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Original art 3 Irises Myra Bonhage-Haleİ |
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Lavender Fair 2009:
"Just Keep Dancing"
scheduled for
Sat., June 27th
Gourmet Luncheon Menu from
Executive Chef Dale Hawkins

Lavender Fair 2008 Cookie Contest winner
found!
Steward of La
Paix named Notable Alumni of Washington College Spring 2009
News! Steward of La Paix elected
to Towson High School Hall of Fame!
Notice: Apprenticeship
program filled for 2009.
Those who have not applied as of 4-20-09 may apply for the 2010
program.
For
photos of
beautiful people attending my 15 seconds
of fame
Sustainable Fair 2009
Information
News! Antique Apple Tree at La Paix identified as Black Twig!
For photos of La
Paix Gardens in July,
August and September 2007, click here
Photos of July 08 lavender
harvest
Beginning!
2008 Garden Photos - new!
Lavender Fair 2008: "Love & Learn"
June 28th, 2008
Photos
are
ready to view!
Back in Stock!
Comfrey Comfort Salve
Paintings of La Paix's
gardens and flowers by
Steward Myra Bonhage-Hale
Prints and Greeting Cards for sale
Proposal for an
International Peace Museum at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
For workshop and tour information,
click here
Photographs of the Lavender Fair 2007
click here. and
here
Recycled
Goat Shed now Holy Garden Shed
Sheila McEntee, Editor of the Wild
Wonderful
West Virginia magazine has written
a
wonderful feature on Paix Herb Farm in the
June 2007 edition.
It can be
obtained at the La Paix Shop or free with $25. purchase or more on the
Shopping Cart.
It is also on the website at:
Wonderful West Virginia
The line allows me to fill the
birdfeeders from the upstairs porch!

The first of many snows of the
winter of 2008 - 2009 at La Paix (from the front door)
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Click on Poster to go to the Fair

Greeting Card Box #3:
Cards suitable for framing: $15.
See note cards and prints from original paintings by the Steward
of La Paix:
Click Here

This photo was taken by my former
apprentice, Marie Koon, when we traveled to Baltimore for my induction
into the Hall of
Fame of Towson High School. In the background is the Baltimore
Harbor.
For more photos of the beautiful
people attending,
click here.
For more photos of La Paix's Gardens and
Woods in 2008, click here
See note cards and prints from original paintings by the
Steward of La Paix:
Click Here

Bathtub in the Garden - August 2008
Prints for sale:
Click Here
Scheduled Exhibits of my paintings 2008:
March, 2008: Aesop's Cafe, Buckhannon
April - August 2008: Davis and Elkins Library (The
Sustainable Art
Exhibit)
May, 2008: Randolph Co. Art Council, Elkins, W.V.
Aug. 30th - Sept. 2nd
Jackson Mill Jubilee, Weston, WV
Bathtub in the Garden #5 Honorable Mention Art Exhibit
Six photos juried into Photo Club
September 26th - 29th Embassy Suites Towson, Maryland
Towson High School Reunion: 4 Paintings, 7 photos
Oct. 31, Nov. 1st - WV Herb Assoc. Conference Flatwoods WV
September 2008 to April 9, 2009: Prints of Paintings and note cards at The
Gallery in Weston.
April 17th through May 5th: Stonewall Resort, Roanoke West
Virginia Lobby (April 17th, 18th: Sustainable Fair 2009 Art Show)
see agenda SustainableLivingforWestVirginia
Received Honorable Mention for
The Supplicant
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La Paix Herb Farm's
Passionate
Gardener's Hand Cream is featured in the
September 2006 Herb Companion Magazine. (Product Page)
To
order, click here
For
more information about this all natural product,
click here
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What is La Paix Herb Farm?
La Paix (means Peace in French) is the dream of it's Steward, Myra
Bonhage-Hale. A dream which began in Baltimore in the late 1970's.
A dream which led to buying an abandoned farm and farmhouse in the heart
of West, by God, Virginia in 1981. Nestled in the surrounding
hills, like a baby in a papoose, La Paix has become a place of many
gardens, much laughter, learning and peace.
Now 110 acres of gardens, homestead, woods, caves, creeks, wildlife,
fauna and sylvan paths, it is a sanctuary and an inspiration to others
who dream of a home in the country. |
| The homestead has been approved by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History as a
National
Historic Registered site. An
Apprentice Program has been in effect since 1999. Students
from colleges near and far have been able to apply for college credits
in Environmental Science and Environmental Education as part of their
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This photo shows three
children astride the work horse used at La Paix in about 1940.
May/Kraus homestead in about 1940. They are in front of the
root cellar, the bottom of which is hand cut stone chiseled out of rocks
on the hill by the Mays, stone masons, who lived here from about 1870 to
1890. Photo submitted by Pat Meyer, relative of the original
builders of the cabin and pioneer stewards of the land.
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scene from
one of La Paix's many gardens.
This is known as the Big Fragrant Garden. The tub is used at the
end of a warm day - it is very
relaxing to bathe and admire the gardens and fields of wild
flowers. This garden has
lavender, lemon balm, peppermint, and other fragrant herbs. Other
gardens include The Silver Labyrinth,
the Feng Shui Garden (photos of gates on
either side of title of this page),
the organic vegetable garden, medicinal herbs, culinary herbs, the
Psychic Tree by the Pond Sanctuary and the
Japanese Tea House. Three long rows of Grosso lavender by the
driveway welcome visitors. Many pavilions were erected in 2004 to bedeck
the gardens and shelter booths at the
Lavender Fair and
New Moon Pizza Fair.
They
could also be used for weddings and reunion activities.

Reunion Group meets for
a tour of the family homestead (May/Kraus) at La Paix May 24, 2008. |

In 2009, Workshops and Tours can be arranged
for your group by emailing or by calling
(304) 269-7681.
Individual Workshops may be conducted at La Paix Herb Farm by request :
All workshops and tours
must be pre-registered and pre-paid for. All day Tours: $200. for
one to ten participants. You may bring your own picnic luncheon
and picnic at the many umbrella sheltered tables on the grounds. (no refunds unless cancellation
made one week prior to scheduled event). 1/2 day tours:
$100. for one to ten participants. Workshops without catered
luncheon: $500. for up to nine participants. (no refunds
unless cancellation made one week prior to scheduled event)
A distillery,
purchased through a USDA
SARE grant, is used to distill many of the
fragrant, culinary and medicinal herbs
and plants grown at La Paix. |
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3052 Crooked Run Rd.,
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(304) 269-7681
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