If you make any new year resolutions, let them contain two things: the falling in love with this earth and with yourself. -Brigit Anna McNeil  

I wish I had said this. I do feel it in my bones not just at the… Read More

As I awkwardly heaved an enormous pot of soap batter into a three foot long mold, I fell in love. I fall in love everyday with the sparkle that the universe shines upon us and here it was again. Love. As… Read More

Hi! My name is Courtney! Some of you may recognize me as a longtime local on the California coast. I am a yoga practitioner, a masseuse, a mother, a lover of nature. And I am extremely fortunate, grateful, exuberant, humbled… Read More

With rising threats posed by climate change, Mother Nature has never been more in need of our help.   And I know it's easy to feel daunted in the face of such a massive problem, but making small, manageable… Read More

After a good six weeks of construction, I'm proud to report my little 200-square-foot arboretum is now housing a bounty of budding produce as we speak.

Peas are blooming, my radishes and asparagus are producing… Read More