The Green Gal blog is moving to a new location! From January 2009 to early March 2021, the Green Gal blog was hosted here by Blogger at http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/ Starting today, Marc...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2021/03/green-gal-blog-is-moving-to-new-home.html
When we prune a fruit tree, we simplify the branches in order to amplify the available sunlight to those remaining. Removing branches also directs the tree's energy to the remaining buds so that...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2021/03/simplify-to-amplify.html
Watching seeds sprout into seedlings and grow into plants never ceases to amaze me. The joy and wonder of new life! The first little brassica seedlings emerged on February 12, and I posted about...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2021/02/seedling-update.html
Sowing seeds is an act of hope & intention. In these uncertain times, planting seeds invites joy, wonder, & anticipation. There's still uncertainty, but with care & attention, we can cultivate ne...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2021/02/sowing-seeds-is-act-of-hope-intention.html
Self care is essential. It makes life more enjoyable; equips us to face life's challenges; provides an opportunity to connect more deeply with ourselves; and it allows us to bring our best selves...
"'Now my dears,' said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, 'you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden...'" - The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, fir...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-tale-of-2-peter-rabbit-bedrooms.html
Happy New Year! My goodness, it's been awhile since I posted to this blog. Since my last post in March 2019, a lot has happened both in the world and in my life. One thing I love about this blog ...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2021/01/2020-gratitude-2021-intentions.html
Nevada Residents: On March 21st, the state legislature introduced SB389 , a bill that will - if passed - make it ILLEGAL to keep backyard bees in urban and suburban areas. Honeybees pollinate o...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2019/03/protect-backyard-beekeeping.html
This morning I had the pleasure of interviewing Lily Urmann, my dear friend and fellow UCSC sustainabilibuddy graduate. We spoke about one of her favorite favorite subjects: Biomimicry. The Bi...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2019/02/biomimicry-lily-urmann-video.html
Nine months ago, I harvested my first vegetables from Green Gal's Garden. That initial harvest on May 20 consisted of nine heads of bok choy. Although the harvest that day was small and too early...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2019/02/2018-garden-harvest-report-reflections.html
Colorful chickens, roosters, and two curious goats make up the welcome party that greets visitors to River School Farm in Reno, Nevada. I had the pleasure of meeting these farm animals, as well ...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2019/02/tour-of-river-school-farm-in-reno-nv.html
The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program through Green Gal's Garden is in full swing--we are already in week four of the twenty-week program! CSA boxes in the past month have contained...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2018/07/csa-guest-post-why-is-food-more.html
Happy Earth Week! I was invited to speak at my high school, Amador Valley High School, in celebration of Earth Week today. It's been awhile since I visited the place where I spent four years of m...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2018/04/being-change-this-earth-week-speech.html
Who else is ready for the weather to warm up the soil for our spring gardens? I've spent so many hours looking at seed catalogs and seed packets lately, I just can't wait for tomatoes and peppers...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2018/02/garden-update-equipment-needs-for-2018.html
It's been almost 3 months since I said goodbye to my beautiful farm-ily and graduated from the UC Santa Cruz Farm Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture. Life since then has been a whirlwind...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2018/01/reflecting-on-2017.html
Happy Giving Tuesday! If you haven't already, I invite you to please support an important cause led by four of my dear friends from the UCSC Farm Apprenticeship! They are raising funds to support...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/11/giving-tuesday-regrow-puerto-rico.html
Yesterday afternoon, I led a workshop about sourdough bread at the UC Santa Cruz Farm & Garden's Annual Harvest Festival. (Fun fact: Green Guy and I met at this same event five years ago when we ...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/10/sourdough-101-and-new-bread-market.html
This afternoon in the Farm Garden, I led a Garden Talk on my new favorite flower: Lavender! Everyone currently working in the Farm Garden took turns last week and today presenting for 10-12 minut...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/07/i-love-lavender-history-properties-uses.html
Life on the Farm has been so busy lately! Our twice-weekly market cart began a few weeks ago, which means that on Tuesday and Friday mornings, we begin harvesting flowers, veggies, and berries a...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/07/farm-update-two-garden-poems-by-jeune.html
An apprenticeship update & an exploration of what our treatment of weeds perhaps reveals about the limits we place on compassion It's already week eight of the Apprenticeship; time has truly fl...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/06/farm-apprenticeship-week-8-reflection.html
The weeks pass by so quickly here, each day filled with learning the "why" behind the "how," engaging in interesting discussions with new friends, working, and getting "schooled up" (as Orin Mart...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/05/four-snapshots-of-life-in-ucsc.html
My legs are sore, my vertebrae crack when I stand up straight or stretch, my hands are scraped and blistered, but I've got the biggest smile on my face--kinda like the grin on my childhood face b...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/04/farm-apprenticeship-weeks-2-3.html
Woah, an entire week of the UC Santa Cruz Apprenticeship in Ecological Horticulture has already come and gone! It was a full week of meeting new people (40 apprentices plus the staff!), learning ...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/04/farm-apprenticeship-week-1.html
The newest chapter in the adventures of Green Gal has officially begun! Yesterday, I moved into a tent cabin at the UC Santa Cruz Farm, where I'll live, work, and learn for the next six months. I...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/04/let-farm-adventures-begin.html
A few weeks ago on March 11, I completed* a six-month Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course through Santa Cruz Permaculture , which is directed and taught by my good friend, co-mentor, and...
http://greenbeangal.blogspot.com/2017/04/reflections-on-santa-cruz-permaculture.html