Pam Farley lives her motto of “make it, don’t buy it” every day as the founder of BrownThumbMama.com, a website dedicated to healthy living, natural eating, and attempted gardening. A former corporate writer, she ditched the cubicle in 2015. Now she spends her time working from home with her family, cooking from scratch, growing vegetables in her front yard, teaching about essential oils, and avoiding housework.