Hog Trap Herb & Flower Farm

01/11/2026

Just made a big drop to Guadalupe Trading Co. for more of our infused olive oils, soaps, bread dipping herbs, honey bread dipping herbs! Stop by!

01/11/2026

Hello Hot Honey 🔥🍯! Ready in 4 weeks!

01/11/2026

Be Gentle With Yourself Today

Today, try to not ask too much of yourself.
Be gentle with yourself
when the days feel heavy.

When getting out of bed
is an act of courage
no one else can see.

When your mind circles
the same thoughts,
searching for answers
that may never arrive.

Let it be enough
to breathe,
to move slowly,
to exist
without proving anything.

Sometimes asking less
means releasing the story
of who you think
you should be.

It means loosening your grip
on productivity,
on strength,
on the version of you
that never breaks.

It means allowing yourself
to be human
in the most ordinary,
vulnerable ways,
to rest without guilt,
to grieve without a deadline,
to heal without an audience.

There will be days
when you can ask more
of yourself again.
When energy returns,
when hope feels reachable.

But today does not need
to be one of them.
Today can be gentle.
Today can be soft.

Today, asking less of yourself
might be the most generous
thing you do.

~ 'Be Gentle with Yourself Today' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Olamik

01/11/2026

“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estés - Women Who Run With the Wolves, 1992.

Andrew Wyeth - Christina Olson, 1947

01/11/2026

Just a pause!

A Gentle Realignment of Self

Taking time for yourself
is not indulgence,
nor escape,
but a necessary pause,
a gentle realignment of self.

Stepping away from the noise,
from endless demands,
from the constant pull
of others’ expectations,
you give yourself room
to breathe again.

In the quiet,
you remember yourself
without demand or measure.
You listen,
and gently gather
what was scattered.

And when you return,
you are not diminished
by absence,
but renewed by it,
clearer in thought,
softer in spirit,
more present
in your capacity to give.

You come back
refreshed,
restored,
grounded,
whole.

~ 'A Gentle Realignment of Self' by Spirit of a Hippie

✍️ Mary Anne Byrne

~ Art by Pascal Campion

01/11/2026

These beautiful golden babies will be ready very very soon! Local honey with garden garlic. Next… hot honey garlic!!!!!!! Do you see a trend?!?!… a lot more culinary products coming along with a few more surprises!!! Health starts with nutrition!

01/10/2026

More yoga mat covers!!!!

01/10/2026

This 👇🏻 is why I need to hurry and get the store finished! This is just one side of my studio. Between products and maker area I have no room!

01/07/2026

New class!!!!!! Can’t wait to grow in knowledge!

01/06/2026

We are bringing back our arnica and comfrey salve also with our magnesium products! 🌿🌿🌿 with our calendula slave, these products are great to have handy especially in a first aid situation! But wait….

🌻🌿 will also have yarrow products! Yarrow is amazing for scraps and bleeding! ( it works I have used it!) we are putting together first aid kits with some of our plant based products!

💋miss our lip balm? It’s making its way back to our inventory! Rich natural magic to help those dry 💋!

🫖🧘🏻‍♀️ need some shots? Not 💉 but ginger and turmeric shots!

We are working hard to get build inventory and make available all our products!

More to come!

01/04/2026

Use our Frost Dates Calculator at Almanac.com/Frost to find the average date of the last spring frost (and the first fall frost) in your area—based on the nearest official weather station and your ZIP or Postal Code ❄️ This information reveals your local growing season length and helps you plan planting, harvesting, and garden care for the upcoming season. Find it at Almanac.com/Frost! ❄️

01/04/2026

It is not too late to set resolutions for 2026. Here are three meaningful ways to make a difference in our community:

💚 Practice kindness
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Volunteer your time and compassion
- Call Julia at 830 625 7525 to get started
🛍️ Donate gently used items to the Hope Hospice Thrift Shop
- Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from 9 AM to noon

Every act of generosity helps families find comfort and dignity when it matters most