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hibiscus calyxes tasty addition to edible landscape

Edible hibiscus? How to grow and use Hibiscus sabdariffa

Yes, some hibiscus plants can be used to make wonderful foods and drinks. Find out how to grow and use the best one, Hibiscus sabdariffa!

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Blue mushrooms? How to find & eat indigo milk cap mushrooms!

Indigo milk cap mushrooms (Lactarius indigo) are gorgeous EDIBLE bright blue mushrooms. Here’s how to find, ID, and eat them!

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Windy Hill Orchard hard ciders - York, SC

A Visit to Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery

We recently went to York, SC to visit Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery, a multi-generational, family-owned apple farm that produces our favorite hard ciders.

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Unsoiling the story of soil

Why should you care about soil? What do you get in return? Come learn about soil and how you are intimately linked to soil.

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Good Times: the TEDxGreenville Salon at Sans Souci Community Garden

Good Times: the TEDxGreenville Salon at Sans Souci Community Garden

With people like Matt Manley, Neil Collins, and the other Sans Souci gardening members we met (ranging from young children to retirees), it seems pretty clear that this is a place that is reestablishing a shared identity and a true community—with a garden at the center of it all.

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