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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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I could never have enough Calendula

Looking out the window, I'm watching a gentle rain fall on the garden while brewing a cup of calendula tea. It's the last of my stash, dried flowers saved from last year's garden. I suppose I should be writing about dandelions or violets~ it's Spring… more »

Calendula, herb of sunshine and warmth

Calendula is a favorite herb of mine, easy to grow and useful for food, medicine, and skin care. (Yes, even food! The petals are beautiful sprinkled onto a salad, and can also be used to give a saffron color and tangy flavor to rice)… more »

Wild Geranium for an alcohol-free toner

Wild Geranium (Geranium spp.) aka "Cranesbill" is blooming in the garden now, lighting up edges with its pretty pink flowers. The root (called Alum root) contains astringent tannins and is used both internally and externally for the treatment of dyse… more »

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