/09/2024

WINDY THISTLE FARM UPDATE: The Lindbergh High School Flea Market is this coming Sunday, the 15th.

We'll be there, as usual but we'll have some different vintage and antique items - including a lot of vintage dolls.

We'll have a Windy Thistle Corner where goods that are produced here on the farm will be available. Yes, we have our own 'merch'! lol

So, we'll be bringing Goat's Milk Soap - $3.00 a bar. I made up a silky smooth Lavender bar and a dry skin-loving Calendula/Oatmeal Unscented. bar - both soaps lather well, are gentle enough for a baby, and rinse cleanly - leaving skin soft. Ingredients: Goat's Milk Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, and Essential Lavender Oil for the lavender soap. Calendula Petals and Oatmeal in the unscented bars.

Seed Packets - Heirloom Plants. I gather the seeds myself. Right now, I have Seeds for Jigsaw Peppers, Calendula, Yarrow, Statice, Gomphrena, Marigolds, Scabiosa, Cosmos, Blue Salvia, Oregano, Genovese Basil, Holy Thai Basil, Chamomile, Creeping Thyme, Mixed Sunflowers, Dill, Ageratum, Strawflower, Catmint, Bachelor Buttons, Bee Balm at $1.50 a pack.

Dried Veggies & Herbs: I have $2.00 bags of dried minced Green Peppers, Banana Peppers, Celery, Jalapeno Slices, Hot Paprika Peppers, Sage, Dill, Oregano, Spearmint, Parsley, Lemon Balm, Thyme, Genovese Basil, Yarrow, Parsley, Calendula Petals, Celery Leaves - some of the herbs are in bunches.

Dried Flowers & Seedheads for decorating or art supplies - Gomphrena, Sunflower, Tansy, Statice in many colors, Echinacea seed heads, pinecones, maybe more.

Some of my artwork, Tree of Life Necklaces and keychains, will be there. Some of Bits of Pretty by Raven Jewelry will also be there. Various prices

Some of the items we'll be bringing with us can be mailed. If you'd like something, get ahold of me in a DM. I have a box getting ready to go to the PO now for Jeanne. :D I'll be getting that out this week!

Some of the things we sell are unfamiliar to folks. Herbs like Yarrow grow beautiful flowers and I do use them in bouquets throughout the summer - but it's really useful for sore and achy muscles - brew a tea, soak a cloth in it and put it on whatever is sore as a compress. Nature provides a way. If you are curious, shoot me a DM and I'll fill you in on the uses of various herbs.

We hope to see you there this Sunday, the 15th - Lindbergh Flea Market, Lindbergh High School.

(photos are from last year, representation, only)

12/08/2024

I went outside to harvest the produce and flowers. It was beautiful. Just a sprinkle. Then a downpour. Yep.. I'm soaked!

12/07/2024

Windy Thistle Farm update: All the recent rain made everything just jump in growth! It's lush, I tell you, LUSH here on the farm.

PRODUCE: We are getting peppers now - Sorano, Jigsaw, Jalopena, Green, and Banana Peppers.

Tomatoes are ripening but are still in the process.

We have flower bouquets in two sizes and might even be able to match colors - pinks or yellows. Each bouquet has at least five different kinds of cut flowers and usually more.

Eggs are here in aplenty.

We're getting yellow summer squash and zucchini as well.

Don't forget the many herbs that are always available in the summer - Basil, Dill, Sage, Parsley, Oregano, Thyme, Yarrow, Lemon Balm, Spearmint, Catmint, and Dried Calendula Petals *add Calendula petals to a bath for softer skin.

Coming soon, Herbal Infused Salts - Basil, Thyme, Dill and Oregano are on the list. I'm thinking of making up Italian Spice Salts.

One of the things I forget to mention is Bouquet Garne's - hand-made bundles of herbs used to make basic sauces and add to roasts and stews. They are usually parsley, sage, oregano, basil, and thyme. Just toss a bundle in while it's cooking, fish it out at the end, and no fuss no muss seasoning! I can make up several different varieties.

While they last, I have goat's milk soap with a Lemon Grass scent. Only four ingredients, goat's milk, coconut oil, olive oil, and the essential oil scent. So good. Lathers well and rinses clean.

