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One Inola woman is taking the farm-to-table movement a few steps further—to the shower. Stephenie Simmonds, the owner of Cypress Scents, handcrafts goat milk soap , lotion and an entire line of shaving and bath products. And she's doing it all from her farm in Inola. She moved here from Louisiana four years ago and brought the venture with her. "I milk my goats every morning. I bring the milk in and make products in the afternoon," she said. "People like the farm to table—or farm to shower—movement. I delivered three baby goats the other day, came in and cleaned up, then made product. It's just another part of my day. That's a novelty for people. People come out specifically to see the farm and the goats." Simmonds said it all started when she wanted to make some Christmas gifts for family and friends. "I really enjoyed it, and was good at it, so it was a natural progression of people seeing what I was doing and wanting it. Then to make more I...

Protecting a gardener’s hands: Your advice… Sometimes a post on our Flea Market Gardening Facebook page just strikes a chord with everyone.  This one did and the result is many fine tips for caring for our hands after gardening.  After all we still want to have soft hands…  Where do you stand on wearing gloves ? Awful hands! “My hands! I’m working them to the bone, and today THIS is what they feel like! Dirt under my fingernails just like when I was a kid! I pick up cement stepping stones to move them and feel the rough surface tear at my skin. What really gets me is the rough SIDES of my fingers that have tiny cracks. I should wear gloves more, I know, but I need someone to sternly tell me to do so! 🙂  What do you all do to care for your hands after gardening? ~~ Sue What you said: Deborah L. Cutter- Well, like you, I don’t like to wear gloves. I make sure I have a fingernail brush to get the dirt from under the nails when done and lots of lotion! Emily Diaz – The Satin hands sys...