Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
I believe I am entering a newness. Preparing for this retreat has been opening doors I never expected. I literally started moving the microscopes into the workshop room and thought, “Why not make this my office?” Suddenly, a space I had been viewing one way revealed an entirely different possibility. …
A Love Letter to Place, Soil, and the Foods That Remember There are moments at the Living Ground Project when I bite into something from the garden and have to stop everything I am doing. Usually, it is a tomato. I stand there in the middle of the garden, juice …
Preparing for Our First Living Ground Self-Reliance Education Retreat There is something beautiful about preparing for something that has not happened yet. For the past few weeks, we have been setting the stage for our very first Living Ground Self-Reliance Education Retreat, a seven-day Live Blood Immersion Workshop. The gardens …
I love olive oil, but you will rarely see us cooking with it at Living Ground. We use good extra-virgin olive oil generously on salads, vegetables, herbs, cheeses, fermented foods, soups and finished dishes, but when a pan goes onto the stove, we reach for butter, coconut oil or tallow. …
I am getting ready to release the second edition of Live Blood Analysis for the Lay Person, and I wanted to share why this edition felt so important to me. The timing feels meaningful because I am also preparing for our upcoming Live Blood Analysis workshop at Living Ground, taking …
From the moment I first discovered Tulsi, the Holy Basil, its vibrancy and spiritual essence captivated my heart. Unlike its culinary cousin, basil, which graces salads and sauces with its aromatic charm, Tulsi carries a mystique that weaves together the threads of mythology, healing, and daily well-being. Tulsi is like …
Aloe vera, celebrated as the “plant of immortality,” is a remarkable succulent renowned for its extraordinary healing properties and its robust ability to survive in tough conditions. Thriving in arid, nutrient-deficient soils, Aloe vera has captured the fascination of many cultures throughout history with its rejuvenating and therapeutic potential. The …
How a tiny organism led to one of the most fascinating discoveries in natural medicine, and why the real lesson may be about observation, ecology, and the living systems beneath our feet Many years ago, I came across something that genuinely stopped me in my tracks. It was not simply …
There are moments in history when change appears impossible right before it suddenly becomes inevitable. There is an old idea often referred to as the “100th monkey effect.” The story suggests that once enough individuals within a group learn a new behavior, the knowledge somehow spreads rapidly through the whole …
There is a sadness I carry sometimes that is difficult to explain because it does not come only from my personal life but my personal life influences the reality. I am not a sad person, but I have always experienced the world differently than many around me. I notice things. …