Clean the Natural Way: Using Botanicals to Clean Your Home

Join us for an engaging workshop focused on harnessing the power of botanicals and essential oils to maintain a clean and healthy home environment. Explore which natural ingredients are most effective for cleaning a variety of surfaces in your home, ensuring both safety and effectiveness. Through demonstrations, learn easy DIY recipes for making your own all-purpose cleaners. In addition, our session covers essential tips for safely using botanicals to freshen your living space without the use of harsh chemicals.

Get a comprehensive look at effective, natural cleaning methods, featuring botanicals such as lavender. Learn about practical planting ideas for your garden, and how to grow and utilize your own herbs for cleaning purposes. The workshop introduces the use of floral waters and essential oils in useful recipes, from the laundry room to the tabletop. Learn how to create non-toxic, refreshing cleaning solutions, tailored to your household needs.

Each participant receives a starter kit containing essential oils, reusable spray bottles and a guide to natural cleaning solutions. This supply kit is designed to inspire and support your natural cleaning journey at home.

Price: $42, $37 member

Location: York Street

Instructor: Paola Legarre

Owner of Sage Creations Organic Farm, Paola Legarre has worked in organic farming and marketing for the last 25 years. In looking to continue Paola’s commitment to organic farming and raising her family in Colorado’s clean air and wholesome way of life, her and her family moved to Palisade in 2005.

Paola’s first lavender planting was in 2006. As her lavender fields grew, she extended her product line to include certified organic essential oil, bath and body products, and lavender plant starts. Sage Creations currently has 5 acres in lavender production and grows 3 species and 50 different cultivars of lavender. Paola manages the farm and maintains lavender fields, medicinal herb crops, heirloom vegetables and a cherry orchard by using sustainable farming practices; nourishing soil life, not using herbicides or synthetic fertilizers and encouraging the beneficial insects through diversified plant hedge rows, companion planting and insect releases.