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Upcycled Chair Planter
Julia Watkins 5/20/24 Julia Watkins 5/20/24

Upcycled Chair Planter

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Herbal Sea Salt
Julia Watkins 9/13/23 Julia Watkins 9/13/23

Herbal Sea Salt

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Braided Wildflower Crown
Julia Watkins 8/29/23 Julia Watkins 8/29/23

Braided Wildflower Crown

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How to Create a Worm Bin
Julia Watkins 5/5/22 Julia Watkins 5/5/22

How to Create a Worm Bin

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How to Grow a Sack of Potatoes
Julia Watkins 4/20/22 Julia Watkins 4/20/22

How to Grow a Sack of Potatoes

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Tips for Backyard Composting
Julia Watkins 3/18/22 Julia Watkins 3/18/22

Tips for Backyard Composting

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5 Herbs for Starting a Tea Garden
Julia Watkins 3/15/22 Julia Watkins 3/15/22

5 Herbs for Starting a Tea Garden

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My Favorite Edible Flowers
Julia Watkins 3/2/22 Julia Watkins 3/2/22

My Favorite Edible Flowers

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Crops to Grow with Children
Julia Watkins 3/2/22 Julia Watkins 3/2/22

Crops to Grow with Children

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How to Start Your Garden Indoors
Julia Watkins 2/21/22 Julia Watkins 2/21/22

How to Start Your Garden Indoors

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How to Grow Microgreens Indoors
Julia Watkins 2/17/22 Julia Watkins 2/17/22

How to Grow Microgreens Indoors

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How to Test Old Seeds for Viability
Julia Watkins 2/10/22 Julia Watkins 2/10/22

How to Test Old Seeds for Viability

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Tips for Planning a Garden
Julia Watkins 2/8/22 Julia Watkins 2/8/22

Tips for Planning a Garden

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My Favorite Seed Companies
Julia Watkins 1/5/22 Julia Watkins 1/5/22

My Favorite Seed Companies

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How to make a plant vine wreath
Julia Watkins 11/1/21 Julia Watkins 11/1/21

How to make a plant vine wreath

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Tips for Saving Seeds
Julia Watkins 9/13/21 Julia Watkins 9/13/21

Tips for Saving Seeds

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Tips for Indoor Windowsill Gardening
Julia Watkins 2/10/20 Julia Watkins 2/10/20

Tips for Indoor Windowsill Gardening

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Mentally, somewhere between winter and spring. Forgive the tug and pull between the two on my feed - I live in the midwest and can’t be trusted to lead the way!
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If you want to make your own poured beeswax candle, here’s
Sharing Rosemary Gladstar’s grounding tea blend in case, like me, you’ve got a case of the nervous nellies. Also: if you’re planning a garden this year, these are four of the easiest herbs to grow. If you don’t have a lot of s
A fluffy photo to go with a practical blog post all about starting a garden indoors.
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If you’ve ever wondered about my Little Shop-of-Horrors-esque grow lights photos, I’ve shared all about how I nurse my seedlings to li
Our favorite pantry clean-out dark chocolate bark and also how we use up the last bits of nuts, seeds, and dried fruit in our cupboards. If you add coarse sea salt to your bark, I promise you won’t regret it!
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The recipe can b
Prepared a little winter harvest pot for a friend. Green looks so green this time of year, doesn’t it? 
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The link to how to grow microgreens is still in my bio if you want to try it.
I’m doing lots of pantry clean-out meals at the moment, shopping my kitchen cabinets for ingredients and finding ways to use them. I love this kind of cooking + baking because obviously it saves us money, but it also relieves the stress mess br
A micro garden for a macro stir-crazy gardener + how to do it, on the blog. 💫
My favorite type of handwork at the moment: weaving baskets with raffia and sash cord. This summer, I’m hoping to plant a natural dye garden so I can dye raffia and make all sorts of pretty, colorful baskets. Favorite dye plants to grow? Please

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