Rest and Refresh
It’s winter, time for the garden (and the gardeners) to rest and refresh. The pandemic has been going on for what seems like forever now and we’re all weary of the precautions and just plain tired. All the more reason…
“Digging the Dirt” in the UK
A holiday surprise came to us in December when Russell Parry and Jake Cosford, hosts of the podcast “Digging the Dirt – The Allotment Show” carried by Skywave Radio in the UK, contacted Karen Stith, Board Member of the Bear…
Better Cities
In September, our film: A Garden Experience, Growing Organic was accepted into the 2020 Better Cities Film Festival. Better Cities Film Festival is the world’s premiere film festival about cities, towns, and neighborhoods. It is a festival of stories about…
Come and get it!
Seasons are short in the Rocky Mountains and by the time late summer arrives, harvesting has begun in earnest. You’ve spent months planting seeds or starters and you’ve watered and sheltered your plants through the cruel vagaries of spring weather…
What My Garden Has Taught Me so far
Corn, Beans, and Squash - CBS Early June Planting a vegetable garden is an exercise in humility here in the Southwest where the growing season is short and the elements unrelenting in ferocity. Our city balances on the edge of…
Planting begins
Mid-May is the time of year folks along the Front Range in Colorado begin putting seeds and plants in the ground. Our average last frost date is May 15. But this year, as Colorado slowly comes out of COVID-19 Stay-at-Home…
My garden wakes up to a new world
In just a matter of weeks, the world has turned upside down. Most of us have been staying indoors or venturing outside briefly to avoid catching COVID-19. I hope all of you reading this are healthy and able to social…
Film Screenings
A Garden Experience: Growing Organic was screened at the Dunedin, FL Film Festival in Florida in January, 2020 A Garden Experience: Growing Organic is now available on Amazon Prime! Click here. Enjoy!
A Gardening Experience: Growing Organic
The documentary film A GARDEN EXPERIENCE: Growing Organic, has now been screened a number of times since its completion last fall. Both El Paso County Nature Centers: Bear Creek and Fountain Creek Nature Centers have viewed the film as well…