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a ndc r i t i c a l de c i s i onsf r om b e i ngma de .

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Whe nt a l k i ngt oapa r e nta b outf ut ur ec a r e , i t ’ sb e s tt oha v eas t r a t e g yf ors t r uc t ur i ng t hec on v e r s a t i on.

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COVERTHEBASI CS Kno wi nga he a doft i mewha ti nf or ma t i ony oune e dt of i ndoutma yhe l pk e e pt he c on v e r s a t i onont r a c k .

He r ei sac he c k l i s tt ha tc a nb eag oods t a r t i ngpoi nt : •Pr i ma r yphy s i c i a n •Spe c i a l i s t s •Me di c a t i onsa nds uppl e me nt s •Al l e r g i e st ome di c a t i on I ti sa l s oi mpor t a ntt ok no wt hel oc a t i onofme di c a l a nde s t a t ema na g e me nt 2 pa pe r wor k , i nc l udi ng :

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BETHOROUGH Re me mb e rt ha ti fy ouc a nc ol l e c ta l l t hec r i t i c a l i nf or ma t i on, y ouma yb ea b l et o s a v ey ourf a mi l yt i mea nda v oi df ut ur ee mot i ona l di s c us s i ons .

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DON' TPROCRASTI NA TE Thee a r l i e ry oub e g i nt oc ommuni c a t ea b outi mpor t a nti s s ue s , t hemor el i k e l yy ou wi l l b et oha v ea l l t hei nf or ma t i ony oune e dwhe nac r i s i sa r i s e s .

Ho wwi l l y ouk no w whe napa r e ntne e dsy ourhe l p?Lookf ori ndi c a t or sl i k ef l uc t ua t i onsi nwe i g ht , f a i l ur et o t a k eme di c a t i on, ne whe a l t hc onc e r ns , a nddi mi ni s he ds oc i a l i nt e r a c t i on.

The s ec a na l l b ewa r ni ngs i g nst ha ta ddi t i ona l c a r ema ys oonb e c omene c e s s a r y .

Don ’ ta v oi dt het opi c ofc a r ej us tb e c a us ey oua r eunc omf or t a b l e .

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Re me mb e r , wha t e v e ry ourr e l a t i ons hi pwi t hy ourpa r e ntha sb e e n, t hi sne wpha s e ofl i f ewi l l pr e s e ntc ha l l e ng e sf orb ot hpa r t i e s .

Byt r e a t i ngy ourpa r e ntwi t hl o v ea nd r e s pe c t —a ndt a k i ngt hene c e s s a r ys t e pst o wa r dope nc ommuni c a t i on—y ouwi l l b ea b l e t opr o v i det hehe l pne e de ddur i ngt hi sne wpha s eofl i f e .

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i nc l ude st r us t sma yi n v ol v eac ompl e xwe boft a xr ul e sa ndr e g ul a t i ons .

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c ha ng ei ny ourpa r e nt ’ sl i f e .

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wor k i ngwi t hak no wl e dg e a b l ee s t a t ema na g e me ntpr of e s s i ona l b e f or ei mpl e me nt i ng

f ora nypa r e nta ndha st hepot e nt i a l t oune a r t hol di s s ue s .

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s i t ua t i ons , a ndne e ds .

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Be t t e r r a v e /Fe ui l l edeCa s s i s i e r /Oe uf sdePoi s s onsb e e twi t h b l a c k c ur r a ntl e a fa ndwhe ywi t hpi k er oe .

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s ode ns e l ypa c k e dt ha tt he r ea r ee v e nt hr e eMi c he l i nr e s t a ur a nt swi t hi na

Rhub a r b e /Ve r v e i ne /Ya our tr hub a r bi ndi f f e r e ntt e x t ur e s ,

t womi nut ewa l kofe a c hot he ront hes a mes t r e e t !

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wi t hv e r b e naa ndy og ur t .

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Pr a i r i a l wa sa ne x c e l l e ntc hoi c e .

Ga e t a nGe nt i l , t hehe a dc he f , s pe nt hi sc hi l dhoodi nt hec ount r y s i de .

Fi t t i ng l y , t hef oc usofhi sr e s t a ur a nti s

Ab r i c ot /Ma r j ol a i ne–a pr i c otwor k e di ndi f f e r e ntt e x t ur e s wi t hma r j or a m.

