Personal Notes on Goal-Setting (& other everyday magic)
What's your goal-setting process?
Does the new year mean a new you? Possibly. But I think we’ve been thinking about the business of goal-setting (aka...
Handy Helen — Garden Maker
Helen is a garden maker on the move. Her own garden just the beginning.
Her self proclaimed motto is "I tinker therefore I am". It might not...
Brijette Romstedt & The San Diego Seed Company
It was just 4 years ago when Brijette Romstedt realized she was part of something big, what she describes as "an innocent moment that...
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Weeds
"Emily, come help me weed..." The wave of complete suffering that went through my body was whole and dramatic. The effort of holding myself...
Get Growing– My Interview with Kate Hanley
I recently had the pleasure of joining Kate Hanley on her podcast, How to Be a Better Person, to chat about what we as...
Baylor Chapman & Lila B. Design
Some of the most forward thinking living arrangements are the handiwork of Baylor Chapman, author of The Plant Recipe Book. I happened upon her...
Rewild the Spaces Closest to Home with Regenerative Gardening
When we rewild the spaces closest to home with the restorative practices of regenerative gardening, we set off a net positive chain reaction fueled...
What’s Trending | More Than a Farmer’s Market
I'd like to think every town across the county has a farmer's market to shake things up at least once a week -- seasons...
Community Squeeze: 5 Key Takeaways From Gleaning & Food Making
Fall comes and I'm reminded my garden is far bigger than the confines of the backyard.
In fall, apple trees, figs, persimmons, and fall...
5 Fun Summer Activities for Kids
School's out. At least for a few more weeks. I say make the most of it. Time for summer fun only the way summer...
20 Tips for Gardening with Kids
What is one of your first childhood, garden memories? Does it jump to the tip of your mind? Or maybe you're like me and...
Show Me Your #GrowWhatYouLove
What do you love to grow?
A recent visit to New York City reminded me that, while we may live far and wide, we all...
The Stuff in Between
Is the substance that is life simply the blur between the lines? In fact, what happened to the lines and whatever was supposed to...
Garden Planning and the Five F’s
The art of crafting a garden is one of the most fulfilling and sometimes hair pulling endeavors to embark upon. Clean lines, starting small...
Pay it Forward with Radical Acts of Kindness
It's not a typo. I did in fact use the word radical instead of random. Radical acts of kindness are a real thing.
Radical...
Plant a Tree With Dame Judi Dench
http://youtu.be/voLCGG-pC1Q
The Woodland Trust is a British organization aiming to save and restore forest lands of the UK. Only 2% of Britain's ancient woodlands remain....
Community Squeeze: 1st Annual Community Cider Pressing
Do you have an apple tree?
If not, your neighbor may have an apple tree, or maybe there's one down the way near the community park?...
Garden Making with Handy Helen
Helen, aka Handy Helen, is a woman on a mission with a garden growing from beginning, middle to end. Most recently she's up to...
Framing Seasons
The crazy, inexplicable tug of fall is here. I love it. In fact, I'm in a quandary. For all my love of spring and...
Snap Shots from Community Garden Plot 31b
The story behind these photos begins some two years ago or more. It starts around the time when I found myself stepping away from...
