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 8/30: Fast Breaking Fiesta!

    Raw Plant-Based Sprout Salad, Mexican Style! Update: Hola! Thank you for following me on my raw quest. It’s day eight of thirty and I just came off of a three day liquid fast. That means water, green smoothies, green soup, green juice, young coconut water, rejuvelac (which I make at home) and GT’s...
  5. Raw For 30 Days 5/30: Happy Fall Y’All!

    Update: Five days of eating only raw plant-based food and feeling good! A general sense of calmness has kicked in, I’m 4.5 pounds lighter and my “you-can’t-fool-me” jeans are not quite as tight this week. Hot yoga felt GREAT this morning as I’m much more flexible when eating right. I could definitely twist and bend...