Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
Empowering Self-Reliance and Sustainable Living & Microbiomes
One of the most common things I hear from women moving through menopause is the statement that they no longer have hormones or estrogen. It is usually said with certainty, resignation, and often with the belief that the body has lost something essential and irreversible. This idea is repeated so …
Sometimes I stop and honestly ask myself what I am doing. Not in a dramatic way. Just a real, quiet question that comes up when I look at the land, the work, the responsibility of it all. There are moments I wonder how I got here and why this is …
Author note:I am at the seaside…a space that always conjours a deep need to write, reflect and share…. I have been watching change move through my own life for a long time now. Not in theory, not as a concept, but in the quiet way it reveals itself when you …
When a garden begins to mature, the whole feeling of the place changes. Perennials settle in and claim their spots. Annuals slip between them, filling the open spaces with color and food. The soil is no longer naked and exposed. It is shaded, held, protected. Life returns in layers. Birds, …
Diabetes is no longer a rare condition. It is now one of the most common health struggles in Ecuador and across the world. Around 589 million adults worldwide live with diabetes, which means almost one in every nine people. The number is expected to continue rising, especially in developing countries. …
The Beginning of Living Ground Sometimes you do not set out to build a project. Sometimes a project builds you. Living Ground did not begin with a clear plan or a grand design. It began with an ache for self-reliance, a longing to live closer to the land, and a …
There is a quiet movement happening now. You might have felt it too. It is a movement to withdraw, silently. Something deep inside you knows that much of what plays out around us….online, in politics, in families, in culture. It does not feel right. The noise has grown too loud. …
Pilgrimage usually brings to mind sacred paths across continents, places where saints left traces of miracles behind them. My pilgrimage has stayed closer to the ground. It has taken place in the living experiment of the Project site, a journey fueled by a clear vision and an unclear route. I …
At our Gratitude Café, we are bringing life back to the table, from the soil to the plate. Each week we prepare something special from our gardens and kitchens. Some weekends it will be a full celebration meal like roast beef or turkey, and other weekends we will feature hearty …
There is something deeply moving about working with plants in their most concentrated form. To distill their essence into a small bottle is like capturing the soul of the garden. Each drop carries not just aroma but the story of the soil, the care of the hands that tended the …