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On a busy main road, just 2/3 mile from the center of a bustling college town affectionately nicknamed "Paradise City", is my garden, Herban Paradise.

I stated my herb garden 10 years ago, and use the herbs I grow to make bodycare and soaps, as well as food and medicine.

Here I talk about working to transition the garden into a thriving micro-farm, my passion for organics & natural bodycare, and d.i.y. herbal crafting.

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If you're after getting the honey...

"If you're after getting the honey... Then you don't go killing all the bees"from the song "Johnny Appleseed", by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros There's good news for bees today! The Bayer pesticide, spirotetramat, has been banned by a U.S. Distri… more »
Tags: bees, garden, vegan
Permalink 02/25/10 05:21:59 pm , by sheri Email , 570 views, Herban Gardening, Living the Green Life, Leave a comment » • Send a trackback »

My Vegan Alternative to Beeswax

Beeswax is a key ingredient in bodycare making. It's used to make unblendable oil and water bind together into a smooth emulsion to create lotions and creams.… more »
Tags: bees, candelilla, vegan
Permalink 09/15/09 09:18:58 am , by sheri Email , 2517 views, Bodycare Ingredients, D.I.Y., 1 comment » • Send a trackback »

Holy Basil, my new bee magnet

This is the first year I've grown Holy Basil (also called Sacred Basil or Tulsi). I tend to avoid exotic herbs, preferring common and local, but after tasting Holy Basil tea, I knew I needed to make room for it in the garden.… more »
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Permalink 08/18/09 01:11:31 pm , by sheri Email , 361 views, Herban Gardening, D.I.Y., Living the Green Life, 2 comments » • Send a trackback »

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