Sprouting Life Garden

12/23/2025

Can you tell I'm excited about my new toy? 🤣

I bought this electric wood chipper online for a little over a hundred dollars for my birthday, and I really love it already for our little garden. We'll see how long it holds up, but it took all my stalks like okra, flowers, tomatoes, etc and chopped them up into a fine mulch.

In order to make compost, those big stalks need to be chopped into small pieces or they have a hard time breaking down, especially in the winter. This way I can add them to my compost pile and it'll be ready by Spring when I need it.

I am most excited about chopping up my Mexican Sunflower plants. Their stalks are big and FULL of nutrients, saving me $ in the long run.

12/20/2025

is fully restocked and ready for your Christmas gifts! Thank you for supporting our little business this season ❤️ It means so much!

They are usually closed on Mondays but will be open this Monday and part of the day on Christmas Eve. They have so many wonderful vendors represented at this store. Go give them a visit! 🌲

12/18/2025

There's a new spot in Troutville to get our tallow products! .farm is just opening up their farm store and asked if we'd be open to having our products there! ❤️

They will have a variety of local vendors and lots of items grown right on their farm. Give them a follow as they're just getting started! They have some exciting things in the works for this place and we're excited to see them grow🌱

12/17/2025

We're here at the last minute market with so many local vendors!!! Treat yourself and your loved ones to some all natural tallow skincare goodness ❤️

I've been baking nonstop and have so many sourdough goodies just for you! 😘 The weather is perfect and it'll be the last time to see us for a while so come support all your local artisans please and thank you!

12/15/2025

Alright y'all! This is our last market of the year and we are bringing out all the goods! 🌲

There will be lots of tallow skincare! We've had a great response to our holiday gift bags and our new soaps. Thank you! There will be a few more of those available for your last minute gifts. 🎁

We'll also have sourdough and all of it freezes well! Still finalizing the menu but I know we'll have loaves, focaccias, ginger molasses cookies, and lots of pumpkin oat muffins because those have sold out so quickly the past two markets. Any special last minute requests?

Can't wait to see yall Wednesday!

12/09/2025

I originally posted this in our story, but it deserves a permanent spot because it's a great tip.

Right before you head out in this cold weather, put a layer of whipped tallow balm on those cheeks. The fat content of the tallow and the moisturizing oils help prevent that cold wind burn on your face this time of year!

I load it on all of our faces before going out in the snow or before farm school, and it has really helped all of us this year. Give it a try and let me know if it works for your family ❤️

www.sproutinglifegarden.com

12/05/2025

Enjoy a cozy snow day today, and then head on down to Winterfest TOMORROW from 3-7pm! We have holiday gift bags that you can customize. Give your loved ones (and yourself) the gift of moisturized, nourished skin without all the unnecessary chemicals. And you support multiple local small businesses with your purchase.

🎁Our Gingerbread Whipped Tallow Balm scent is a perfect seasonal gift for the Holidays, and we have loads of other tallow skincare products made exclusively with beef tallow.

🍞We will also have some of our sourdough goodies for sale. Regular and seeded loaves, rosemary garlic focaccias, pumpkin oat and double chocolate muffins, and ginger molasses cookies. All long fermented and made with organic flour. We don't bust out the sourdough often anymore so get it while you can!

🌱We have a free seed packet with seeds from our garden for every purchase while supplies last! Come out and support all the local small businesses.

This is our biggest sale of the year and we would love your support! Thanks y'all! ❤️

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
• $25 Gift Card to Big Lick Brewing Co and Brewery Beanie
• 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

⸻
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.
Big Lick Brewing Company

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!