Pakistani-American Shadab Zeest Hashmi’s Poetry of Food Memories
Last weekend I interviewed my dear friend and poet, Shadab Zeest Hashmi, at her home in Southern California. We first met at an event in…
Category: LIFE
How to Propagate Rosemary Plants
If you’ve ever taken one whiff of a fresh rosemary leaf, you won’t have forgotten the purely ephemeral aroma, the seemingly medicinal aroma that lasts…
Learn More About Black Seed Oil Production in This Live Interview
Yesterday I interviewed Abudllah Naki of The Blessed Seed company about his experience and efforts to bring high quality black seed oil and black seed…
Top 5 Things I’m Doing to Boost My Immunity
I don’t know about you, but I’ve had some serious bouts of anxiety listening to all the bad news about the covid-19 pandemic our world…
Videos: Let’s Talk Permaculture
I made this video during the last few months I was in my house in Chicago. It was long before I accepted that I would…
My Balcony Garden in Fethiye, Turkiye
The first time I traveled to southern Turkiye (specifically Fethiye), I was completely and utterly taken in by how perfectly the botanics, the landscape and…
How to Force Tree Branches: A Beautiful Indoor Winter Project
Every winter I try to continue my obsession with indoor gardening. It usually happens after I get antsy with the realization that I can’t put…
5 Things You Can Do to Live Well During the Cold Winter Months
It’s this time of year when I appreciate home and hearth the most. While I may not have a fireplace (although I’d absolutely love one),…
5 Things You Can Do on the Holidays When Everyone Else is Celebrating
Much of the world has been celebrating Christmas season since the beginning of December, but the really special days for those who celebrate are Christmas…
Video Series with Dr. Madiha Saeed of Holistic Mom, MD
We had an amazing couple of months here with the fabulously smart Dr. Madiha Saeed, a Chicago area MD who just finished the book, The…
