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12 Ways of Looking at a Garden
“Here are 12 permaculture principles to begin with, gathered from permaculturists of the land, of the house, and of the mind.”
3 Ways to Use the Healing Power of Comfrey
Harvesting this powerful herb in the fall can help you extend your summertime garden’s vitality well into the winter months.
4 Super Greens to Grow in Your Spring Garden
Eating a diet rich in greens can help you improve your blood pressure, boost your immune system, enhance your cardiovascular health, and even sharpen your mental capabilities. With shelter in place orders cropping up across the country as the coronavirus spreads, it’s never been a better time to focus on your garden.
5 Ways Gardening Is Good for Your Mental Health
Gardening is a lifelong practice that provides countless mental and physical health benefits.
6 Sustainable Gardening Tips for Animal Lovers
In creating cultivated backyards, we are removing habitat for wild animals. Here are several sustainable gardening practices that keep the wellbeing of all creatures in mind.
A Garden for Enlightenment
The art of “synchronizing yourself to the natural flow of the energy that surrounds you”
A Gardener’s Awakening
Michael Pollan discusses his new book, exploring the relationship between humans and three plant products that have shaped human culture and history: caffeine, mescaline, and opium.
A Mind Shaped by Gardening
Adapted excerpt from The Well-Gardened Mind by Sue Stuart-Smith. (Copyright © 2020 by Sue Stuart-Smith. Reprinted by permission of Scribner, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster Inc.)
DIY Spring Gardening Secrets
Ready to grow your own food this season?On this in-studio episode of Conscious Living®, gardening expert Meredith Sheperd, the founder of Love and Carrots, shares time-tested secre…
Dynamize Your Garden With These Biodynamic Practices
One afternoon last summer, an official from the Department of Agriculture unexpectedly stopped by Angela Macke’s farm in Leelanau County, Michigan, to give her—believe it or not—an…
Gardens of Grief, Gardens of Grace
A grief garden provides natural healing, connecting you with those who are no longer living.
Grow Your Own Mushrooms
Grow Your Own? Mushroom cultivation can be rewarding. Here's some advice if you're interested in taking the fungi plunge.
Microgreen Power
When it comes to plant-based nutrition, most people envision long rows of organic farmland with luxurious stretches of leafy lettuces, kale, and other greens. But there’s another t…
Nourishing Self and Others
Clean eating to be more than a health practice; it can be a spiritual practice.
Podcast: Sue Stuart-Smith on the Well-Gardened Mind
Cultivating a literal garden is a way to also cultivate a thriving mind, says this prominent psychiatrist and psychotherapist.
Poem: A Ream of Paper
“It may be that poetry’s work is preparatory, like the work of the earthworms in garden soil.”