NosMi g na r di s e sÉpe a ut r e /Choc ol a t /Me l i l ot–mi g na r di s e s wi t hnot e sofs pe l t , c hoc ol a t e , a nds we e tc l o v e r .

hi sl o v eofl oc a l pr oduc ea ndwi l dr e s our c e s .

Pr oduc ei sf r om t heRhone Va l l e y , i nc l udi nghe r b sa ndwi l dpl a nt s .

Cé l i neBi ononi st hehe a d s omme l i e r ; b ot hwe r ee x t r e me l ya t t e nt i v ewhi l ee x pl a i ni ngt he i rdi s he sa ndho wt oa c t ua l l ye a tt hemor euni q uepr e s e nt a t i onsi nt hi s e c or e s pons i b l ea t mos phe r e .

Thet a b l e swe r ema deofFr e nc hoa k , c i r c l e d a r oundt hek i t c he na ndpr e pa r a t i ona r e awhe r ewec oul ds e ea s s i s t a nt s pl a c i ngt hede l i c i ouss pe c i me nsont hepl a t e swi t ht we e z e r sa ndt he ut mos tc a r e .

Ic hos et hee i g ht s e q ue nc eme nua ndIwa nty out os ha r et he de l e c t a b l ede s c r i pt i onsofwha tIe nj oy e d: PommeLy onna i s ea noni onb a s e dt ub ewi t hc r e a mypot a t oe s , pa r s l e y a nds mok e dpi k er oe .

Ta c os , Cha mpi g nons–t i nyt a c oswi t hmus hr oomsa ndahi ntofc a r a wa y .

Cr oq ’ Aub e r g i ne e g g pl a nt , t oa s t e db r e a d, a ndor e g a no .

L i s aMa r t i ni sat r a v e l a dv i s or , l ux ur yc r ui s e s pe c i a l i s t , ACC, Cr ui s e Pl a nne r s ; L a nda ndCr ui s e .

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I t ’ sWi nt e r .Ce l e b r a t ewi t h Fr a gr a ntI ndoorPl a nt s Thewor ds“ wi nt e r ”a nd“ c e l e b r a t e ”don ’ tof t e na ppe a r

Anot he rpl a ntt ha ti sof t e na v a i l a b l eb e c a us et her e t a i l e r s

t og e t he ri nas e nt e nc e , pa r t i c ul a r l ynott og e t he rwi t ht hewor d

k no wt ha twea r enotonl ys t a r v e df org r e e ne r yb uta l s ot ha twe

“ pl a nt s . ”

a r et r a ppe di ndoor si nwi nt e r , i sj a s mi ne .

Butt r ueg a r de ne r s —ore v e nt hos ewhoj us twa ntal i t t l e g r e e ne r ya r oundt he mi na l l f ours e a s ons —don ’ tl e tc ol dwe a t he r de t e rt he mf r om g a r de ni ng .

Whi l et hes c opeofg r o wi ngat r ueout doorwi nt e rg a r de ni s

Thej a s mi net ha ty ouwi l l mos tof t e nf i ndi sj a s mi num of f i c i na l e .

I t ’ sav i ni ngpl a ntwi t hwi r ys t e msa ndpoi nt yl e a v e s .

I t i ss ol donahoopt oc ont r ol i t sv i ni ngha b i t .

I t sb udsma yb e g i n wi t hapi nk i s ht one , s oi t ’ sal o v e l ypl a ntt ol ooka t , a swe l l a st o

s ome t hi ngt oe x pl or ei nadi f f e r e nta r t i c l e , Iwa ntt of oc uson

g r o w.

I fy ouputi tout door si nt hes umme r , i twi l l r e a l l yg r o w

s ome t hi ngdi f f e r e ntt ha tc a nl i f tt hes pi r i t sa nds oot het hes e ns e s .

v i g or ous l y , s oi t ’ sb e s tt oc uti tb a c kha r dwhe ny ouputi t

Oneg r oupofpl a nt st ha tIr e a l i z et ha tIha v enott a l k e d a b outi nq ui t eawhi l ei she r b s .

He r b sa r et oug hl i t t l epl a nt st ha t don ’ tg e te noug hl o v ef r om g a r de ne r s .

