North Castle Farmers Market....Lavender For Fleas And Ticks Are You Kidding

Market Lady says's Nope I'm not...In case you haven't figured it out Market Lady is passionate about "all natural products". So when it comes to my pets my passion spills right on over into their little lives I use only "all natural products". And please make no mistake there are natural products by law and then their is 100% natural. I choose not to front line my pets for fleas & ticks and yes I am very aware of Lyme Disease and how dangerous it can be. Never the less I use lavender essential oil to ward of those pesky critters. I just can't see taking that little tube of front line or advantage (all chemicals) and putting it directly into their blood stream. After all as a seasoned Gardner I have come in after a day in the garden with a tick on me and I wouldn't inject a chemical into my blood stream. So for my darling little pets I take the all natural way out. I use a cloth almost like a cloth diaper and keep soaking it with the lavender oil. Kinda of like your favorite dust cloth with furniture polish soaked into it. Then everyday from March to October I rub the cloth over their fur. No fleas and once in a blue I will find a tick but you will find a tick or two or three even when you use those nasty chemicals. I store my delicious smelling flea/tick cloth in a brown lunch bag and it stays nice and moist. Plus my dogs always smell wonderful.
Be sure to stop by and meet Ellen from North Winds Lavender Farm in Pawling NY when the market opens on May 20th.
North Winds Farm is situated on twenty-four secluded acres overlooking the Harlem Valley of New York, the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut, and the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. The unique location and higher-elevation micro climate is conducive to growing several varieties of lavender in a setting of natural beauty and sweeping views. North Winds Farm is a family owned lavender farm established in 2005. Their plan is to grow additional varieties every year, work with less hardy varieties in their greenhouse.

Ellen even cooks with lavender. I'm sure she will be happy to provide you with some wonderful culinary delights. Just ask her.

Watch for Market Lady's Seven Days Of Essential Oils and their benefits.