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b. organic with michele beschen is an educational how-to television series that embraces all
things creative while keeping a conscious mind. Host Michele Beschen invigorates a renewed
“back to basics” lifestyle that embraces nature, simplicity and an eco-friendly approach to doing
it yourself. b. organic covers an expansive range of content that creatively celebrates the many
shades of green for every aspect of your life – at home, at work and at play. Expect fresh ideas
for your garden, your home, your office, your kids, your pets and your overall health and wellbeing.
101 Sticks and Stones
Michele Beschen shares how to use sticks and stones from the backyard to decorate, build, play
and relax.
Everything you need to decorate, build, play, and relax is right outside your door. Sticks
and stones are the humblest of materials, yet so versatile and plentiful. Michele Beschen shares
clever ways to create organic tabletop décor with unique branch arrangements. Learn how to
create a do-it-yourself game board and playful ways to use nature’s finds. See the simplicity in
taking just the right branch and turning it into a one-of-a-kind rustic side table. A no-fuss water
feature enables you to use stones to your relaxing advantage.
102 Recycling Refreshed
Michele Beschen shows you how to put your everyday recyclables to creative uses around the
house.
Learn refreshing ways to put your everyday recyclables to creative use around the house. See
how to take yesterday’s news and roll it up into tomorrow’s fire log. Tin cans house many
functional uses when you put some weight into them. Learn how to quickly give your old
cupboard doors a new, charming look with reclaimed lumber. Find an all-in-one way to cut down
on what gets sent out in the trash by organizing, storing and decorating with it.
103 Creative Conservation
Michele Beschen shares artful ways to preserve the beautiful things nature so generously
provides for us.
Find creative ways to preserve the beautiful things nature and our gardening efforts provide us.
Michele Beschen shares some of the best ways to press, iron and preserve your lovely blooms
and foliage. See the many artful ways to use your preserved bounty with unique arrangements
and a tip on how to make those dried petals less brittle and more flexible. Learn how to create
botanical plaques using plaster of paris, clay and nature’s finds.
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104 Natural Art
Michele Beschen shows you how to create your own art supplies using outdoor items and
recyclables.
Discover creative escapes with natural art. Michele Beschen shares how to create your
own art supplies using outdoor items and recyclables. Discover how easy it is to create your
own handmade papers using old newspapers and junk mail and learn unique ways to make
natural additions to your papers and artwork. Put the get up and go in your creative efforts by
creating a portable art set-up you can take with you to the great outdoors.
105 Old School Ideas for Today
Michele Beschen brings some old-school ideas up to date with new twists including flower frogs,
quilting, composting, and do-it- yourself weed remedies.
This show is a mixed bag of oldies but goodies. Michele Beschen will show you it’s all in the jar
when it comes to sensible storage ideas. Learn how to turn those old jars into beautiful
flower frogs. The timeless task of quilting gets invigorated with a quick, easy way to make
use of fabric scraps. See how composting can take a big bite out of the amount of garbage
you haul to the curb, and then throw the kettle on and learn natural remedies for pesky outdoor
annoyances that are friendly to the environment and your wallet.
106 Restyled Outdoor Home Enhancements
Michele Beschen and guest Sheila O’Riley share clever ways to enhance your outdoor spaces
using unique reclaimed goods.
Michele Beschen is joined by backyard conservationist Sheila O’Riley who shares her
innovative ideas for recycling old sinks into fountains and birdbaths. See how to rescue a corn
crib from the landfill and turn it into a beautiful gazebo for your backyard. Create a disappearing
fountain by repurposing a storage tote.
107 Sensible Shopping
Michele Beschen and guest Rory Brown share the benefits of canning your own jams, vegetable
stocks and healthy spreads like apple butter.
Bulk up on fresh produce the next time you shop, because you’ll be inspired to start canning
again. It’s easy, economical and a healthy way to stock your pantry. Michele Beschen is joined
by her brother, Rory Brown, to share the easy, economical and healthy ways to stock your pantry
with do it yourself jams, vegetable stocks and a healthy spread alternative … apple butter!
108 Unique Ways to Reuse
Michele Beschen shares adventure backpacks, repurposing lipsticks, natural cleaning
concoctions and a clever way to reuse kitchen water.
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Nothing goes to waste on b. organic, especially good ideas. Michele Beschen shows you a great
way to get your kids outdoors exploring and staying in touch with nature by putting together an
adventure backpack. Caitlin from Olivu joins her to share an excellent way to recycle old
lipsticks along with natural cleaning concoctions and a clever way to repurpose your kitchen
water.
109 At the Office
Michele Beschen shows you how to take care of business naturally with ideas to
make your work spaces healthier, more resourceful and less wasteful.
Discover resourceful ways to naturally take care of business. Michele Beschen shares
what it takes to make your office healthier, more resourceful and less wasteful. Find tips on how
to decorate and light your work space, what to look for in supplies, clever methods of
repurposing and recycling at your desk and how to pack a waste-free lunch.
110 Kids Can Too
Michele Beschen shares a do-it-yourself miniature scale tree house and an assortment of rustic
residents.
Get outside and play! Michele Beschen shares an exciting way to hook your kids into
imaginative outdoor play and adventures by creating a miniature scale tree house for
your yard using salvaged lumber and scraps. She’ll also show you how to create a family of
rustic residents to take care of the place using branches, pods and nuts.
111 Better Building
Michele Beschen shares resourceful ways to use salvaged building materials for
new projects.
Discover resourceful ways to use salvaged building materials for new projects. Michele Beschen
shares her love for salvaged woodwork and lumber, tells you what to look for and interesting
ways to handle them. She’ll also show you how easy it is to rewire old lighting and make it
better than new and resourceful ways to repurpose the furniture that you already have.
112 Let It Rain
Michele Beschen shares how to install a rain garden, a rain barrel and a do-it-yourself set of
rain chains.
Sit back, relax and enjoy the rain the next time it falls. Michele Beschen is joined by her friends
from the NRCS who share how and why to install rain gardens. She’ll also show you an easy
way to install a rain barrel and an inexpensive way to create your own set of decorative rain
chains using copper tubing.
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113 Looking Good That Feels Good
Michele Beschen and guest Caitlin Brotz share delicious recipes for nourishing
face masks, do-it-yourself lotions and mineral cosmetics.
Celebrate looking good that feels good. Caitlin Brotz from Olivu joins host Michele Beschen to
share delicious recipes to make us look and feel more beautiful. Learn how to whip up
nourishing face masks using expired items from the fridge. See how easy it is to create a
delightful do-it-yourself lotion using only a few ingredients from the kitchen. Stir things up with
a bit of color by creating your own mineral cosmetics.
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