All of this goodness is Available for delivery orders. Please make an order for delivery next Friday as we are being overrun with plenty. Everything is gathered fresh on Thursdays so that we offer the best to you and your family!

10/07/2024

We've had some problems here at the farm. Our van, Raven's car and Rainbow's car all went on the fritz at the very same time. Rainbow's car is still acting up but is on the road again. Raven's car sits in the driveway with a new battery and alternator but still won't go anywhere.

The Van is Fixed completely. My Darling Roger replaced the battery and the alternator with the help of our friend, Andy. Shew!

We are back to work! Need eggs? Herbs? Bouquet of Flowers? I have the stuffs. Let me know!

17/06/2024

Windy Thistle Update: It's a great summer here at the farm. I've recovered most of my health and energy. I spend most mornings out in the garden until it gets too hot and muggy to be out. Our new pup, Dinah, thinks these are the great times, too. I like having a big dog companion again.

The gardens are going gangbusters! It's so lush out there right now, the green is overwhelming. The photo with Dinah shows the garden in May. The next one shows the garden now. One month makes a huge difference.

I haven't talked about our chickens in a while. The winter took it's toll on the birds and we lost a few to old age. That's always sad. We ended up with a hidden roo in our flock so there are three roos in the Mutt Flock now and they are all getting along well. My DIL Donna has a bunch of eggs in her incubator for me. We'll see what hatches. The predator that was eating our eggs has moved on and we're getting about 6 dozen a week again.

I mentioned last month we had a couple of volunteer plants -Hollyhocks and Garlic. We missed two heads when we harvested *two* years ago! We got fourteen heads of garlic from them. Some of them are pretty small but they will all mince up just fine and then it's into the dehydrator they go. Our minced garlic is to die for. Open the jar of dried garlic and the smell is so fresh and full - it's not something you can get from the spice racks at the store. We have more garlic out in our small enclosed garden, too!

Donna also gave me a walking onion last year. If you don't know about these, they are perpetual onions that replant themselves. I thought, yeah, it'll be a few years before I need to worry about where I planted it. I was *so* wrong! Look at this plant! We dug out the current garlic bed (except for the garlic that wasn't ready) and we'll put a couple of metric feet of top soil and compost into it and then, all those walking Egyptian Onions will get transplanted there and let to just go crazy where it can't get out!

The flowers look gorgeous. Dinah and I frequently go out to the patio in the mornings and admire the cottage herb garden. It's pretty wild but has so much packed into a little space. I cut flowers daily and the bouquets in the house are gorgeous, too. I find it very restful to just glance at one of the bouquets during the day in the house.

The Basil Garden is doing well, too. Holy Thai Basil didn't like me so much this year, we only have a few of them but look at this! I cut them once a week and they are getting bushy. Fresh basil is such a good thing and we're loving it. I wash it, put it loose in ziplocks left partially open, and toss it in the fridge. The basil (and all the tender herbs and lettuce) stays crisp for about a week. So good!

The big garden is growing well, we have a lot of tomatoes and pepper plants that are blossoming and setting fruit. The varieties are going to be so much fun. We have Reisen, Roma, and Amish Paste and I can't wait! I've also got summer squash, winter squash, celery, lettuce, zinnias and sunflowers out there right now along with a couple of Sunchokes, again from our generous Donna.

We have a lot of projects in the works again. The place is starting to look good, after my year of neglecting it. It's amazing how ragged everything got while I was ill. Life is always a work in progress.

I'm almost out of soap now, so we are going to be holding a soap making class. Beginners or intermediate soap makers will have a great time and get to take some soap home of their own. Classes are $40.00 a person and last about 4 hours. Class sizes are limited to five people, so get a group of your friends together and send me an email! As soon as we have five, I'll set a date!

We have a lot of goodies for sale again - The delivery route is open and delivery days are either Fridays or Saturdays. Our fee is always just $3.00, no matter how much you get.

Eggs: $4.00 a dozen
Herbs, fresh: $3.00 a bunch
Herbs, dried: $2.00 a bunch
Bouquets: large $15.00, small $7.50
Goat's Milk Soap: $3.50 a bar

Herbs: Dill, Basil, Catmint, Spearmint, Yarrow, Oregano, Thyme, Parsley, Lemon Balm, Chives,

Our bouquets are a mix of Cosmos, Salvia - blue and purple, Batchelor Buttons, Calendula, Yarrow, Statice, Snapdragons, Shasta Daisies, and Bee Balm. More flowers are getting ready to bloom, too.

