Butter shortbread cookies are one of my favorite cookies ever. These are infused with lemon zest and lavender to create a delicious buttery cookie. Made with quality ingredients, these lavender shortbread cookies pair perfectly with a hot cup of roasted dandelion root coffee and are the perfect afternoon treat or dessert.
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I believe that the most important thing you can do to ensure a pest-free garden is to build healthy soil that produces healthy plants. Still, there will be times that you want a few strategies to control aphids and other insects in your organic garden.
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What do you get when you combine coffee and cocoa? That would be mocha, and it’s just as indulgent in homemade soap, as it is in my hot dandelion mocha beverage. This beautiful layered mocha soap is exfoliating and hydrating and is super-fatted for extra gentleness. As a bonus, keep some in the kitchen to remove food odors from your hands.
Continue ReadingHow to Control Cabbageworm and Moths in your Organic Garden

Along with slugs, cabbage moths and cabbageworms can do extensive damage to cabbage plants, and other brassicas such as broccoli, cauliflower or kale. But there are some effective ways to control cabbageworm in your organic garden.
Continue ReadingDahlia and Lemon Thyme Cough Syrup
Dahlia and lemon thyme cough syrup combines the soothing properties of raw honey with the health benefits of dahlia petals, lemon thyme, cinnamon, and ginger. It’s a perfect remedy for calming coughs and soothing sore throats.
Continue ReadingHow to Control Slugs and Snails in your Organic Garden
The most frequent questions I get regarding organic gardening concern control of disease and insects. My answer tends to frustrate people, because I believe that the most important thing you can do to ensure a pest-free garden is to build healthy soil that produces healthy plants. We live in an imperfect world, of course, so there will surely be times that you want a few strategies to control slugs and snails in your organic garden.
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