I fwet hi nka b outt he ma t a l l , wet hi nka b outt he ma se di b l epl a nt s .

Butt he ya r emuc h mor et ha nt ha t .

The yc a nb ede c or a t i v ea ndmos tofa l l , t hi st i me ofy e a r , t he yc a nb ef r a g r a nta swe l l .

Iha v et wodi f f e r e ntl a v e nde r sg r o wi nga mongmy hous e pl a nt st hi swi nt e r .

J us tt ob r us hb yt he ma ndt ob r e a t hei n t ha twonde r f ul l a v e nde rs c e nt .

Ofc our s e , y oune e de i t he rf ul l s un org r o wl i g ht st og r o ws ome t hi ngl i k el a v e nde rb utt he r ea r e ot he rc hoi c e st ha ta r enota sde ma ndi ngt ha tmi g htwor kni c e l y f ory ou.

Ot he rhe r b st ha ta r ei nc r e di b l yf r a g r a nta ndnot unr e a s ona b l yde ma ndi ngf ort hewi nt e ra r er os e ma r y , t hy me , s a g ea ndb a y .

Asa na dde db onus , y ouc a nc ookwi t ht he mi fy ou a r es oi nc l i ne d.

I fy oudoha v ef ul l s un, Ihi g hl ye nc our a g eac i t r uspl a nt .

Wi nt e ri st het i mewhe nt he yb l oom.

Andy ouha v e c hoi c e s —l e mon, c a l a mondi nor a ng e , l i meors ome t hi ngmor e

out s i de —ort ob epr e pa r e df orar e a l l yl a r g epl a ntt ot a k eo v e r .

Adi f f e r e ntv a r i e t yofj a s mi ne , J a s mi num s a mb a c , s t a y s mor ec ompa c t .

I tha sdoub l ef l o we r sa nd, t omynos e , a nde v e n s we e t e rf r a g r a nc e .

Bot hj a s mi ne sl i k ef ul l s unb utIha v eg r o wn t he mi na ne a s twi ndo wwhe nmys out hwi ndo wswe r et oo o v e r c r o wde dt oa c c ommoda t et he m.

Fr a g r a nc ec a nb eape r s ona l t hi nga ndnote v e r y onewa nt s s we e t ne s s —orpa pe r whi t e s —pe r f umi ngt he i rhome s .

Fi na l l y , e v e nas na k epl a nt( dr a c a e nat r i f a s c i a t a )c a nb l oom i nt hec or r e c tl i g ht i ng .

Mos tpe opl el o v es na k epl a nt sb e c a us e t he yc a nb eg r o wni nada r kc or ne r .

Buti fy oug r o wt he m wi t h mor el i g ht —mi nea r ei nawe s twi ndo w—a ndi fy oupe r mi t t he mt ob e c omepot b ound—t he ywi l l b l oom f ory ou.

The i rb l oomsa r eb or neonas pi k ea ndt he yc o v e r e di n s t i c k ys a p .

The ya r ewi s p ya ndmi neha v ea l wa y sb e e nwhi t e , a l t houg hIunde r s t a ndt ha tt he yc a nb l oom i nb ur g undya swe l l , de pe ndi ngont hepl a nts pe c i e s .

Ov e r a l l , a sg a r de ne r s , wi nt e ri sus ua l l yador ma nts e a s onf or

e x ot i cl i k et hes ma l l e ror a ng e s( s a t s uma s )a ndk umq ua t sa r e

us .Hous e pl a nt sc a ne nha nc ea nde x t e ndoure nj oy me nt —a nd

of t e nob t a i na b l e .

Mos toft hei ndoorc i t r usa r eg r a f t e dont o

f r a g r a nthous e pl a nt sc a na dds ome t hi nge x t r at oourhome si n

r oot s t oc kt ok e e pt he md wa r fs oy oudon ’ tne e dt owor r yt ha t

t hewi nt e r .

y ouwi l l wi ndupwi t hani ne f oott r e ei ny ourhome .

Andt heb l oomss me l l a b s ol ut e l ywonde r f ul .

The ya r ewor t h g r o wi ngf ort ha ta l one .

La s ty e a rIha dawhol eb o wl f ul l of l e monsa tt hehol i da y s .

Thi sy e a r , myt r e eha s n ’ tb e e ns o g e ne r ous .

