More about Donna

Welcome to Cedar Spring Herb Farm!

Our 7 acre site situated in Harwich, on Cape Cod, is an organic herbal oasis including walking trails, herb identification gardens, production gardens, treatment, classroom, picnic area, meditation and ceremonial spaces.

Our herb specialty shops offer our own organic herbal products, organically grown culinary, medicinal and decorative plants, and related botanical products.

Services available include wellness consultations, group lectures and tours, classes, apprentice programs, and ceremonial gatherings.

Cedar Spring Herb Farm is a registered United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary working to protect endangered medicinal plants and has signed on to the Safe Cosmetics Compact, a select group of companies dedicated to chemical free personal care products. We look forward to your visit and the opportunity to share with you our understanding of herbs as food and medicine.

A Guide to Herbs

More about Peppermint:

Origins:
The Romans crowned themselves with peppermint, and the poet Ovid referred to mint as a symbol of hospitality. The Greeks believed peppermint could clear the voice and cure hiccups. It was thought to be a remedy for mad dog bites when combined with salt. The colonists brought peppermint to America for medicinal use.

Donna's Musings

Wisps, puffs and toxic fragrances!

Recently cleaning product companies have been hard at work trying to duplicate nature's sensual experiences.

Why is that we feel we must layer our homes and bodies in scents? As studies have shown indoor air now tests to be considerably more toxic than the air outside. Most air freshener products are synthetic manifestations of chemical compounds, as are many fragrant candles. Now we must watch spellbound as they puff their toxins into our homes in the name of cleanliness!!!

What are we trying to cover up? Better yet, get a diffuser and therapeutic grade essential oils and breathe nature's best rather than science's attempt at duplicating the sweet smells of the Earth.
till next time keep breathing!!

Donna

Try this recipe

Crust
1 ¾ cups flour
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup vegetable oil
3 TBSP soy milk
Topping
2 eggs plus 2 egg whites
1 ½ cups sugar
5 cups chopped rhubarb
2 TBSP chopped crystallized ginger
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup unsweetened coconut
½ cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350. Mix (using fork or pastry
blender); flour, ¼ cup sugar, oil, and soymilk. Press
Into bottom of 9X 13” pan. Bake 20 minutes.

While crust bakes mix topping ingredients, pour over crust and continue to bake 30-35 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.