I started gardening when I was in high school, working at a local nursery. Thanks to this experience I discovered that I relished doing active work, particularly spending moments of solitude among plants and insects.

At H.S. graduation, my path took me away from gardening and into the city – first to NYC for my first college experience, and later to Paris where I spent 14 years. During my time in France I relished trips to the countryside and was giddy at chances to pick fruit in abandoned fields. The craving for moments like this in my everyday life started to grow in me and I became more and more dissatisfied with my urban lifestyle.

Eventually I moved back to the states where I met my husband, Chad, and got my first taste of living on a farm. My cravings for homesteading and love were fulfilled at the same time. Chad and I try to grow or forage as much of our own food as possible.

Along with being a passionate gardener, I have a background in environmental health and green building. I assist those suffering from environmental sensitivities via this blog and onsite consultations (when global pandemics aren’t making the latter impossible.)

And I happen to suffer from environmental sensitivities myself! I find that being outdoors as much as possible is one of the best tonics – just one more reason to garden!

My daily choices for a healthy home and lifestyle are informed by my training in Building Biology, my garden plans and decisions draw on studies of Permaculture and Native Plants, and my cooking is gluten-free, organic, and heavily infused with fermentation.