Spring!

Fragrant wild jasmine in bloom!

 We sure have been busy here at the farm the past few weeks! Finally Spring has sprung, the sun crossed the celestial equator, it's warm and getting warmer, the grass is green and the trees are nearly full of leaves and the earth smells of new life and virtually hums with vitality. I wake up daily with the excitement to go see what looks different!The garden is beautiful and Chief Farmhand Chris is working hard to get all the seed in the ground on time. I posted a cool video on our facebook page that shows one of the potato patches growing so check that out if you haven't seen it yet. While you're there you can check out all sorts of garden and food pictures. https://www.facebook.com/RamseyFarmsGeorgia/

Last week I made ketchup and BBQ sauce as well as a new batch of shampoo, body wash, and hand soap! Also note that nobody at my house wants to buy the cheap runny 88-cent store brand ketchup anymore because the one I make tastes so much better! No corn syrup and real tomatoes!

Warm March temperatures in South Georgia

I realized we haven't used "store bought" products like shampoo, body wash, lotion, or deodorant in a long time either. You can find info and some recipes on my own DIY bath and body products right HERE on this blog.

I happened to read the back label of a fun character-licensed shaving cream / body wash that someone gave our little boy for Christmas. The label reads, "Excessive or prolonged use my cause a skin rash or urinary track infection." I thought, "WTH is excessive, say everyday?!" Isn't that generally how often one uses body wash? So as fun as shaving cream is when you're six, I just can't in good conscience let him continue to use something that is apparently so potentially harmful. Back to the homemade stuff buddy. Chris wants a "soapier" body wash too so I'm hunting up new body wash / shower gel recipes using all natural / safe ingredients.

Wanna learn more about what's in YOUR shampoos, soaps, cosmetics and other bath/body products? Please visit http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ to read the articles and look up your personal products. You may be shocked to see what exactly is in your body wash!

Well I'm off to do some writing before I get outside to replant some chamomile seeds in my herb garden, see what new seedlings have popped up in any of the gardens and fields, and later I'm making homemade spaghetti sauce for our dinner! Y'all have a great day and keep it simple!

"Pleasant it was, when woods were green

And winds were soft and low,

To lie amid some sylvan scene

Where, the long drooping boughs between,

Shadows dark and sunshine sheen

Alternate come and go"

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow