Hibiscus Iced Tea

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Hibiscus Iced Tea

While it almost looks like rose petals, this tea is cultivated from the Hibiscus sabdariffa flower, and is popular all over the world. I've been steeping some of the dried flowers in cold water, overnight in the fridge. What results is a deep red tea, the most beautiful color, that is slightly tart and really delicious. You can sweeten it to your taste, and I like to add some sparking water to make it extra refreshing.

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Lime, Grapefruit and Ginger Juice

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Lime, Grapefruit and Ginger Juice

I find there are few things more satisfying than a productive day in my garden and one of my most favorite moments in life is the first time I sit down at the end of the day to look around at all the progress I’ve made.  I pull up a seat at the long farmhouse table we built last year, drink something refreshing, and take it all in.  I imagine what plants will look like once they’ve grown a bit and begun to fill out the space.  The new mulch always cleans things up and does such good things to the soil health and I love the newly tidy vines along the fence.

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