Ready for a glimpse of what motivates me to do this work?
I do what I do because I love plants and I love having my hands in the soil. I love being able to provide (some) of my own food and creating my own teas and tinctures from plants in my backyard. I’ve always disliked going to the grocery store, and I find raising my own food to be very fulfilling, on so many levels.
I find joy in a morning spent in the garden pulling weeds and an afternoon spent harvesting tomatoes and herbs. Seeding trays and potting up plants is a type of meditation and connection that I haven’t found during any other activity.
Taking such small seeds during the depths of winter and applying soil, water and light and watching the plants grow brings such a joy and inspiration to my life. I love being able to share that with other people. I love helping people discover unique plants and the ones they remember from their grandparent’s gardens.
Gardening connects us to the previous generations and the future generations, plants can be divided and seeds can be shared and go on to grow and grace everyone’s gardens and flower beds.
