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Birch Moon & Farm Shoes Handmade

Organic Olive Oil, Herbal bodycare & Hand Sewn Shoes

  • About Ordering Farm Shoes
  • About us
  • Birch Moon Herbals bodycare
  • Farm Photos Slideshow
  • Handmade Shoes – more!
  • Handmade shoes – the beginnings
  • Instagram
  • Organic Olea Estates Olive Oil

Month: August 2011

Impt – our friend and the Tar sands pipeline protest August 31, 2011
OPEN today, last corn, salad dressing August 31, 2011
OPEN! and easy Elderberry Syrup recipe August 16, 2011
We’re back! Open again! August 10, 2011

Recent Posts

  • Girls 9-13 Make a Leather Backpack! January 29, 2018
  • Shoemaking for Women! January 29, 2018
  • Shoemaking for Girls 10-13! (full) November 24, 2017
  • farm open by appt only for the rest of the season September 11, 2013
  • open 4-6pm today Wednesday! August 28, 2013

Pages:

  • About Ordering Farm Shoes
  • About us
  • Birch Moon Herbals bodycare
  • Farm Photos Slideshow
  • Handmade Shoes – more!
  • Handmade shoes – the beginnings
  • Instagram
  • Organic Olea Estates Olive Oil

Instagram

#nofilter #capecod
Oh, hi.
Made shoes with these lovely and amazing humans, @makinglovewhilefarming and @beav_____ (and Isaia!) Such a creative bunch, and so much fun. I love meeting the next generation (20-24 yo) that are such good people. It gives me lots of hope for the future ❤️🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻 ❤️🌎
More big changes. I’ve closed my Etsy shop and Farm Shoes website. I’ll be doing just in-person sales, as I have time, in a sane and sustainable way :) I appreciate everyone that’s come by. 🌱 I am creating a space for new creative energy to fill. I am practicing breathing, being present and spending time with my family. Inspired by the simplicity and design of my brother’s life in Switzerland- living in a small magical town near a lake, no car, raw milk and pastured meats just a (steep) walk up the hill, hard work, sunrise and sunset swims, hikes, bike rides, family. ❤️ 🌱 Just since closing my herbal business I’ve created a few new products that I love. Not necessarily for sale. I’ll still be teaching shoemaking to individuals and groups. I love making shoes and will probably always do that. But look forward to planning my time better without surprise orders from across the country. Not that I don’t appreciate them. It’s just - #sanityfirst 🙏🏼 Blessings all. 🌱🍃🌿 #etsyshopclosing #handmadebusiness #designyourlife
Goats on a rock 🧡
Hope no one’s sick of these yet... walked up the hill behind my brothers house and bought milk and sausage and honey and cheese at a little shack. And moved out of the way for the cows while they moved pastures! 💕💕💕 #Switzerland
Sleeping outside on the balcony. This is my morning view 🙏🏼 There are NO mosquitoes or biting noseeums or anything here- crazy incredible! We did see a couple bats last night so I wonder what they’re eating? . #murg #switzerland #walensee #vacation
Visiting my brother and his new baby in #Switzerland 💕 Have never ever seen anywhere so beautiful. There are seriously cows way up in the hills with bells clanging, and views that your eyes can’t believe are real.
So... this happened today... (volume up) #switzerland #swisscowbells #swisshorn
#naps ❤️
Ok so let’s just say I’m not going into business making baby shoes 😂 Cute 🦊 but holy moly sewing so small. And that was only one (2 hours later..) 🤣🤣 I think I’ll try a few sizes up. Bought a “Fox Moccasins” pattern on Etsy which I love (but narrow). Might combine the face on a baby shoe pattern from @simpleshoemaking. . I have so much respect for people who make these little cuties! @freeramblin . And I caught myself there- always thinking of if or how every single creative project I do could be a business... I think it’s some kind of mental illness... . . . . #handmadeshoes #babyshoes #entrepreneur #toomanyprojects #newbabyinthefamily
#Calendula 🧡 and BIG news... . . I want to thank everyone that has supported Birch Moon Herbals over the last 16 years. It’s been wonderful. And when I started there were not a ton of people making products, so really amazing to see al the young whippersnappers (🤣) learning about self care and homemade herbal products. . It’s time for me to move on, back actually to farming. Less stress and way better physically for me :) I delivered final orders to all my stores a few weeks ago. There’s a chance I’ll be inspired to make small batches of special products and sell them at the #putneyfarmersmarket on Sundays. . Stress and anxiety affect me in my gut, so working on a mess of a digestive system and lots of new foods to replace the ones causing me harm. Takes all my focus. Grateful for the knowledge we have and the knowledge available. . . Simplifying. And finding what brings me joy. And laughter. And peace. . . Love to all and thanks for buying my lavender creams, xema creams, diaper salve, all of it!! 🧡🧡🧡
Waiting for sun ☀️ #dragonfly
Happy Father’s Day! To my one and only, favorite Dad. Love you millions ❤️❤️❤️
#Gardenbreakfast . ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #gratitudegalore
#mtgreylock 💚
@atolyepatika_ ‘s shoes! They’re coming along, Emine! 💚💚💚
Comfrey 💜💚 #spring
Last pair of derby moccasin boots for the season! Taking these off my Etsy site and farmshoes.com til the end of summer. I’m excited to start making sandals to sell direct at #putneyfarmersmarket ! 🌺 Love this part of wet shaping the shoes after their sewn. Giving little details like turning up the toes and curving for the top of the foot. These shown are XX wide, going to Colorado. RK will be using her #correcttoes in them, so her foot tracing allowed for the extra space needed. Love the shape of them in this width ❤️ and best for the toes to have room to spread! . #farmshoeshandmade #minimalistboots #minimalistshoes #barefootshoes #knowyourshoemaker #handmadeshoes #barefootboots #shoemaker #handmade #handsewn
Repost from @charliemackesy . He has lots of important words and beautiful loving drawings. One of my favorite parts of my day, reading these 🙏🏼💕 I think a book is underway...

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Instagram

#nofilter #capecod
Oh, hi.
Made shoes with these lovely and amazing humans, @makinglovewhilefarming and @beav_____ (and Isaia!) Such a creative bunch, and so much fun. I love meeting the next generation (20-24 yo) that are such good people. It gives me lots of hope for the future ❤️🕺🏻💃🏻🕺🏻 ❤️🌎
More big changes. I’ve closed my Etsy shop and Farm Shoes website. I’ll be doing just in-person sales, as I have time, in a sane and sustainable way :) I appreciate everyone that’s come by. 🌱 I am creating a space for new creative energy to fill. I am practicing breathing, being present and spending time with my family. Inspired by the simplicity and design of my brother’s life in Switzerland- living in a small magical town near a lake, no car, raw milk and pastured meats just a (steep) walk up the hill, hard work, sunrise and sunset swims, hikes, bike rides, family. ❤️ 🌱 Just since closing my herbal business I’ve created a few new products that I love. Not necessarily for sale. I’ll still be teaching shoemaking to individuals and groups. I love making shoes and will probably always do that. But look forward to planning my time better without surprise orders from across the country. Not that I don’t appreciate them. It’s just - #sanityfirst 🙏🏼 Blessings all. 🌱🍃🌿 #etsyshopclosing #handmadebusiness #designyourlife
Goats on a rock 🧡
Hope no one’s sick of these yet... walked up the hill behind my brothers house and bought milk and sausage and honey and cheese at a little shack. And moved out of the way for the cows while they moved pastures! 💕💕💕 #Switzerland
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