Desert Song Urban Farm

23/11/2024

Finally—our Welcome Baby gift sets are back in stock! Filled with good things for a new mom and her little one, it’s the perfect gift for a baby shower or a welcoming right after baby is born. Baby shoes are made in my workshop. I select darling cotton prints for the outer, and line every shoe with super soft flannel. Herbal tea is formulated specially for new moms from herbs, flowers, and fruit grown on our farm. We’ve also packed the box with soap, salve, and lotion for mom as she recovers from birthing and begins breastfeeding, and for baby’s super delicate skin. Only a few sets are available at this time. If we sell out, check back soon! You can find this box under “Collections and Gift Sets” on our website at desertsong-urbanfarm.com.

https://www.desertsong-urbanfarm.com/product-page/welcome-baby-gift-box

23/11/2024

Lip balms, made from skin nourishing tallow and skin protective beeswax are needed year round, but especially now, as the weather turns chilly. We infuse our lip balms in nourishing herbs, hand harvested from our gardens, and then add high quality essential oils. Our products have no “filler” oils, artificial fragrances, colors, or preservatives, so you can feel confident using them on your sensitive lips. Look under “Balms and Salves” on our website, desertsong-urbanfarm.com.

https://www.desertsong-urbanfarm.com/product-page/tallow-and-beeswax-lip-balms

18/11/2024

Hi all—

Some of my personal friends and neighbors that follow my business here have asked if I was doing front yard shows again this year. My intention was to have one the weekend before Thanksgiving, and one in December. I know you’ve been waiting for an announcement about the time and date for the November show.

However, I am flaring. After several days, it’s becoming apparent that this is more than just a one or two day thing. Doing a show is more than I can handle right now. I’m horribly disappointed.

I’m going to link you to my website. Prices are higher there, because they cover shipping, packaging, website costs, etc. If you’re in the area, AND you know me personally, and would like to order through my website and pick up at my door, I’d love to offer a 15% discount code to you, since I don’t have to pay for shipping. If your order is under the $45 free shipping limit, I’ll even reimburse the shipping fee that’s automatically added onto your order.

Packing up orders is pleasant, slow, low stress, and gives me a way to connect even when my body says no to bigger things, so please don’t hesitate to take this offer. Inventory is good, and Maya will help me add some fun new new things to the website this week. Just please do message me for that discount code!

Desert Song Urban Farm handcrafts goat milk and tallow soaps and herb-infused tallow lotion, balms, and salves with essential oils. Gift sets. Locally sourced ingredients; biodegradable compostable packaging. All natural and environmentally responsible.

12/11/2024

With the holidays around the corner… our Desert Song Urban Farm products make such sweet and meaningful gifts 😊

Since all of our products are all natural and sourced locally, there is so much care put into each soap, lotion, and balm - making a quality gift.

This order asked for all our “Sonoran” products which include our Sonoran Salve, Sonoran Creosote Tallow Lotion Stick, and Brittlebush lip balm. All of the herbs are harvested from the local Phoenix area; therefore, these products easily remind you of your desert home!

Head to our online store to check out these goodies, and so much more, for the holiday season! http://desertsong-urbanfarm.com (Link also in bio)

Also stay tuned - we will be doing more pop-up sales soon!

Peace 🤍

02/11/2024

We love sending off our soap to our customers 😊

It’s a joy to package up our products with so much love and care, and we hope you can love them just as much.

Here’s a little glimpse of packaging up six of our Chaparral soaps. This soap is tallow infused with wild harvested chaparral leaves - if you live in Phoenix, it smells just like rain!

Check out our store http://desertsong-urbanfarm.com to order any of our soaps and have them packaged so nicely 🤍

Peace!

29/10/2024

Ever wondered what “tallow infused” meant on our labels??

It means we pick the herbs fresh from our garden and dry them out. We then pour our purified beef tallow over them, letting it solidify and sit for a couple months so the herbs infuse themselves into the tallow. We then process this tallow into our soaps, allowing for beautiful aromas and adding a certain gentleness for the skin.

Our most commonly infused tallows include lavender, chamomile, and calendula. Here is a showcase of the beautiful dried calendula, and it being infused into our tallow.

Check out our online store (link in the bio) or at desertsong-urbanfarm.com to see our tallowed infused products.

