The Farm-To-Spa Treatments You Must Try
The dining trend is moving into the mind-body realm at these chic relaxation centers.
With a slew of fine dining restaurants now offering guests gourmet eats fresh from their own farms, it’s no surprise that hotel spas have started to follow suit. After all, for the health conscious, what you put on your body is of equal importance to what you put in your body. Hence, menus ripe with in-season spa treatments featuring fresh fruits and herbs, often plucked straight from gardens on the grounds, lure travelers looking for a uniquely (and throughly) organic experience. If you happen to book a visit for fall, here are the farm-to-spa treatments you’ve got to try.
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Spa at Farmhouse Inn: The Personal Apothecary
At the newly revamped Spa at Farmhouse, the choice treatments are completely customizable based on your wellness wants and needs. With the help of an aromatherapist, you’ll handpick all natural ingredients, sourced from gardens at both the Inn owner’s home and on the property, to whip up an organic wrap, massage table treatment (think lavendar body butter) or fresh fruit jam scrub.
Buttermilk Falls Inn + Spa: Millstone Farm Signature Honey Facial
This breathtaking eco-conscious spa is situated on a 75-acre farm along the Hudson River, just 70 miles outside of New York City. Try the Millstone Farm Facial, made with honey produced on the farm’s hives, plus other fresh ingredients found on the property. The get-glowing-skin treatment includes a Baborganic cleanser followed by an almond and oats honey exfoliant, cucumber-honey toner, soothing facial massage, honey apple face mask and a moisturizer tailored to your specific skin type.
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The Remède Spa at The St. Regis Aspen Resort: Farm To Massage Table Prix Fixe Menu
The mountainside resort couples five different spa treatments with a five-course tasting menu, utilizing the same textures, aromas and flavors, so your body ultimately feels the same locally sourced ingredients your mouth is tasting. Dinner starts with some rejuvenation time in the Oxygen Bar and fresh-pressed juice and ends with a Whipped Body Butter application in your flavor of choice, paired with a glass of champagne and a crafted dessert. A Savory Salt Glow Scrub, 60-minute massage and ‘palate-cleansing’ warm Eucalyptus compress, along with in-season menu items, are to be enjoyed in the middle.
Lake Austin Spa Resort: Gifts Of Our Garden Treatment
The tranquil 25,000-square foot LakeHouse Spa in Austin has over 100 healing spa services to choose from. Our favorite by far has got to be the Gifts Of Our Garden Treatment. Revel in a relaxing exfoliation, shower, massage and body wrap using seasonal herbs from the resort’s onsite organic gardens; you’ll even get to see, smell and learn about the herbs before selecting your own.
