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Pumpkin Cheesecake Icebox Pie
A delicious cold pumpkin Icebox pie recipe
Michele Spence
Sep 30, 20192 min read


Summer Tomato Jam
A delicious tomato jam recipe.
Michele Spence
Jul 6, 20182 min read


The Ultimate Recipe for Homemade Suet
Learn how to make nutritious homemade suet, and help your wild birds to thrive all winter long.
Michele Spence
Dec 20, 20173 min read


Homemade Ketchup
Learn how to make scrumptious homemade ketchup, you'll never go back to store bought again.
Michele Spence
Nov 16, 20173 min read


Hatch Chiles & How to Roast Them
Hatch Chilies are typically ripe in the middle of August each year, their season lasting a few short weeks.
Michele Spence
Aug 18, 20174 min read


Rethinking Your Toothpaste
The toxic ingredients in toothpaste, even organic ones.
Michele Spence
Jun 1, 20176 min read


What Oil is Inside Your Soap
What could be lurking inside your bar of soap.
Michele Spence
Apr 26, 20174 min read


Hidden Chemicals Inside Your Soap
The hidden chemicals in many soaps, body washes and shampoos.
Michele Spence
Apr 20, 20174 min read


How-to-Guide for Planting Cardinal Climber
HUMMINGBIRDS and other pollinator's love this annual vine! A beautiful annual with brilliant blooms from early summer till frost on this...
Michele Spence
Mar 27, 20171 min read


A How-to-Guide for Planting Cosmos
This wonderful reseeding annual is loved by pollinators that frequent open flowers. Here are the directions to plant Cosmos 'Bright...
Michele Spence
Mar 27, 20171 min read


How-To-Guide For Planting your Wildflower Mix for the Southeast
First, thank you very much for caring about wildlife. The flower seeds that you purchased will help our pollinators thrive. Here are the...
Michele Spence
Mar 27, 20174 min read


Brazilian Coconut Dessert Recipe
A few weeks ago a recipe for a Brazillian coconut dessert was all over my Facebook newsfeed, it sounded scrumptious, so I saved it. I...
Michele Spence
Mar 21, 20171 min read


Let the Planting Begin
Because our Georgia weather has been so crazy the past few years, I decided to start the spring lavender planting a little earlier than...
Michele Spence
Mar 19, 20171 min read


A Shovel and a Dream
Planting lavender in the south is no easy task, but we managed to find a variety that thrives during our hot and humid summers.
Michele Spence
Dec 22, 20162 min read


Into the Attic We Go
Trying to find a nice space to dry herbs in the spring and fall, all it took was a look up!
Michele Spence
Dec 21, 20163 min read
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