The Verdant Collection is a limited edition, rotating portfolio of single-ingredient products that are exclusively commissioned from our Demeter certified Biodynamic® farming partners.
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Every winter, while we’re hunkered down in the cold, we like to dream about what to create in the garden come spring. Contemplating all the various designs, plants, and accoutrements of what could be is something that fills me with great joy and pleasure.
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It’s no secret that unprotected and prolonged exposure to sunlight causes premature aging and damage to our skin. Most people associate this with UV light exposure, but the reality is that all visible light also contributes to the formation of free radicals on the skin.
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The main ingredients in the two products that make up our Maison Collection are the result of a time-less and time-honored extraction method.
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The Maison Collection is our offering of exquisitely formulated Demeter certified Biodynamic® products for optimal skin support and nutrition.
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Beauty rituals have been a feature in human nature since the dawn of recorded history. While being primarily a privilege of royalty, aristocracy, and the upper classes until the 20th century…
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In fact, even the word “organic” comes from Biodynamic’s founder, Rudolf Steiner, who is known for reducing his philosophies and practices down to the idea that a farm should itself be considered a living organism.
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Everyone knows about antioxidants. We also all know that they are good for us! But very few know what they are and why they are important to internal and external health.
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A symbol of love, rose geranium was often used in herbal love sachets once the plant originally reached Europe in the late 17th century. It was regarded as a protective herb, exemplified in an old herbal adage: “Snakes will not go, where geraniums grow.”
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Gardens are a continual, unending work-in-progress. Taming Nature in a manner in which you want to allow it to “do its thing” but also provide the best care possible to the plants is a delicate balance.
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A universally loved plant, chamomile has been a part of herbal medicine for millennia. The ancient Egyptians dedicated the plant to the sun god Ra, and loved the herb, using it profusely in teas and infused in oils for all-over skin treatments.
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Good skin-care is not just about the quality of the products that we put on the skin. We wanted to share some of the simple things that anyone can do on a daily basis to improve their wellbeing and therefore the quality of their skin.
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Lemon Balm is an in-house favorite at Maison/Made. In the studio we use the herb not only in our formulations, but we also drink it as a tea quite frequently, as well as spritz its aromatic hydrosol deliberately (maybe too much, bottles don’t last long!) and mix it with our rejuvenating facial oil serum to create a creamy texture before massaging into our face and neck.
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Spring is a time where the sun arches higher in the sky, bringing more heat and light as the days get longer and the temperatures rise, encouraging plants to grow out and upward. Birds, bees, and insects become more active and the natural rhythm of the seasons appears to stir up life all around the farm.
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As people are returning to the simpler things in life, one of these movements is towards the soil.
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Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) is a “super-food” sold with the likes of maca, acai, and goji berries, a fruit loved by many but unknown by most.
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During these strange and turbulent times, I’ve found myself slowing down and thinking more. Maybe because we have a bit more time on our hands it seems, but more likely because situations like the current Coronavirus pandemic make it conducive to contemplate the global implications of our local practices.
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It’s been Spring-time for almost a week and today I made space for something I like to do at the start of every season, which is to check in with my skin and delineate a couple of changes I’ll be introducing to my skincare routine going from cold and harsh weather to the warmer days.
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Distillate plant waters, while fairly overlooked in modern aromatherapy, have long been affiliated with healing and were in use far before essential oils as we know them today were.
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Spring on the farm is a special time of year. It is a period of revival, a sense of new life all around. For the Biodynamic farmer, or gardener, spring is the time to start implementing all the planning that happens over winter.
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