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January 24, 2020
Not Quite Ready for a 12-Step Program from Appalachian Quilts

...but I'm close!


I was more intentional this year when ordering seeds.  I save seeds.  I love to save seeds.  I haven't, however, been able to save all the varieties I want to save.  While shopping for seeds this year, I deliberately chose items I wanted to save seeds from.

These are just the flowers I ordered from Baker Creek.  I also ordered a few from Seed Savers and Bluestone Perennials.  A lot of these were chosen for pollinator attraction/feed as well as their defensive mechanisms against garden pests.


These are the herbs I ordered from Baker ...

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added by Appalachian Mercantile 4 years, 3 months ago. under antique crib , appalachian quilts , farm life , farm pics , garden , gardening , greenhouse , healthy eating , healthy living , herbal healing , high tunnel , pollinators
November 29, 2019
Scarred for Life! from Appalachian Quilts



Thinking back to my childhood, I can remember working in the garden with Granny.  I remember getting stung by a bee.  She hastily pulled some 'weed', rubbed it on the sting and the pain was instantly gone.  I wish I had paid more attention....   I remember being sick with the flu and her making me drink some unmarked concoction to make me all better.  It did.  I wish I had paid more attention...  I remember her rubbing weird stuff on me, making me drink weird stuff and frankly some of the strange things she would put in the bathwater.  As ...

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added by Appalachian Mercantile 4 years, 5 months ago. under appalachian mercantile , appalachian quilts , farm life , farm pics , herbal healing
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