Guest artist Lauren Nurse (from Sheridan College) hosted an engaging workshop on making goat milk soap with ground black walnut husks for a natural exfoliating boost!

Lauren Nurse runs an amazing farm called Small Spade Farm.

“Established in 2011 when Lauren and Eric relocated from Toronto to establish a life in Hastings County. Lauren is an accomplished horticulturist, visual artist and farmer. Eric is a woodworker and builder of fine things. Together they grow regionally adapted heirloom crops using organic principles that produce nutrient dense healthy food. The farm is also home to a herd of very spoiled Dwarf Nigerian dairy goats and a flock of (also spoiled) heritage breed laying hens.

As a closed-loop, regenerative farm, our focus is on minimizing off-farm resource extraction - we fertilize our crops and manage our soil by applying compost made from our livestock manure and vegetable scraps. We are no-till, and do our absolute best to minimize soil disruption, encourage fungal and microbial life and provide habitat for pollinators, beneficial insects and diverse communities of indigenous plant species”

For more information please visit the website: https://www.smallspade.com/