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New Leaf New Roots Turn a New Leaf, Grow New Roots, Thrive in Life I'm a natural living advocate 🌱 enjoys gardening, tech mom, & loves US Made goods.
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06/21/2026

It’s been dark and cloudy today, but I’m grateful for the little pockets of sunshine and the beautiful flowers that bring a little extra cheer to the day.

Sometimes it’s the simple things that remind us there’s beauty even on the gloomiest days.

06/19/2026

Colleague asked what I’m doing on my day off…

Me? I’ll be out in our garden , transplanting seedlings, pulling weeds, fertilizing, and my favorite part… harvesting! 💚

Today’s harvest gave us more fresh greens: red Russian kale, collard greens, amaranth, sage, cilantro, oregano, dill, and strawberries.

Days off well spent. 😄

06/18/2026

Turned our garlic scapes into homemade garlic scape butter using rich Amish butter and it turned out so flavorful and delicious! 🧄🧈

Such a simple and practical way to preserve garlic scapes while having seasoned butter ready anytime for warm sourdough bread, veggies, or cooking.

Recipe is easy:
2 sticks of softened butter
2 dozen garlic scapes

Just blend the scapes in a food processor or blender until finely minced, then mix them into the softened butter. That’s it!

A little homestead kitchen magic goes a long way. Have you tried making compound butter before?

06/18/2026

3 things I learned about why our strawberries weren’t sweet this season.

1️⃣ Too much nitrogen fertilizer
2️⃣ Picking them too early
3️⃣ Too much rain or watering too often

Gardening is always teaching us something! Even though these berries didn’t turn out as sweet as we hoped, they definitely won’t go to waste — the chickens are loving them.

Every season is a lesson, and every lesson makes the next harvest better. 🌱

06/16/2026

One of the gardening lessons I’ve learned about growing garlic is that they can get infested with leek moths and they can destroy your harvest. 😩

Last year, I lost a good amount of garlic to leek moth damage, so I was a little nervous about planting garlic from the same stock this year. But I decided to take the risk and try again, this time in a different garden bed. As soon as the garlic sprouted in the spring, I covered them to keep the leek moths from getting in and laying eggs.

Even with the cover on, I still found 3 leek moth eggs in the patch! 😳 Gardening definitely keeps you on your toes. But despite the challenges, I’m still incredibly grateful for today’s garlic scapes harvest. There’s something so rewarding about growing your own food and learning along the way.

Have you ever dealt with leek moths or garden pests? What worked for you?

06/15/2026

Had to harvest our broccoli today since it looked like it was just about ready to flower 🥦 Nothing goes to waste in the garden! We also gathered a beautiful bunch of rainbow chard, Red Russian kale, and fresh cilantro. There’s something so rewarding about harvesting food you’ve nurtured from seed to table. Grateful for these little garden blessings 💚

06/15/2026

I bought these peonies a couple of years ago with friends, and now they’re finally blooming! 🌸 Such a cheerful sight to wake up to each morning and to come home to after work. They remind me of the wonderful memories we made visiting the greenhouse together. It’s amazing how flowers can hold such sweet memories.

06/11/2026

3 Things I Don’t Do Anymore as a Lyme Warrior 🌿

1️⃣ Eat sugary snacks regularly
2️⃣ Stay up late
3️⃣ Say yes to every request, invitation, or obligation

Living with Lyme disease taught me that protecting my health sometimes means slowing down, setting boundaries, and being more intentional with how I care for my body and mind. 🤍

Healing isn’t just about what you add into your life… sometimes it’s also about what you stop allowing.

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Small daily habits build a lifetime of health It’s not about doing everything perfectly, it’s about showing up, one smal...
05/05/2026

Small daily habits build a lifetime of health
It’s not about doing everything perfectly, it’s about showing up, one small choice at a time. What you do today matters more than you think.

05/05/2026

A little reminder as I plant carrots under today’s sunshine, growth takes time.

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