Of course I do not have 10 million friends, seriously with this chronic grimace and pre disposition to sarcasm I'm lucky to have any friends, but Nematodes - I've got Nematodes.... lots of 'em. As with all good friends however I really wish that the Nematodes and I had met sooner... like last April would have been good. Who are these fellas anyway and what is she talking about?? Beneficial Nematodes, microscopic ring worms that attack the dreaded Western Flower Thrips larva i

This morning we are delivering our first harvest of lavender to the little local farm market. It feels a bit like the first day of Kindergarten, the one for your first born where you're filled with hope and fear, equal parts excitement and trepidation. Not to be confused with the first day of school for your youngest, you know the one - where you are doing your best to stifle the happy dance that is bubbling up inside at the bus stop. These lavender plants arrived as tiny plu