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Blueberry Muffins & Heritage
I have blueberries in my veins or so I’ve been told. My dad’s family is from Maine, specifically Cutler & Machias; beautiful cold upper...
Kylene Alvich
Aug 1, 20131 min read
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The Summer Crazies
Yup…I’ve got ’em. This issue where my hands are in everything, my head is spinning, and the other part of me wants to kick back on a...
Kylene Alvich
Jul 26, 20132 min read
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Thank you For Being a Friend
This past January I lost my job…but I was not sad it happend. In the back of my mind I was ready for a change. I was unhappy and...
Kylene Alvich
Jul 7, 20132 min read
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Food Swap in Chesapeake
I belong to a wonderful group of men & women called the Virginia Urban Homesteaders League. This wonderful group of people is so...
Kylene Alvich
Jun 10, 20132 min read
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Soapy News: June 2013
We haven’t had a Roses Ridge Farm Natural Skin Care update in awhile…we have been so busy! Business is growing and as we hurry to catch...
Kylene Alvich
Jun 2, 20132 min read
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Strawberry Vanilla Scones
Strawberry season has arrived in southeastern Virginia! Not only is it time to gorge ourselves on sweet beautiful berries but this is...
Kylene Alvich
Apr 28, 20132 min read
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Product Highlight: Beeswax Hand Balm
On this blog I will occasionally write some reviews of products/ natural producers/”mom & pop” shops I love that you may not know about....
Kylene Alvich
Apr 23, 20132 min read
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Bees + Soap = <3
What an amazing weekend it’s been here on the farm! My son & I went to our Beekeeper Graduation & Field Day, with the Southeastern...
Kylene Alvich
Apr 15, 20131 min read
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Spring on The Farm
Aahhh… its finally here! Warm weather! Nectarine flower The sights and sounds on the farm make me so thankful to be here. Pea seedlings...
Kylene Alvich
Apr 9, 20131 min read
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Natural Easter Eggs
This year we decided to dye with only vegetables and spices instead of buying boxes of chemicals. Not only was it cheaper but we can also...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 31, 20132 min read
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Lip Scrub – DIY Recipe
A lip scrub is helpful in removing dead skin cells from lips after being chapped during these long winter months. It will leave your lips...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 24, 20131 min read
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New Chicken Coop
We have slowly started building a new chicken coop with wood pallets. Since we have very little funds we are using/ recycling everything...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 19, 20131 min read
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First Time in the Hive
This week I had my first trip into a beehive courtesy of my friend Lanette and her wonderful neighbor Lisa, who house their hives...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 14, 20131 min read
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Longing for Summer
When the days are still cold and the winter seems like it is never going to end, I start to reminisce about warm days at the beach and...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 7, 20131 min read
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Honey Bee Happy
Over the past few years I have tried to grow dwarf fruit trees. My first year we lived in our “starter” home, out by the coal plant. We...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 3, 20133 min read
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Soapy News – March
We have been growing! Roses Ridge Farm soaps, lotions, hand balms, & baby powder are now available at Wholefoods in Virginia Beach! So...
Kylene Alvich
Mar 1, 20132 min read
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A Year Gone By
I can’t believe a year has gone by since starting this blog. What a year it has been! A year of so many changes. Some were bad:getting...
Kylene Alvich
Feb 5, 20111 min read
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Future Plans
Well, I have not posted in awhile…and for good reason. Our little business is flourishing, spreading its wings, and taking flight! We...
Kylene Alvich
Nov 21, 20102 min read
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Kylene Alvich
Aug 13, 20100 min read
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RSR Skin care – coming soon!
I have had many requests from people inquiring about buying soap! First off let me say thank you! But just to give everyone a heads up I...
Kylene Alvich
May 21, 20101 min read
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