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Owens Acres - Lavender, Herbs, and Tea

Pure and Simple Products from Nature
(Hilo, Hawaii)

Aloha - We're back online!

Aloha - welcome back!  Local Harvest has made lots of upgrades and changes to the site, but you'll still find all our great herbal products here!

Prices now INCLUDE shipping and we'll of course combine shipping and ship your items in the most economical way!

Thank you for supporting Owens Acres on Local Harvest for the last 11 years!

Visiting Hawaii soon?  We have a new Airbnb - Hilo Rainforest Bungalow.  Sleeps 6.  Come visit the Big Island! 

Laura & Mike
01:27 PM PDT
 

WE'VE MOVED!

Aloha!  Owens Acres is excited to announce we've move from (hot & dry) California to (lush & green) Hilo Hawaii!  Our property is much smaller here, but we will continue to offer our herbal teas, healing salves, and lavender gift items as plants grow year round here!  

Be sure to check Local Harvest landing page for the 'sale' link as we typically have a discount coupon available!  These are great for purchases for yourself or gift items.  Holidays are just around the corner, just a reminder to shop early!  

Mahalo from Owens Acres Hilo 

Laura & Mike
06:23 PM PDT
 

Spring is in the Air....

Keep warm, keep hydrated, keep healthy naturally with Owens Acres herbal teas, healing salves, and natural gifts.[Read More]
Laura & Mike
07:34 PM PST
 

Natural Gifts for the Holidays

Give a thoughtful and meaningful gift this year from Owens Acres! All packages are sent in new boxes with our signature lavender tissue paper, so if you're ordering for yourself, or for others, it always looks like a little gift.

Need a gift or holiday card enclosed?  Not a problem, just put your message in the gift note section and we'll include one at no cost!

 Happy Healthy Holidays from Owens Acres 

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Laura & Mike
01:27 PM PST
 

Local Harvest Annual Herb Sale - Stock Up for Winter!

This sale only happens once a year and 15% is a nice little savings![Read More]
Laura & Mike
01:34 PM PDT
 

Edible Landscaping!

Edible Landscaping
 
With the weather warming up, it's time to start thinking about your home garden.  This year why not plant a few easy to grow herbs for teas and medicinals!  Here are some suggestions:
 
1.  Feverfew:  Beautiful plant with adorable white flowers.  Leaves and flowers can be dried and used as a tea to relieve headaches and migraines.
2.  Lemonbalm:  Relative of the mint family, so keep it in a container!  Amazing lime green serrated leaves can be used fresh or dried in teas, fresh in salads, or used to make antiseptic salve which is great for cold sores!  Delightful lemon taste.
3.  Calendula:  Relative of the marigold family.  Large bright orange petals are edible and lovely fresh in salads.  Dried it's added to tea for a soothing healing affect for stomach issues, especially irritable bowel syndrom (IBS).  Fresh can be applied to wounds and cuts, including open ones, to help heal the skin.
4.  Sage:  Besides it's culinary uses (fresh or dried) sage makes a wonderful soothing tea.  Dried sage can be burned for meditation or metaphysical use.  Flowers are also edible.
5.  Borage:  Borage is a beautiful plant with fury leaves that can be cut up into salads for a crisp cucumber taste, or added to sunteas.  The flowers are a beautiful purple blue and look like shooting stars and are lovely in salads.
 
Make your garden beautiful, edible, and useful this year!
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Laura & Mike
08:56 AM PDT
 

2012 Has Arrived!

This year Owens Acres is going back to basics:  Teas, Salves, Lavender, and Herbs.  We've already added a half dozen new products and look for more soon!

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Laura & Mike
01:10 PM PST
 

Herbs for the Holidays

Owens Acres products are popular and welcomed holiday gifts and treats!  People really appreciate gifts they can use and enjoy![Read More]
Laura & Mike
06:22 AM PST
 

Lavender Harvest in Full Swing!

Lavender harvest is in full swing.  Lots of new items at Owens Acres![Read More]
Laura & Mike
02:41 PM PDT
 

Hot Sizzling Summer is Here!

Owens Acres offers natural products for a fun and enjoyable summer including naturally sweet sun teas and natural insect repelling products!

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Laura & Mike
07:30 AM PDT
 

New At Owens Acres for 2011

First we want to thank Local Harvest customers for choosing Owens Acres products over the last 4 years.  You've helped our family farm and business grow, and we like other small farms across the US, appreciate customers supporting our efforts!  Local Harvest customers are the best!

We're got lots of big plans for 2011 and you'll see some the products appear here on Local Harvest. 

-- New teas and tisanes including a line featuring California dried fruits mixed with our herbs and flowers!  A little taste of California in a tea thats perfect for the whole family!

-- By popular demand, more garden herbs in our cute little pot belly jars!  We're ready to plant, just waiting on the weather to break!

-- Two or three new salves, including one for sunburn and one for poison oak/sumac/ivy.

-- Mother's Day gift baskets! 

So check back often and see what's new!

Laura & Mike
02:55 PM PDT
 

Herb and Flowers Teas for Cold & Flu or Winter Warming

Instead of reaching for over-the-counter remedies for mild seasonal colds, try one of our herbal teas!  High in antioxidants and naturally caffeiene free![Read More]
Laura & Mike
06:41 AM PST
 

Summer Tea's are here!

Stock up on naturally sweet and caffeine free herbal teas and tisanes.[Read More]
Laura & Mike
04:55 PM PDT
 

Owens Acres is now CCOF Organic Certified!

Just wanted to let everyone know we got our organic certification!
Laura & Mike
07:10 PM PDT
 

Owens Acres Announces new CSA!

Owens Acres announces new CSA offerings for 2009.  Pickup will be in Placerville, 1st Sunday of the month.  We hope to expand our box offerings to include what's being harvested (tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, etc.) but we want to wait a few more weeks to see how the crops fare.

No minimum subscription required, you can sign up on our website and place an order.  We hope you'll enjoy visit our small farm - bring the kids to feed the goats (they love apples), pet the donkey, and run around!  Only 5 mins. from downtown Placerville, just past Gold Bug Park.

For questions regarding the CSA's please email or call.

Alternatively, you can pick up your order at the Placerville Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings if that is easier.

Just a note to our customers, we have applied for CCOF certification and are just waiting to hear aye/nay!  We'll keep you posted!

Laura & Mike
02:10 PM PDT
 

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