Sprouting Life Garden

11/28/2025

So many goodies in this raffle!!! Support Star City TNR and Rescue and all the amazing work they do around Roanoke ❤️

HOLIDAY GIFT BASKET RAFFLE 🎁

You do not want to miss this! Our 2nd Annual Holiday Gift Basket Raffle is HERE, and this year’s basket is worth over $700 in local goodies, gift cards, and treats for you and your favorite kitty!

Every ticket you buy helps us spay, neuter, vaccinate, and care for Roanoke’s community cats while finding loving homes for socialized cats and kittens. You get a chance to win, and the cats win no matter what! 😻

RAFFLE DETAILS
Tickets: $10 each or 3 for $25

How to Enter:
Venmo:
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=UKSBWZB6VDQSL
*Please add “RAFFLE” in the payment note so we can count your entries*

Deadline to Enter: December 23
Winner Announced: Christmas Eve morning

🎉 BONUS ENTRY when you purchase at least one raffle ticket and share our raffle post! (share must be made public)

WHAT YOU COULD WIN 🏆

This amazing basket includes:
• $150 Gift Card to Roanoke Food Tours
• $100 Gift Card to Billy’s Roanoke
• $50 Gift Card to Basil’s Farm Market & Gifts
• $50 Gift Card to The Jolly Grape
• $50 Gift Card to A Cleaner World Dry Cleaning
• 10 Pack of Whitening Trays from LAT Dentistry
• BreadRun Roanoke Granola and biscotti
• Glass treat jar with paw print lid and blue cat treats
• Free exam, Zenifel calming diffuser and calming spray from Big Lick Veterinary Services
• “Purrfect Day” cat coffee mug
• Orange cat in headphones hand towel
• Beautiful seagrass basket
• ”Feed Me” cat bandana by Hardy Home Press
• Cat ring holder/trinket tray
• Sprouting Life Garden loofah, lip balms, tallow soap, tallow balms, and body butter
• Bloomed Impressions earrings, bookmarks, and handmade stationery

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A huge, heartfelt thank you to our generous donors and sponsors for making this raffle possible and for supporting Star City TNR and Rescue!

Basil's Farm Market & Gifts
Tour Roanoke - Roanoke Food Tours
Big Lick Veterinary Services
Bread Run Roanoke
LAT Dentistry - Dr. Lindsay Thorn, DMD
Jolly Grape
Billy's Roanoke
A Cleaner World
Sprouting Life Garden
Bloomed Impressions Co.

Every ticket helps us keep doing this work for the cats who have no one else. Thank you for entering, sharing, and supporting our little rescue this holiday season! 🫶🏻

11/26/2025

Happy Thanksgiving Eve friends! We're so thankful for all of you!

We're celebrating Small Business Saturday early by having a 20% off sale on EVERYTHING on our website!

🍁Use code GOBBLE at checkout

🍁NOW through Sunday, November 30th.

🍁www.sproutinglifegarden.com

11/23/2025

New vendor alert 🎉🎉🎉

We are so excited to have our locally sourced tallow skincare products in downtown Roanoke for the holidays!

Have y'all checked out .appalachia yet? If not, add it to your list to go asap! We just stocked our products there yesterday. It has such a warm, inviting vibe with products showcasing Appalachian artisans. There's something for everyone there so let's show them some love at their new location!

📍Woodshed
409 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24011

11/14/2025

Our kid's favorite activity at Christmas and this year our tallow skincare products are there!🌲

Our spot is in the original gift shop where the register is and we have it LOADED with products ❤️

Illuminights tickets are on sale now! Brighten your nights and explore your holiday spirit through a dazzling world of over 650,000 lights at Illuminights Winter Walk of Lights!

Roanoke County, Virginia and Center in the Square will operate the signature event from November 22 to January 4 at Explore Park!

Visit https://www.roanokecountyparks.com/545 to purchase your tickets and learn more about Illuminights!

11/05/2025

Made a quick "living" wreath with herbs from the garden. Pick as you need them and it looks cute too! This has Rosemary, Thyme, and Oregano. I would recommend laying it flat while it dries for a few days and then hanging it up so the herbs stay in place.

I just tied it with h**p because that's what I had available and then when we use all the herbs I'll still have the wreath to decorate with dried flowers.

11/03/2025

Here's your chance for free shipping on ANY order! Through November 10th! Keep your skin soft and nourished all winter long.

www.sproutinglifegarden.com

Code is FREESHIP

10/24/2025

Do your hands get dry, cracked and bleeding in the winter? Please give our Whipped Tallow Balms a try! We have five different blends, and the only difference is the essential oil scent so you can find your perfect one. I guarantee it will help.

The dry cold air, combined with extra hand washing to keep germs at bay this time of year can be so hard on our hands. I have nurses that swear by our stuff in the hospital when they're washing their hands 15-20 times a shift.

Our balms are lightweight but super absorbent, so your body soaks it up, and a little goes a long way. I promise, your hands will thank you!

www.sproutinglifegarden.com

10/16/2025

I'm excited about this wreath I made with our own dried flowers❤️ more to come! These have giant marigold, lavender, Celosia and strawflowers.

10/14/2025

Harvesting luffa (or loofah) is so easy when it dries on the vine!
We wash and reuse our loofah pieces many times until it's falling apart and then just throw it in the compost when we're done!

If a frost is coming and you must harvest them green, try sitting them in a warm sunny spot for a few days to harden the outside skin. Or cooking at a low temp. before you peel.

When you peel the skin, you'll have to run the luffas under water to wash away the goo and then hang them to dry so they don't mold. Does anyone have a foolproof method of peeling these when green? I'd love to hear it!

Another tip is always starting my luffa seeds with my other summer veggies so I get a head start on the season and can harvest mine dry.

My toddler twins always find me when I try to sneak away. And if they aren't changing 700 times into different princess outfits, then they're in their un**es. No in between at home.🤷🏼

10/13/2025

Why use our tallow balms for skincare?

🌱 Our beef tallow is 100% locally sourced from . The quality is top notch and I know Jared's regenerative farm practices align with our values. And the suet used helps to utilize every part of the cow, which is the way it should be. Grass fed beef tallow is so similar to our own skin structure that it absorbs easily and is packed with fatty acids that support healthy skin.

🌱 Our tallow balms also contain cold pressed, calendula infused jojoba oil. About 50% of the calendula comes from our home garden, and the other half is sourced locally from . Calendula is a powerful but gentle flower that when dried soothes irritation and inflammation, provides antioxidant protection, and has been used for centuries in wound healing.

🌱No artificial fillers, colors, preservatives, or fragrances. Only essential oils.

We put a "made on" date on all our products. Because they are truly all natural. We guarantee at least a six month quality, but if it looks and smells okay, feel free to use it way past that date. We have some that are well over a year old we're using at our home and it's still as good as the day it was made. The shelf life is extended by our double purification processes and keeping it in a cool, dry place.

Skincare is never a one size fits all, but I can't tell you the number of customers that write to me about how our products have helped improve their skin. Whether it's their face, dry winter hands, or chronic skin conditions, it's a versatile powerhouse. Quality skincare doesn't have to come with a ton of ingredients.

Find all our products online at www.sproutinglifegarden.com, or locally at

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