1. Raw For 30 Days 15/30: Pickle & Pesto POWER!

    Homemade Dill PicklesAll 12 quarts were made with cucumbers & jalapenos from our garden. Raw For 30 Days Update: Half way to 30 days and I’m still RAWKIN’, by eating only plant-based raw foods! I feel good, for the most part. I’m hungry sometimes but not in my usual hypoglycemic-total-freak-out sort of way...
  2. Basil, Mad Dash & Stash

    Genovese BasilOcimum basilicum ‘Genovese Gigante’ When farmer friends have become incommunicado, breath is visible in the evenings and it’s Oct. 1…you know it’s, now-or-never, harvesting “GO TIME”. One of the most cold sensitive herbs is basil. After two weeks of tucking in our plants snuggly under their covers, I finally beat Mother...
  3. A Very Special Giving Gardens Installation

    A student at Campus Early Childhood Education Center, a Grand Rapids Public School for children with disabilities, lends a helping hand during a Giving Gardens installation at his school earlier this year. The Giving Gardens had a very special installation earlier this spring, at Campus Early Childhood Education Center (CECEC), a Grand Rapids Public School for...
  4. Raw For 30 Days 2/30: Down & Dirty Flax Crax

    Raw Care Package For Emily:Flax Crax (on right), Basic Seed Cheese, Lentil Sprouts, Red Clover Sprouts,Swiss Chard, Kale, Mixed Herbs & Edible Flowers Update: Feeling GREAT and Lost 3 pounds! Yes, I realize it’s mostly water but that’s 3 pounds of water I’m not carrying around with me! AND, the...