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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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Soothing Chamomile Sunshine

Ah, the bright, sweet-apple scent of chamomile! Takes me right back to the sunny days of Summertime.... I've just finished straining these happy little blossoms from olive oil they've been infusing in, and I can smell chamomile on my hands.... more »
Permalink 01/08/10 06:16:41 pm , by sheri Email , 864 views, Bodycare Ingredients, 1 comment »Send a trackback »

Rosehip seed oil? I'm soaking in it!

Rose hips are the berry-like fruit that are the seed pods of roses. They form after the flower goes by. So if you were trained like me to be an efficient, tidy gardener and deadhead your faded blooms, you'll never see them. Used historically for both… more »
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Permalink 09/30/09 09:09:03 am , by sheri Email , 257 views, Bodycare Ingredients, Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Sunshine, bees and roses~ Summer is here!

Summer Solstice, the official ushering in of Summer, is still a few weeks away but in my garden the climbing roses growing along the split-rail fence are opening, and the strawberry patch is starting to show hints of red; bees zoom wildly....… more »