Connecting with Nature
Growing and Eating Healthy, Nutrient-Dense Food, Building Thriving Communities and Giving Back to the Earth!
Today and Yesterday
Building on Life-Giving Tradition
The tradition of the family farm and garden, whether it be across the Atlantic or here in the US, is powerful.
50% of Americans were farming in 1880.
Today, less than 2% of the nation is employed in agriculture.
From another perspective, in 1945 Americans grew 45% of their food in their backyard gardens. Now we grow 0.1% of our food in our backyards. Each day, we are experiencing an explosion of chronic disease, ecosystem collapse, and biodiversity loss. By learning to work in a co-creative process with mother nature, we will experience richer soils and abundance of life and health.
OUR MISSION ...
Advocating for healthy, ethical, and sustainable homes, food and lifestyle.
Promoting healthy lifestyles through education, enjoyment of and growing plant-powered foods
within our home and community gardens.
Creating social capital through social interactions among family members and people within our gardening communities!