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...
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...
Grow What You Love Book Trailer
The Grow What You Love book trailer is just a small taste of what's in store for readers and anyone looking for simple ways...
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...
What’s Your Mantra?
Mantras come and go while others stick. What’s your mantra?
When I began writing Pass The Pistil I was filled with ideas — ideas spurned...
Grow What You Love with BigTruck
When I went searching for an apparel company to match my own work and message, I immediately looked to bigtruck. They’re a self-described “fun...
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...
Sneak Peek at the Grow What You Love Book! Releasing March 2018
Many of you may know that I’ve been squirreled away this past year writing my first book!
The title of the book is Grow What...
The Gift of Trees
It's no mystery that, as people, we're compelled by trees or that, as children, we're obliged to climb them. You could say it's part...
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...
A Year for Love & Book Making
It's been 7 years since I began writing and capturing images for Pass The Pistil. When I started, I wasn't sure where it would...
Cider Making with City Fruit: What if every town had a community orchard?
Is this a memo from the universe? I returned home from a fabulous research trip to Seattle when a friend sent this photo via...
Grow What You Love and Pass It On
In gardening, as in life, I say, GROW WHAT YOU LOVE. Find the things that make you happy and grow them. Lots of them. If I...
Gardening Gone Wild
It wasn’t long ago I was struck with one of my many wild ideas to start a non-profit supporting pollinator gardens. I was convinced...
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...
Shooting From the Hip
"Shit or get off the pot." This is a phrase my mother commanded on a regular basis while I was growing up and continues...
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...
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...
Random Acts of Flowers: Learnings From the SF Flower Show
There are 3 things that jump out at me when reading the line-up for the coming San Francisco Flower & Garden Show.
Make & Take...
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...
