2009 Events
By Summers Past Farms | November 24, 2008
2009 is quickly approaching. Here is the event list for next year:
Sweet Pea Day ~ April 11, Saturday
Antique & Craft Fair Day ~ April 18, Saturday
Wine Tasting Host by Kiwanis of Alpine ~ May 3, Sunday
Mothers Day Music & Dessert in the Garden ~ May 10, Sunday
Fairy Festival ~ June 6, Saturday
Lavender Day ~ June 20, Saturday
Pumpkin Patch ~ October 10, Saturday October 11 Sunday
Holiday Open House ~ November 12 Thursday
Antique & Craft Fair Day ~ December 5, Saturday
Please check the website for a full description on these events. Also if you would like to get email reminders about these events and when they are happening, please sign up on the homepage at www.summerspastfarms.com!
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What’s New at the Farm
By Summers Past Farms | November 20, 2008
Its Fall planting season. Plant your Sweet Pea seeds now for that Spring Bloom!
Pansies are in stock now, fill your pots with their colorful faces and enjoy them all season long.
We are now on Facebook, add us as a friend and keep up to date on all things Summers Past. Seasonal Planting Tips, Events, Workshops & Colorful Photos
Remember: During the month of December we are open 7 days a week!
Come visit us and enjoy the sights and smells of the season. The Soap Shoppe is full of holiday gifts and seasonal soaps, the nursery is brimming with colorful flowers, culinary herbs, water-wise & native plants, and our Coffee Bar is serving hot & cold holiday beverages all week long!
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Blog About Summers Past
By Summers Past Farms | December 19, 2007
We have changed our soap making blog to a blog about Summers Past Farms in general. Please leave comments about your experiences and memories out here! Hope to hear from you soon!
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Holiday Ideas
By Summers Past Farms | November 18, 2006
This is the time to get your holiday soaps made! You have a couple more weeks! Some of our favorites are Cinnamon & Spice, Gingerbread and Apple Vanilla. For an 8 pound batch we recommend you put:
Gingerbread: 1 1/2 oz. gingerbread fragrance oil
~marbling optional with cinnamon powder (from your kitchen cupboard)
Cinnamon & Spice: 1 1/2 oz. Cinnamon & Spice Fragrance Oil
Apple Vanilla: 1 oz Apple Jack Frangrance & 1/2 oz. French Vanilla Fragrance
After your cut soap is cured for three weeks it’s time to start wrapping….
1. You can clean and bevel your soaps like we do with a vegetable peeler. Buff lightly with a papertowel.
2. Show your personality in the creative ways you can wrap your soap.
Ideas:
Paper Band your soaps, it is a classic way to wrap handmade soaps, secure with double stick tape! (This is easy to do on your computer)
*Make sure to add ingredience to your lable so friends and family will know how special it is
Cello Bags are another way to wrap your soap. Just tie it off with some holiday ribbon. Perfect for two soaps.
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The Origin of Soap
By Summers Past Farms | October 4, 2006
A tale out of ancient Rome tells us how soap was invented. The story is as follows:
A woman was bent over a river washing clothes at the bottom of Sapo Hill. Above her was an area where animals were ritually sacraficed. She began to notice that every time she did her laundry at this spot, they ended up much cleaner than her friends’ clothes who used other areas to wash their clothes. The point where she knelt down to wash happened to be where the residual sludge from the sacrafice area mixed with the river water. She perceived correctly that a very strong cleansing agent was produced as the fat from the sacraficed animals merged with the wood ashes and finally the river water.
In the past, people would save ashes from their fires for months. When they had enough fat left over from butchering or olive oil production, they would make soap. Filling a barrel with ashes, with a layer of straw at the bottom to filter, they would pour water through the ashes and catch it in a bucket at the bottom. The “lye water” solution was considered strong enough to make soap when they could get an egg float on the surface of the solution. The fat was then rendered and mixed with the lye solution to make a hard “lye soap.”
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Stick Blender
By Summers Past Farms | August 25, 2006
Here is a picture of what a stick blender looks like. 
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Strawberries & Cream Soap
By Summers Past Farms | July 1, 2006
We just made one of our favorite summer soap, “Strawberries & Cream”. We added red dye to half the batch, the other half we left white and swirrled the two together. We finished it off with some poppy seeds and the soap looks great!
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What do you think??
By Summers Past Farms | June 30, 2006
Let us know what you think about things at the farm. Share with us your ideas on events and how you enjoyed events and classes.
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We want Tips!!!
By Summers Past Farms | June 30, 2006
Please post tips and any tricks you have found to work. Our favorite is the stick blender. 3 minutes of magic and your soap is done!
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Soap Ideas
By Summers Past Farms | June 30, 2006
Here is a good place for everyone to post their ideas on what types of soap to make and any recipes you have and want to share. We are always open for new ideas. Please share yours!
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