Southern Soil celebrates and promotes our local sustainable food systems throughout Southeast Georgia. In this issue we review some ways to reduce your footprint - don't underestimate the small steps! Learn about the Carolina cherry laurel, one of our native plants that has a lot to offer for wildlife. Get some great citrus recipes from Some Kinda Good Rebekah Lingengelser. As the Sentient Beans turns 20, Kristin Russell share some tips on her practical approach to activism. Interested in homesteading? Check out book review on the Homestead Encyclopedia and our conversation with homesteaders Brian and Noel Prewitt. And meet the farmers in the spotlight at Ocean Grown Farm.