Field Notes

A space for our collection of favorite growers, online courses, podcasts, books, farmers, recipes, articles, farmartisans (farm-artisans), earth friendly products, earth friendly people, everything soil health, seasonal living tips, gardening by the moon and more! Make some tea and settle in! We’re glad you’re here!

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Podcasts for the Garden

Spring has sprung! I love this turn of the season when most of my time is spent outside with my hands in the dirt…

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Hot Toddy Season

I don’t know what the weather is like where you are but in Virginia November kicks off “hot toddy season”…

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Autumn Escapes

Autumn in Virginia is not to be missed! The changing of the leaves and the smell of woodstoves burning always reminds me of this piece from Austin Sailsbury…“A change is in the air; a great mellowing. It’s in the wind, in the earth, inside each and every one of us. And somewhere, not far off in the distance, woodsmoke is seasoning the evening sky…

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Herbed Roasted Tomatoes to Freeze

Believe it or not I’m still picking tomatoes from my garden! And it’s October 1! While a tomato freshly picked from the vine and still warm from the sun will always be my favorite…

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Common Ground

I’m super excited to help Kiss the Ground bring their next film, Common Ground, to local theaters in Virginia!

From the filmmakers of ‘Kiss the Ground’ (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary ‘Common Ground’, winner of the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Forest to Table

Forest-to-table products are growing in popularity, not only for consumers, but for farmers as well…

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SOIL

This blog should have probably been named “Books & Seeds” because they are my obsession and what you will hear about the most! Speaking of obsessions…

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The Good Dirt Podcast

“At Lady Farmer, we believe that the answer to healing ourselves and the planet is right under our feet…”

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Arugula Pesto Pizza

Looking for ideas for the fresh arugula I’m harvesting! This recipe was delish and a nice change from my “go to” arugula pesto!

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One Commune

Video courses and online workshops in personal development, mindful movement, spirituality, health, holistic living, environmental regeneration, and social activism…

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The Ecology Center

Educators, connectors and community builders that are leading the charge around the conversation about better, healthy living…

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Coming Soon!

“Be a curator of your life. Slowly cut things out until you’re left only with what you love, with what’s necessary, with what makes you happy.”

―Leo Babauta

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