Whether you are one of the privileged bunch who is lucky enough to live on the fabulous Channel Island of Jersey or if you are one of the very welcome visitors to our lovely island, your time in Jersey really isn’t complete without a visit to our wonderful and unique Jersey Lavender Farm. The farm… Read more »
Long before the advent of modern medicine, people were using the amazing properties of different plants to maintain health and cure disease. However, with the rise of big pharmaceutical companies this reliance on nature has waned and now many people’s first point of call for keeping them healthy is the chemist. However, just because the… Read more »
One of the many things that we love to do with our crop of gorgeous Jersey lavender is to preserve it, so that we can enjoy a load of lavender loveliness right throughout the year, rather than just in its summer flowering season. And happily lavender is more than happy to oblige, lending itself to… Read more »
Almost all of us will have had trouble dropping off to sleep sometimes, and whereas this is certainly not as severe as the debilitating condition of insomnia, it is definitely annoying and can impact how we function and feel the next day. So what can you do to ensure that you get the great night’s… Read more »
A recent study by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has dubbed Britain the ‘fat man of Europe’, with nearly 25% of adults in the UK being obese, this being the highest level in Western Europe. Worryingly this figure has more than trebled in the last 30 years; in 1980 only 6% of men and… Read more »
Sometimes it seems like there is no end to the number of things that you can do with just lavender essential oil. Everything from sending you off into a great night’s sleep to treating insect bites, minimising the appearance of scars and even just making your home smell amazing. However, we have recently been reading… Read more »
Essential oils can be seen as Mother Nature’s gift to us. These natural, yet powerful, substances are incredibly effective at treating a vast array of complaints, without having to turn to chemically synthesised drugs, lotions and potions. Here on the Jersey Lavender Farm, we are surrounded by vats of beautiful lavender essential oil, rosemary essential… Read more »
We may not be quite there, but here on the wonderful Channel Island of Jersey, Spring finally feels like it’s beginning to…well…spring! It has been wonderful to be able to throw open the windows of our lovely lavender farm house and get some of that fresh Channel Island air blowing the cobwebs away. And in… Read more »
Even though there are a few early signs of spring, the long winter months still don’t feel like they’re quite coming to an end. The recent frost has been gilding those few optimistic daffodils that have dared to poke their heads out and there’s definitely no danger of being able to turn the heating off… Read more »
We have spent lots of time thinking up wild and wonderful uses for lavender and have come up everything from muscle rubs to lemonade! But let’s not forget some of the classic uses of lavender. You may remember these merely as gracing your grannies knicker drawer, but the simple and wonderful lavender bag really should… Read more »
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