ButIa ml ook i ngf or wa r dt ot heb l oomsne v e r t he l e s s !

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Fr om Fl oc kt oFa b r i c : TheSt or yofAme r i c a nWoolFa r me r s

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Ame r i c a nwool f a r me r spl a yac r uc i a l r ol ei npr e s e r v i ngb ot ht he l a nda ndt hec r a f tofpr oduc i ngoneofna t ur e ' smos tv e r s a t i l ef i b e r s .

Sc a t t e r e da c r os st hec ount r yf r om r ol l i nghi l l si nt heMi d we s tt o

outWe s t , t he s ef a r me r ss he phe r ds he e pt ha tc ont r i b ut enotj us tt of a s hi on, b utt os us t a i na b i l i t y .

Unl i k es y nt he t i ca l t e r na t i v e s , wool i sna t ur a l , r e ne wa b l e , a ndb i ode g r a da b l e —q ua l i t i e st ha tma k ei tahe r oi nt hef i g ht a g a i ns tf a s tf a s hi onwa s t e .

Ame r i c a nwool f a r me r sa r es t e wa r dsoft hi s e c of r i e ndl yr e s our c e , b a l a nc i ngt r a di t i ona ndi nno v a t i ont opr oduc e hi g hq ua l i t yf i b e r sy e a ra f t e ry e a r .

Thewool i t s e l fi s n ’ ty ours c r a t c hyc hi l dhoods we a t e ra ny mor e —t ha nk st o g e ne r a t i onsofc a r e f ul b r e e di nga nda d v a nc e si npr oc e s s i ng .

Fa r me r sf oc us onr a i s i ngb r e e dsl i k eMe r i noa ndRa mb oui l l e ts he e p , k no wnf ort he i rs of t a ndf i newool t ha tr i v a l se v e nt hemos tl ux ur i ousi nt e r na t i ona l c ompe t i t or s .

Fr om c o z ys we a t e r st ohi g hpe r f or ma nc ea c t i v e we a r , Ame r i c a nwool f i b e r sof f e rb r e a t ha b i l i t y , t e mpe r a t ur er e g ul a t i on, a nd moi s t ur e wi c k i ngpr ope r t i e s .

I t ’ snowonde rwool ha sma deac ome b a c k , f i ndi ngi t spl a c ei nb ot hmode r nwa r dr ob e sa nde c oc ons c i ousmi nds .

Butwool f a r mi ngi s n ’ tj us ta b outt hes he e p; i t ’ sa b outt hel a nd.

Fa r me r s i mpl e me nts us t a i na b l eg r a z i ngpr a c t i c e st ha tpr ot e c ts oi l he a l t ha ndf os t e r b i odi v e r s i t y .

She e pna t ur a l l ya e r a t et heg r oundwi t ht he i rhoo v e sa nd r e duc ewi l df i r er i s k sb yg r a z i ngondr yb r us h.

I nr e t ur n, t he ypr oduc e wool a nde v e ne nr i c ht hee a r t hwi t ht he i rma nur e —na t ur e ’ spe r f e c tc i r c l e ofg i v ea ndt a k e .

Ame r i c a nwool f a r me r sa r epi one e r sofr e g e ne r a t i v e a g r i c ul t ur e , pr o v i ngt ha tc l ot hi ngpr oduc t i onc a nc oe x i s tha r moni ous l y wi t ht hee n v i r onme nt .

I na ne r awhe n“ l oc a l ”a nd“ s us t a i na b l e ”a r emor et ha nj us tb uz z wor ds , Ame r i c a nwool f a r me r sa r ea ni nt e g r a l pa r toft hes ol ut i on.

The y ’ r enot j us tg r o wi ngf i b e r s ; t he y ’ r ec ul t i v a t i nghe r i t a g e , e n v i r onme nt a l r e s i l i e nc e , a ndq ua l i t y .

Sot hene x tt i mey oupul l onawool s we a t e rorwr a pupi na c o z yb l a nk e t , t a k eamome ntt oa ppr e c i a t et hes he e p , t hel a nd, a ndt he f a r me r swhoma k ei ta l l pos s i b l e .

Wool i s n ’ tj us twa r m—i t ’ sas t or ys pun wi t hc a r e , de di c a t i on, a ndat ouc hofAme r i c a ni ng e nui t y .

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