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Lauren Pignatello

@swallowtailhuis

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Swallowtail Farm founder in the Netherlands. Online with Dutch sheepskins, woolens , herbal goods! For dairy @swallowtailcreamery

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Welcome to Swallowtail Huis !
Follow along as we navigate living along the prinsengracht in a historical canal house in Old Amsterdam. I grew up coming here and feel so at home. I’m excited to share my herbs , plants , Dutch sheepskins , tulip bulbs and life with you here ! You’ll be able to order on a new website soon🌷 landing here June 9! by @swallowtailhuis

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Where to find our @american_cheese_society award winning yogurt ! Here @swallowtailfarm of course :)
@goodterncoop @freshoffthefarm87 @tendersolesfarm @beechhillfarm_coa @johnedwardsmarket @morningglorynaturalfoods @portlandfoodcoop @rosemontmarket @primorestaurant @risingtidecoopone01 Beth’s Farm market and Spears farmstand @belfastcoop a and b market taken in Swallowtail Cultured Provisions by @swallowtailhuis

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See you this weekend ! by @swallowtailhuis

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A little autumn vacation trip with my littlest 2 who aren’t so little anymore. Lille and Calais in France made for a fun road trip ❤️ by @swallowtailhuis

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Sheepskins from Holland eco tanned and raised organically. Beautiful soft and plush. Opa xl papa L mama med baby bear and bay crib washable $160-$275 prices marked on photos. Venmo preferred. by @swallowtailhuis

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9 days ago

Swallowtail Huis Dutch Baby Mama Woolen Drop!!
Organic merino wool !! All baby safe. More Details in comments. Free shipping from Maine

Organic baby Nest $100
Add baby washable sheepskin for deal $210
All baby vests $50 exc newborn $40
Mama vests $75
Baby woolen coat $100
Baby newborn sleep sack or toddler sleep sack $70
Baby booties $35
Ballet shearling slippers $35kids & mamas $45
Wool crib topper $45
Baby buggy lambskin insert with strap holes $85
Shearling blanket twin bed size $170
Washable sheepskins natural color $160
Grey toddler felted slippers with sole $70
Mama buckskin slippers $70
Mama 3 in 1 coat honey brown $210 sale by @swallowtailhuis

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15 days ago

Sheepskin Friday sale !!! Very Special Blue / Grey Sheepskin Drop

tonight 6 PM EST.

These are gorgeous , very rare and unique and I have 3 different sizes.

tonight 6 pm est Friday Drop for Blues / Greys in sizes ( see below )
mama bear $225
Papa Bear $250
Opa Bear $275

Some really special ones!
Venmo Lauren-Pignatello . Can also do PayPal !

Sizes and prices below in my new category description !

Comment sold and dm your address and Venmo Lauren-Pignatello
https://venmo.com/u/Lauren-Pignatello please by tonight

I have new categories ! Bunched by sizes similar.

These are organically raised , eco tanned with plant derivatives , biological de fatting soap and hydrogen peroxide. Raised in the country side and islands of the Netherlands.
Free shipping from Maine and NYC ( no customs charges) will ship to you 10-14 days

These will also be cross listed on my ig @swallowtailhuis so please comment sold and Venmo tonight. I can take PayPal with a $5 fee to swallowtailfarmandcreamery@gmail.com

Mama Bear 95cmx60 cm
Papa Bear 105cm x 65cm
Opa Bear. 115x80cm by @swallowtailhuis

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Dutch sheepskin drop !

Sizes and prices below in my new category description !

Comment sold and dm your address and Venmo Lauren-Pignatello
https://venmo.com/u/Lauren-Pignatello please by tonight

I have new categories ! Bunched by sizes similar.

These are organically raised , eco tanned with plant derivatives , biological de fatting soap and hydrogen peroxide. Raised in the country side and islands of the Netherlands.
Free shipping from Maine and NYC ( no customs charges)

These will also be cross listed please comment sold and Venmo tonight. I can take PayPal with a $5 fee to swallowtailfarmandcreamery@gmail.com

Baby Bear 80cm x 55cm $150
Baby White washable Crib 80cm x55 cm $160
Mama Bear 95cmx60 $185
Papa Bear 105cm x 65cm $225
Opa Bear. 115cmx 75 cm $250 by @swallowtailhuis

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Don’t forget Dutch Sheepskin Drop tonight 6 pm est! This one is a gem ! by @swallowtailhuis

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Dutch Farm ( first official)) sheepskin drop! Thursday 9/10 6pm est.
for those who have messaged me , I’ll send photos today. Please respond and Venmo before 10 am Thursday. From organically raised sheep in the Netherlands. Eco tanned with plant derivatives , bio soap and hydrogen peroxide. Baby safe! FREE SHIPPING from Maine /NYC Venmo preferred.
Please respond on post to sold and message your address and send your Venmo. If you’d like to see photos today please comment on the post and I’ll message photos. For 5% off send a photo of your cutie on a sheepskin! Thank you all xo and thanks to Zuli for the great photo. taken in The Netherlands by @swallowtailhuis

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August Amsterdam and Anniversary for us! 31 years❤️
Eclipses and haircuts @apocalypse.hotline , making healing potions @laurenlittlepine , doing flowers for a wedding of beautiful people @quinntersectional at the @hortusleiden botanical gardens. Gardening and tree trimming. Sean’s latest tree climb over a canal. A roadtrip with Sean through the alps to Italy for a quick holiday away. Back in Maine, find my sheepskins for sale! A dear friends shop @littlevillagemaine. Go visit her new shop in Alna headtide and find some new vintage pieces for your home. New friends and favorite neighbors and houseboats and so much cheese at my favorite @noordermarkt_amsterdam where I get to help @communityfarmnl on Saturdays sell their beautiful cheese and practice my Dutch 💕 taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands by @swallowtailhuis

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A bit of swallowtail farm nostalgia from Culture Magazine circa 2019 💕 story and photo by the lovely @gretarybus

Lauren Pignatello moved to Maine from NewYork City at the age of 23 to homestead. To raise money for her first cow, she hosted a Christmastime sale in her house, selling jams and baked goods and herbs. When neighbors saw her walking the cow to pasture, they asked to buy raw milk, and then yogurt. Her husband Sean, a carpenter (and now, a cheesemaker), built a tiny creamery. She got some more cows, and the rest was history.

The Pignatellos’ yogurts and ricotta have also snagged several ACS awards—but since they can’t sell outside of Maine, local customers have always been the business’ foundation. “It’s an extended family; Many of our customers have been here since we started,” she says. And the couple has traded their products for everything from car maintenance to Montessori school: “We put our son Gus through fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grade…all with dairy.”

Gus, now 18, is one of the Pignatellos’ seven children. He helms the farmers’ market stand in Portland, where the family also runs a café called Milk & Honey of Swallowtail Farm. A veritable food mecca and home to a third of Maine’s population, Portland represents a reliable outlet for many of the cheesemakers here. “We have a really great customer base in Portland, people I see every week,” Gus tells me. “People there really care about small farms.” #swallowtailfarm #swallowtailfarmstory #maine #amsterdam #culture by @swallowtailhuis

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