SUMMER IS HERE

SUMMER IS HERE AT CLAIRMONT FARMS

ITS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR THE LAVENDER

Both the Lavender and the Olives aregoing to have bumper crops this year. Lastyear was a bit of an off year in terms of production. Like many cropsit seemsthat both will have an off year and then a big year the next year. Interestingly the olives and the lavender here seem to be "on" and "off" in synceach year. We have spent a lot of time thinking about these things asour plantsare now 11 years old. It would be interesting to compare these cyclesto local grapes (another Mediterranean originating plant).

Andindeed this year is the best year that thelavender has seen in the last 5 years. The plants are plump, the stalksarelonger and the tips of the fronds are still just a little green.

They are getting more blue each day.AND we want you to be able to see this, so we will post a picture a day on our Clairmont Farms Blog just click the link to look everyday. We will also have more about the chickens and horses there too.

Ne xt Saturday, June 26th is the Ojai Lavender Festival. Our biggest road event of the year. We plan to be there with all our products and a nice new setup. PLUS we are going to bring a still and maybe run some oil for all to see. Lots of people see us at this event and say they have been to the farm recently. If you are not too far from Ojai and need a "Lavender Fix" its a great day out. For more details click this link:

OJAI LAVENDER FESTIVAL

LIP BALM - EVERYONE'S NEW FAVORITE PRODUCT $2.00 SPECIAL

This may sound silly, but the LipBalm has becomeour best selling product in numbers behind the small sachets. Weregularly havesomeone stop in and buy a few things and then return a half hour later tobuy moreof the lip balms, because they "gotta get some more so we don't runout". Thereis no secret to these Lip Balms. We make them with beeswax, sheabutter,coconut oil and - the magic ingredient - jojoba oil - and a little lavender anda drop of peppermint oil of course. Perfect for dry Summer days.Good on cuticles too.
And ofcourse on special $2.00.

CLICK HERE TO GET IT

CLICK HERE FOR OTHER PRODUCTS

Glenn and LT

LT ("Little Tweety" in honor of his mother) is a mellow guy, having been handled since he was hatched. He lets little kids pet him and rides around town in the truck sometimes. Its fun to see the expressions on peoples faces when they see him in the vehicle. He also entertains small children that want to see him - in fact the other day one of them asked "Does he Crow?" and LT stood up and obliged.

Name the Baby!
Brenda's a grandmother? This little baby was hatched yesterday. You may remember Brenda the hen and the 8 babies that hatched in the Burn Pile last Summer. This little mommy is one of them. We are just hoping "its a girl". Anybody have suggestions for names? Send an email to info@clairmontfarms.com
We'll share all the names.

Videos and Pictures
We are upgrading the website with new videos and information. www.clairmontfarms.com

Look at the "Lavender Information" page for videos, printable recipes, and other new stuff.
DISTILLING
CHICKENS
WIND IN LAVENDER

NEW PRODUCT SUGGESTIONS WANTED

We are looking for new ideas for products. One idea that we are thinking about is
a honey and shea base with jojoba as a face cream. We've tried a clay masque also that deep cleans and moisturizes - what we are trying to do is keep it from settling. Other possibilities are a cologne-like body splash which might contain some denatured alcohol and yes - a perfume as well. Lavender is very hard to work with as a perfume because it evaporates so quickly.

So please - if there is something you have been wanting - send us an email at info@clairmontfarms.com - we'd really appreciate hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Meryl, Glenn and Sean
Clairmont Farms
805-688-7505