Musings from the Herb Farm and Soap Shop

With life and time slowing down a bit during the holidays, we had a chance to get outdoors and take some photos of some of the things that we adore about living in the country.  No hustle or bustle, just critters and quiet. Yesterday our Ruffed Grouse came in for a visit on Christmas day.  [...]

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Here is my list of the top 5 things I really like as a soap maker: 1.  I like my Braun stick blender…wouldn’t make soap without it.  I have heard people say they like to stir by hand the  old-fashioned way, not me, I’ll take my stick blender in one hand and stir with the other! 2.  [...]

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Peterman Brook Herb Farm’s Cracked Peppercorn Potato Soup  This is great way to use up left over Christmas mashed potatoes and ham.  Ingredients:  3 lbs or 15 medium size potatoes peeled and cut in ½ or left over leftover mashed potatoes Water to boil potatoes Instant potatoes (optional) Milk – have a gallon on hand [...]

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Peterman Brook Herb Farm loves to do business with local businesses especially those that are under a 50- mile radius.  Every month we feature a business/vendor/supplier that has provided us great service and great products.  Today the spotlight is on the Green Thumb Garden Shoppe in Crivitz, WI.  We came up with the design and they and their elf, Dorothy [...]

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The Northern Woods Herbs Society is a small group of herb enthusiasts.  Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at individual member’s homes.  As a group we discuss the herb of the month:  its botany, lore, history, culinary, and medicinal aspects and any current information.  We typically have a [...]

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During September and October your herb garden is likely bursting with herbs and many people scratch their heads and wonder how can they process their herbs so they last throughout the winter.  On September 18th we had a class at the Green Thumb Garden Shoppe in Crivitz that answered many of those questions.  We discussed and [...]

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Here is a neat way to keep those herbs hanging around your kitchen well into the cool months. This is a good project for outside on the grass.  1. Purchase a straw wreath (size varies on how many herbs you want) 2. Purchase greening pins 3. Gather your herbs (I used sage, rosemary, thyme, marjoram, [...]

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  Just like my husband, it needs a good short haircut in the summer (see before and after photos below). It loves full sun. Unlike most plants, it thrives in poor, rocky soil. Does not like hanging out in crowded places. Soak it and then let it dry before soaking again. Unlike a duck, it [...]

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It is really hard to believe just Saturday morning I was knocking heavy, wet snow off the top of our greenhouse.  As you can see from my pictures below, everything is coming in green as well as the weeds.  Come journey with us as we build our next herb garden.  Yee Ha!  This is where [...]

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Today I walked the herb gardens and grabbed a few sprigs of garden sage, lavender,  winter savory, and peppermint.  I put a pot on the stove to heat some water, turned it off and let the herbs steep.  After pouring it in my cup and scooping out the herbs, I added a tsp of honey [...]

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