All About Violets // harvesting, infusing & pressing to dry

At Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm, we grow, harvest, dry, distill and infuse over 20 aromatic plants to make the ingredients for our small batch botanical products: www.okanaganlavender.com/
Our Workshop Wednesday series highlights our favourite herbs from the garden and how they can be used to create lovely products with simple ingredients you probably already have on hand at home!
This video is all about taking advantage of the short, springtime violet season and we show you how to harvest the fragrant blooms, infuse them in coconut oil or berry sugar, and press them for art cards or pastry decorations.
More ideas for how to use violets can be found on our blog here: www.okanaganlavender.com/blog...
Don't have violets at home but still want to try the sugar? You can find it in our online store here: shop.okanaganlavender.com/col...
For those of you who are interested in exploring the culinary side of edible flowers, Jekka McVicor's website is an excellent resource: www.jekkas.com/
You can press your own flowers easily with a folded piece of paper and a heavy book, or you can use (or make) a flower press:
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  • @jacquelineshewring503
    @jacquelineshewring5033 жыл бұрын

    I thought I was going deaf there for a minute. Will have to listen again with my ear phones in.

  • @hauntedpumpkin5851
    @hauntedpumpkin58514 жыл бұрын

    I love violets! Especially to make violet lemonade!!

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh that sounds delicious!

  • @CeCee-no8bg
    @CeCee-no8bg11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this. I will give everything a try. Looking forward to the flower card making demo. 🥀

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the reminder about the cards 🌿

  • @jillhebert8741
    @jillhebert87412 жыл бұрын

    My yard if is over flowing with wild violets the smell is so beautiful so I decided to look up what I could do with them and found you!!!! Im busy gathering my supplies and will be creating this week so thank you so much!!!!!

  • @brachas5765
    @brachas57654 жыл бұрын

    This looks like a very sweet video but I think the sound is a little low and it made it hard to hear!!

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your feedback, Bracha! We are still pretty new to video editing and hope that each week we will get a bit better!

  • @juliagarner2715
    @juliagarner27154 жыл бұрын

    thanks Andrea!

  • @emiliemilcarek2670
    @emiliemilcarek26702 жыл бұрын

    This video was so helpful! Thank you for sharing!

  • @dwalsh8628
    @dwalsh86282 жыл бұрын

    I’ve found close captioning to be best when watching videos.

  • @jekaterinasimpkin4416
    @jekaterinasimpkin44163 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, it is so therapeutic to watch your calming manner of creating wonderful products. I tried pressing violets in a heavy book but I can never get the simetrical flower. The longest pettals tend to become even longer as the peduncle (bottom of the flower) moves the pettals away after it is pressed. Do you have an advice for that?

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    3 ай бұрын

    I press mine facing towards the paper. Sometimes removing the stem completely helps and then gently press downwards on the flowers. There is definitely much variation in the dried blooms 🌿

  • @kathyhenry8932
    @kathyhenry89322 жыл бұрын

    Can you please do over it looks like a great vedio but the sound is to low. I tried using head set the the clanging was to loud and really couldn't hear what you were saying. I'm sorry 😐 I am going to give you a true thumbs up just because you seem to know what you need to do. It's just the sound. Kathy from West Virginia. I love my Herbalife that the father in heaven has offered to me. Hope to see you again soon.

  • @pn1831
    @pn1831 Жыл бұрын

    Love it. Looking forward. Cannot hear you.

  • @MissSchems
    @MissSchems3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Andrea. It’s really a great video. Especially that you show us how to pick the flowers. I have e question though. Is the coconut scent not heavy than the violets? I mean it wouldn’t smell like pure violets. Why do you prefer coconut oil can you please explain? 💟

  • @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    @okanaganlavenderherbfarm1994

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are correct, the coconut aroma is heavy, but I love to blend it with beeswax and almond oil for a nourishing balm. I often warm the oil after 2 days then, strain out the violets, adding fresh violets again. if you do this over 2 weeks, repeatedly the violet aroma becomes more prominent each time. I also do a tincture with violets in vodka to create a room mist, this is so lovely!

  • @markfisher8549
    @markfisher85493 ай бұрын

    I cant hear a word your saying!

  • @brookel4787

    @brookel4787

    3 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @draven3838
    @draven38383 жыл бұрын

    Mame you're either to far from your mic or you need to talk louder

  • @susanbarnhart7230
    @susanbarnhart72303 жыл бұрын

    Can't believe you use a microwave.