by Cindyj | Oct 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
After a beautiful 70 degree day yesterday, we woke up to snow this morning and so far its about 3 inches. We knew it was coming of course; modern meteorology has a way of knowing these things.We spent the weekend preparing by gathering all of the squash we were...
by Cindyj | May 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Gardens are a lovely place to enjoy birds, bees and butterflies. Do you want to attract more butterflies to your garden? Besides being beautiful to watch, butterflies also pollinate our gardens.Butterflies eat liquids that include the juice from fruit and the...
by Cindyj | Jan 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
Over the past few years tiny beads made from plastic, called microbeads, have found their way as an ingredient in some cosmetic products intended for exfoliating the skin. Exfoliating removes the outer, dead layer of skin. Why these plastics ever became a staple...
by Cindyj | Jul 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
Healing Herbs, A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying Foraging, and Using Medicinal PlantsTina SamsFair Winds Press, 2015 Healing Herbs, Tina SamsTina Sams is a modern day Village Herbalist with a vast knowledge of herbs found in gardens, field and forest. She...
by Cindyj | Mar 25, 2015 | Uncategorized
I don’t get to go on many road trips so I was excited to take a trip this weekend with my husband to Kansas to visit with other Lavender growers. I’m a founding member of the United States Lavender Growers Association (USLGA) and we’ve talked about forming ‘regional...
