I began expressing my big Cancer emotions through writing at a very young age. For me, the unique act of writing is what allows me to process and evolve fully . Today, my weekly missives follow themes that weave between the literal fields of my work in the Gemmo Forest, our family homestead garden, and the energy field we all experience. My life now follows the rhythm of the land. From spring through fall, I can be found outdoors, hands in the dirt, working alongside her husband, Joachim, to tend our 7,500-square-foot family garden or with local volunteers caring for Gemmo Forest. When the cold sets in and the fields rest, I return indoors, where I rekindle my love of writing by the wood stove, always with my faithful calico, Ruby, curled close by.
Sow, Tend, Harvest, Pause.
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Field Notes from Lauren
I began expressing my big Cancer emotions through writing at a very young age. For me, the unique act of writing is what allows me to process and evolve fully . Today, my weekly missives follow themes that weave between the literal fields of my work in the Gemmo Forest, our family homestead garden, and the energy field we all experience. My life now follows the rhythm of the land. From spring through fall, I can be found outdoors, hands in the dirt, working alongside her husband, Joachim, to tend our 7,500-square-foot family garden or with local volunteers caring for Gemmo Forest. When the cold sets in and the fields rest, I return indoors, where I rekindle my love of writing by the wood stove, always with my faithful calico, Ruby, curled close by.
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. Sunflower is what you plant when you’re done fighting nature and ready to partner with it. ~Jay Drysdale Dear Reader On Wednesday, the land and gardens hummed not only from our bee friends but from the mindful tending of many hands. A joyful team got an early start as late summer projects were ticked off the list in preparation for two open days for the Gemmo Forest and our family gardens. There were mowers mowing, loppers lopping, and snippers...
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. The revolving cycle finds us each year at a different moment in the story of our own lives; the unfolding events of history change us, but the seasons do not change. ~Eleanor Parker Dear Reader This week had me out in the new Gemmo Forest herb beds with intern Lucie and later pulling onions in the front garden; both areas where Mullein is plentiful. From my first encounters, I fell hard for this Dr. Seuss character of a plant. With its plush...
Want to read this email on the web? Click here. Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. ~Hermann Hesse There is a settling of the land and the gardens with the arrival of August. What will be is already in progress; what won’t just isn’t meant for this season. From April onwards its been a steady monthly build-up and August delivers a series of peaks and plateaus. Harvest time is in full swing, and yet it is punctuated with pauses....