Peace

17/10/2024

I’m down with a cold. No fun, but so grateful to have an all natural, essential oil-packed aid with my cough and congestion. It’s the beginning of the cough, cold, and flu season. I’m getting my herbal tea blends ready, and making chicken soup, and keeping this ointment close at hand.

Ready to give it a try? Link here:

https://www.desertsong-urbanfarm.com/product-page/cold-season-chest-rub

06/10/2024

This was me, milking Rose this past Thursday morning, and I cried the whole time. My husband was right there with me, offering comfort, support, and a treasured recording of this brief moment.

Right after this, my friend Ashley came to pick up her up, my favorite goat— the best goat I’ve ever known. She’s the last: after nine wonderful years, I’m done with goats for this upcoming season of my life.

Rose and Nomad and Cyrus were the core of my herd. They have all gone to great new herds, and both Rose and Nomad will now be living with their daughters. I trust the owners — friends of mine—completely. Cyrus is having a grand ol’ time with a whole new herd of ladies and lots and lots of fun times, lol.

I thought a lot about changing my business logo. But the truth is that these goats are still the foundation of my farm: Their herd name became my farm and business name; their milk became the soap that started my business and will continue to be incorporated into every bar of soap I make. The soil in my gardens is amazing because of them. And most of all—-I am changed for the better because of them.

I’ll still be talking about them, passing along what I’ve learned both from growing up with goats and from almost a decade of having my own herd. Just know that the photos and information are in retrospect. The emotional side of giving up the herd is still very tender, so please do be kind in your comments. This was a carefully thought out decision, and ultimately the best one for everyone involved, including my goats.

05/10/2024

Introducing our best seller - Most Soothing Salve!

This is our customers all around go to because of the soothing herbs that are found in this salve. It is made with natural tallow infused lavender, chamomile, and calendula. These herbs all come from our own backyard, and we dry them and infuse the tallow ourselves 😊

Clients have said this salve has done wonders for their skin, including healing their eczema, rosacea, and all around skin irritations. We know it has for our own skin as well!

Not only is a lot of thought and care put into this product, it is also put into the packaging too. These salves come in a reusable mason jar; therefore, there’s no waste after you’ve enjoyed the product. It’s gentle on your skin and the planet ☺️

Check out our website to order Most Soothing Salve and to check out our other locally sourced, all natural, no plastic products. The link is in our bio!

27/09/2024

Naughty Leghorn has commandeered the goats’ hay feeder for her own purposes. At least she pays rent! We love the white eggs she gives us each and every day. She’s so proud of herself!

The goats are always glad when she’s done and they can have their alfalfa back.

Leghorns lay a white egg that makes our other egg colors pop.
Other favorite breeds for a beautiful carton of eggs:
Australorp
Ameraucana
Barred Rock
Olive egger
Welsummer
Marans

Do you have a favorite chicken breed??

24/09/2024

The Cozy Autumn Gift Box is out!!

Celebrate the coming of autumn with us! We’ve assembled two boxes— one large; one small— for a special treat to share with you.

These boxes make lovely gifts for birthdays and for the upcoming holidays, and of course you could simply spoil yourself with something cozy as the days shorten and the air chills.

Our small box includes:
Chamomile-Mint Herbal Tea, grown right here in our gardens; Clove & Honey Goat Milk Soap; and our best-selling Clove and Chamomile Tallow and Beeswax Lip Balm.

Our large box includes
everything from the small box, plus:
Woods &.Clay Goat Milk Soap; Sage and Sunshine Herbal Tea, a tea infuser for loose leaf tea; and our skin nourishing Mexican Vanilla Tallow Lotion Stick.

Ingredient lists and more information can be found under individual product postings.

You can place an order at our website (link found in bio). And any orders over $45 we do free shipping!

The small box is a quite the deal at $20.
The large box is another great deal being $50, and you get free shipping!

Message us if you have any questions, happy fall!
🍁☺️

29/07/2024

Been on vacation? Those eggs you left at home might still be good! Here’s how to check them:

27/07/2024

A quick, unedited video to show the how and why of clipping chicken wings. It’s easy!

04/07/2024

Super super sad about letting this sweet boy go.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/grd/d/phoenix-nubian-buck-proven-intact-adga/7762915678.html