<h1 class="page-title">December 2025</h1>

Listening to What Is Already Speaking

I am at the seaside…which always provides me with an instinctual thrust to muse and write….to reflect and respond…. There is a steady learning that comes through living, not only through ease, but through pressure and challenge. It often arrives at points in life when something we care about deeply …

When Moonflower Reaches

She is one of my favourite not beause she is a medicine for the physical but because she is a witness to tenacity, beauty and strength….always reaching and bursting her fantastic flower at night. Moonflower is a luminous night-blooming vine whose large white flowers unfurl from tightly coiled spirals at …

Goji, Coffee Berry and Clove Bud

Morning and Evening Elixirs For Blood, Liver, Brain and Microbial Balance When I started to really understand microbiology, I quietly moved most of the strong germ fighting herbs and foods out of my apothecary. I began to see those “kill the bugs” tools as blunt instruments that did not care …

Life as a Teacher

As a little human at 10, I learned that to be seen I had to play my part. My job was to be good, to excel, to lead. Not to be the best, just not to be a problem. I read the room, felt the moods, and stepped into the …

Welcome toThe Grounded Path.

These writings are my field notes from a life spent learning self-reliance. They grow out of the daily work of building Living Ground in the mountains of Ecuador, where soil, microbes, gardens, food, and community are not ideas but lived practice. Some posts explore the living soil beneath our feet and the microbial worlds that support plants, food, and human health. Others wander into herbs, fermentation, garden experiments, mistakes, and small discoveries that appear along the way. Many are reflections on the work of trying to live closer to the rhythms of land and life. Self-reliance, as I have come to understand it, is not about standing alone. It is about remembering our place inside living systems that connect soil, plants, microbes, animals, and people. This space is a collection of field notes. A record of the work, the questions, the failures, and the quiet successes that come from building something real with the earth, and perhaps a small window into the life behind it.

About Me

Hi! I'm Leisha

I am an author and educator who focuses on holistic health, sustainable gardening, and the microbiome. I’ve written extensive guides such as 'The Secret Garden' and 'Microbial Morsels and Culinary Crafting,' and I run Living Ground, a living site dedicated to self-reliance and natural health practices. Through books, courses, and hands-on projects, I empower others to embrace sustainable living and achieve better health.

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