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  • Climate solutions,  Creating social change

    The future of restaurants

    A video about the future of food and the struggles of trying to create a zero-waste restaurant.

    January 15, 2020
  • Climate solutions,  Creating social change

    Feeling distressed about climate change?

    The LA Times ran an article “Feeling distressed about climate change? Here’s how to manage it.” Yet their so-called solutions seemed to come to a screeching halt at processing grief. Let’s expand on that … I’ve been “feeling distressed about…

    January 12, 2020
  • Abundant Harvests - garden info

    Resources for my Soil Building class

    When we pull harvest from the garden, week after week, we are taking from the garden ecosystem. We are taking from the soil. Here in Southern California, where we can harvest year-round (with a seasonally-appropriate crop mix), that means we…

    January 10, 2020
  • My home garden

    Gardening with crutches update

    Today marks the 7-month anniversary of when I fell down the stairs and broke my ankle. What a journey this has been! Thanks to physical therapy (amazing!) and then doubling up on yoga classes at LiveYogaWellness, my progress climbing back…

    January 10, 2020
  • Abundant Harvests - garden info

    Resources for my Permaculture Observation class

    Permaculture is a design system that begins with “what is” and launches from that starting point into “what will become.” Rather than making a strict decision about the final outcome from the very start, the designer begins with what is…

    December 6, 2019
  • Abundant Harvests - garden info

    Manufacture microclimes

    One of the big advantages of container gardening is that you have so much ability to adjust the immediate local “climate” your plants are growing in. If a plant is baking in too much sun, you can pick up the…

    December 1, 2019
  • Abundant Harvests - garden info

    Help in planning your Cool Season Garden

    Resources from my talk at the Seed Library of Los Angeles: VegGardens365 app Vegetable Crop Rotation Wheel Why rotate your crops? The Legume family Crop rotations in Southern California – when to change seasons The Secrets of Soil Building John…

    September 21, 2019
  • Designing edible landscapes

    Planting Your Cool Season Garden – Sep 21

    The cool season can be some of the most productive months in our Southern California Gardens, and the Brassica family is the star of the show. Brassicas include kale, collards, broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cabbages, turnips, radishes, arugula, and…

    September 1, 2019
  • Climate solutions

    Sea level rise in California

    In case you missed it, there was a well-written article in the LA Times about sea level rise and the California coastline. According to the article, the sea is now rising here on the west coast faster than anywhere in…

    August 28, 2019
  • Uncategorized

    The sounds of silence

    In the wee hours of the night — say 2 or 3 in the morning — if you lie awake in bed, what do you hear?

    August 25, 2019
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