We grow echinacea in our gardens amongst the lavender. Not only is it beautiful and irresistible to bees, but it is very medicinal.
Echinacea stimulates the overall activity of the cells responsible for fighting all kinds of infections. Research has shown that echinacea makes our own immune cells more efficient at attacking bacteria, viruses and abnormal cells, including cancer cells. It increases the number and activity of immune system cells including anti-tumor cells, promotes T-cell activation, stimulates new tissue growth for wound healing and can reduce inflammation in arthritis and inflammatory skin conditions.
Echinacea also inhibits an enzyme (hyaluronidase) secreted by bacteria to help them gain access to healthy cells. Research in the early 1950's showed that echinacea could completely counteract the effect of this enzyme, helping to prevent infection when used to treat wounds.
Echinacea is most effective when used before you are ill - start drinking echinacea tea at the first sign of feeling run down or coming into contact with an infection. Start using the salve or balm as soon as your skin seems irritated. The sooner echinacea goes in or on, the sooner it will start aiding the immune system!
A complete line of plant-based hand therapy, bath and skin care products that give hope to hard working hands and bodies. Carefully formulated with essential oils of lavender, rosemary and lemon.
Perfect for the bathroom, kitchen and potting shed.
Tuscan Farm Gardens' Organic Bath & Body Care products, as well as our culinary products, make wonderful and unique corporate gifts as well as client appreciation gifts. Ask us to put together a unique blend of products for an employee or customer or for someone special who is celebrating a birthday or anniversary.
Our organic olive oil soaps have been a highly requested and appreciated party favour for years.
Our lavender collection provides a complement of specially formulated bath and body products infused with the healing properties of lavender.
Lavender calms the mind, eases stress and tension, and is antiseptic and anti-fungal when used topically. Since it aids in the formation of scar tissue, it works to quickly heal wounds, cuts, burns and sunburns.
The fresh, sweet citrusy fragrance of our Lemongrass Collection smells like sunshine on rainy days. The exotic aroma helps revitalize a tired body and mind.
Hand crafted, vegan, all natural.
Our nourishing and hydrating soaps use only the purest essential oils giving a soft, natural aroma combined with healing herbs from our garden. In addition to being effective and gentle for the hands and body, our soaps have withstood the test of time and do not "melt" down; designed to be multipurpose, they can be used as a shampoo bar, facial soap, shaving soap (legs or face) and even a pre-laundry stain remover. Our soap will leave your skin clean without stripping its natural oils.
All our organic essential oil soaps are handmade in small batches. These gentle soaps are created with a blend of olive, coconut, rice bran, mango butter, castor, avocado, apricot seed, wheat germ, and jojoba oils.* Hand crafted soap produces and retains precious glycerin known to soften the skin.
Learn more about the oils we use and their natural benefits.
*We have reformulated our soap to no longer include palm oil. Although the sustainable palm oil previously sourced is "safe" from animal cruelty and deforestation we do not want be involved in the politics of palm oil and have now reformulated our soap recipe.
Nothing but natural foot care is available through Tuscan Farm Gardens! Take a look at our complete line of all natural plant-based foot care products made to ease those hardworking feet of yours. (Psst, these products are so delightful you won't use them only for feet!)
Chosen for its calming and relaxing effect on the skin, peppermint essential oil is also known to reduce pain, burning and inflammation. It absorbs well and can have a temporary pain relieving effect on muscles that are cramped or in spasm.
Our assortment of all massage oils offer a variety of scents and soothing properties.
A variety of essential oils and blends are also available -- always be sure to mix pure essential oils with a carrier before applying to the skin.
Our natural body care products are handmade in small batches with organic infusions of healing herbs from the garden. Our bath and body care products are a welcome alternative to mass produced body products. You will find them safe, effective and affordable. No harsh chemicals and only natural preservatives are used in all our products.
When summer is only a memory, our organic teas bring the beauty and fragrance of lavender to your cup all year. Lavender buds and echinacea grown here on the farm are blended with the finest organic rooibos, earl grey, or herbs to create our teas. Choose our Echinacea Estate Tea for its delicious immune boosting power, our Lavender Rooibos for a sweet, mellow, caffeine-free tea for everyday, and our Lavender Earl Grey for classic elegance with subtle lavender notes.
Our lavender honey is made right here on our biodynamic farm, with bees both feasting on our organically grown blossoms and pollinating while they work. They can be heard well into the autumn, flying from bud to bud.
Dried lavender has a lovely, intense scent that can be enjoyed for years. Choose from English or French lavender, and purchase buds on the stalk or tucked into a sachet.