Until next time!

07/06/2024

Windy Thistle: More About Herbs. My friend asked about herbs but most folks don't know why. She's making herbal witches brooms to sell to raise money for travel to St. Louis from Springfield so he can get treatment for cancer. She has a gofundme set up but I don't have the particulars. Marie Cozby - if you could share again, I will, too!

I told y'all yesterday that today I would be harvesting a few herbs. I headed out bright and early to harvest some for her. I found that I have abundance. Lo, I do have those herbs and more.

I harvested enough blossoms today for two bouquets so my living room is looking spiffy, too! The bouquets this week have Snapdragon, Batchelor Buttons, Yarrow, Field Chamomile, Daisies, Cosmos, Purple Salvia, and Blue Salvia. It's so refreshing to have the pretty flowers around the house. I sell my big bouquets for $15.00 and the little ones for $7.50.

Then, I got busy and harvested more thyme, both sage leaves and sage flower spikes, dill, basil, parsley, lemon balm, and spearmint. Also, I have the oregano that I am drying from yesterday. A big bunch of herbs is $3.00, fresh or dried - your choice. It's enough for several meals or to dry for your future use.

I do have processed spices/herbs available, too. Yarrow is one that most people don't use but it makes a great wound dressing and will help stop bleeding. I also have dried thyme and oregano, parsley and basil in jars. The dried herbs are $4.00 a jar.

Lots of other stuff is growing and blossoming. We're going to have tomatoes, peppers and other flowers soon, so keep an eye out for the Windy Thistle updates. And remember, if *I* can grow it, you probably can, too.

06/06/2024

Windy Thistle: Wow, the flowers and herbs are going nuts this year. It's a combination of timely rain and good sunshine. I'm back to making the weekly bouquet to brighten up the dining room table.

I had to give my Oregano and Thyme a hair cut. I got seven big bunches to dry as a bunch, five dehydrator trays of oregano and two of thyme and another big gallon ziplock full of more oregano.

IF YOU WANT OREGANO - PLEASE LET ME KNOW!

Tomorrow, I'll be harvesting parsley, dill and basil. Let me know if you want some of that, too! Goodness.. the abundance!

25/05/2024

Well, well, well, you just never know what might happen at Windy Thistle Farm. Our bees from last year was a bust, all but one single hive that we named "Freddy Mercury". We piled catch boxes and swarm boxes and unused hive bodies outside our basement door because it was cold and no bees were flying when we put them there.

Seems that it's warmed up a tad. This morning, we found out that we had a second volunteer hive way too close to the house. So, we cobbled together a complete hive body, top and bottom boards and geared up.

We moved that hive about ten feet east and two feet higher in the air to move them away from the back door and to keep their flight path from conflict with the humans and dogs. The bees were very docile and the ones left behind were confused for a little while but they are all going in and out happily now.

What should we name this New Queen?

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This is just the beginning of what is going to be a very cool adventure. Let me introduce myself - I'm Eileen. I like to think I am a Jill of all trades because I've worn so many hats in my life. I'm about to wear a new hat, though and that's what this blog is about. I’m married to a very down to earth and loving man who is always up for trying something new.

It's been a dream of my husband and I to run a bed and breakfast in some sleepy little town. We have been keeping an eye out, looking here and there and have decided that we'd like to resettle about an hour south of St. Louis, Missouri in the Missouri Ozarks Foothills. So, we finally found just the right spot. It’s an American Rambler – started as just a one room cabin and then was added on over the years until it’s a three bedroom house.

The area we are in is one of Missouri's hidden gems. It combines the natural beauty of the Missouri woods and the wonderful fishing and swimming on the Big River within three miles so our guests don't have to stay on the farm - they can explore the beautiful area around us.

Unlike a B&B, a farm stay's much more of a working model farm and while a fine country breakfast is part of the deal, picnic lunches and filling simple dinners can be available and snacks are available at all times. It can be a romantic getaway, too, with breakfast in bed. Then, the day can be filled with a variety of farm chores for someone to watch or get their hands dirty and help, as the guests like it or they can just sit back on the porch.