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Not Just Another Trend: Why I Use Lard, Coconut Oil, and Skip the Buzzwords

Not Just Another Trend: Why I Use Lard, Coconut...

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Like many soap makers before me, I’ve watched ingredients rise and fall with trends. Years ago, palm oil was the gold standard for handmade soap — until the media blew...

Not Just Another Trend: Why I Use Lard, Coconut...

Sara white

Like many soap makers before me, I’ve watched ingredients rise and fall with trends. Years ago, palm oil was the gold standard for handmade soap — until the media blew...

🐝 How we keep flies under control around here!

🐝 How we keep flies under control around here!

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YAY!! Today, another shipment arrived - every 30 days...Today was the delivery again - this is a repeat post with more pictures - They ship with several little mesh bags...

🐝 How we keep flies under control around here!

Sara white

YAY!! Today, another shipment arrived - every 30 days...Today was the delivery again - this is a repeat post with more pictures - They ship with several little mesh bags...

🌱 Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)

🌱 Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)

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🌿 Annual Lespedeza (“poor man’s alfalfa”) Often refers to annual lespedeza species (e.g., Korean), not Sericea: Similar nitrogen-fixing quality but lower tannins, making it a non-bloating, high-quality summer forage New...

🌱 Sericea Lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata)

Sara white

🌿 Annual Lespedeza (“poor man’s alfalfa”) Often refers to annual lespedeza species (e.g., Korean), not Sericea: Similar nitrogen-fixing quality but lower tannins, making it a non-bloating, high-quality summer forage New...

🌾 Lamb vs Chevon (Goat Meat)

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Nutritional comparison (per 100 g cooked): Fat/Calories: Lamb: ~21 g fat, ~294 kcal Goat: ~3–3.3 g fat, ~143 kcal—~7× less fat, ~half the calories ScienceDirect+7Food Struct+7Spice Village Halal Meat & Foods+7. Protein: Goat: ~27 g Lamb:...

🌾 Lamb vs Chevon (Goat Meat)

Sara white

Nutritional comparison (per 100 g cooked): Fat/Calories: Lamb: ~21 g fat, ~294 kcal Goat: ~3–3.3 g fat, ~143 kcal—~7× less fat, ~half the calories ScienceDirect+7Food Struct+7Spice Village Halal Meat & Foods+7. Protein: Goat: ~27 g Lamb:...

🎆 Fireworks, confetti & a little full-circle magic…grateful for new friends!

🎆 Fireworks, confetti & a little full-circl...

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🎆 Fireworks, confetti & a little full-circle magic…grateful for new friends! Funny how life ties itself up in ribbons sometimes.Last year, around the 4th of July, I was trimming up...

🎆 Fireworks, confetti & a little full-circl...

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🎆 Fireworks, confetti & a little full-circle magic…grateful for new friends! Funny how life ties itself up in ribbons sometimes.Last year, around the 4th of July, I was trimming up...

🤎 Cream & Coffee

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🤎 Cream & Coffee - This bar is available for pre-orders - simply checkout online and it will ship when ready to go! Our soaps "cure" for a minimum of...

🤎 Cream & Coffee

Sara white

🤎 Cream & Coffee - This bar is available for pre-orders - simply checkout online and it will ship when ready to go! Our soaps "cure" for a minimum of...