We’re currently in the process of integrating all of our products of the last 18 years into a single online shop. First up is a limited edition risographic print that Davin illustrated as an accompaniment to the Grow Curious book of a poem/manifesto that I wrote in january 2017 called, Gardening is Resistance. You can …
The Grow Curious book is here! To celebrate, we’ve decided to make the Introduction available for everyone to read. This will give you a small taste of the book, as well as two projects that you can start with as you wait for your copy to arrive. Click here to read an excerpt on your …
It’s almost here! My new book, Grow Curious: Creative Activities to Cultivate Joy, Wonder, and Discovery in Your Garden has gone to the printer and pre-ordering is available for those of you who did not catch the Kickstarter campaign. Order the limited run Print Edition here. Order the eBook Edition here. Join the Grow Curious …
The other day, while walking around, exploring the garden, I happened upon a ladybug sitting on a leaf on the black currant bush. Upon first glance I thought the ladybug was alive, but looking more closely I could see that it was unmoving and probably dead. Next I noticed a bruised, wet spot on its …
Today and every day: Grow and eat good food. Find your grounding in the earth and connect to the nature that is in you — the nature that is you. Make space for wildness. BE wild. Tend and be tender. Don’t be good; be defiant. Cultivate compassion and empathy. Hold yourself in strength and dignity. …
I wrote this on the day the Kickstarter campaign for Grow Curious ended and then posted it to the backers update page, but I wanted to post it here as well in case there are any of you who missed it. I have also been continuing to send out personal messages to everyone who backed …
A year ago, almost to the day, I wrote about my experiences as a gardener who couldn’t garden due to illness and what that taught me about myself and gardening. I ended the piece by musing on a reassurance from my partner Davin that come spring both the garden and I would be here. Eventually, …
I want to thank all of you who have backed the Kickstarter campaign for my book, Grow Curious: Creative Activities to Cultivate Joy, Wonder, and Discovery in You and Your Garden. I have been working to thank each one of you personally, but if you haven’t heard from me yet, please know that I am …
This morning I am pleased to announce the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for my next book, Grow Curious: Creative Activities to Cultivate Joy, Wonder, and Discovery in You and Your Garden. There is so much that I want to say about this project, but in short, this is a creative activity book for adult …
Fall is the season of the spider around here. Well, I suppose that’s not exactly accurate. Summer seems to be the season of the spider in my kitchen. Fall is their season in my garden. Every summer a range of smaller species and one female Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus) sets up shop in my kitchen …
Lately, I’ve begun using the video function on Instagram to shoot some quick, informal videos in my garden. I’ve stayed away from video in the past because of the work involved in shooting, editing, etc. But the other day as I was in my garden cleaning up a bed, it suddenly occurred to me that …
For the second year in a row I have been working with Fiskars Project Orange Thumb® as a member of their editorial board. Project Orange Thumb® gives a financial lending hand to educational, therapeutic, and community gardens in the US and Canada, and this year 30 gardens were each awarded $3,500 in cash and tools. …