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Original art 3 Irises Myra Bonhage-Haleİ |
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Lavender Fair 2008: "Love & Learn"
Paintings of La Paix's
gardens and flowers by
Sustainable Fair 2008:
Davis & Elkins
News! Steward of La Paix Herb
Farm will again speak at the Garden Festival at the Cultural Center in
Charleston March 29, 2008: "Growing
Green in Your Garden"
For workshop and tour information,
News!
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: News! Photographs of the Lavender Fair 2007 click here. and here News! Building new garden shed with recycled old shed & Gothic windows |
For photos of La
Paix Gardens in July, |
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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 |
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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 experience at La Paix. |
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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. |
| Shown on the right is a
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. |
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Photos İby R. Tom
Sizemore |
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Web Site Design by Myra Bonhage-Hale, Steward, La Paix Herb Farm
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