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Mindfulness Garden Games
by Joann Calabrese

author of Growing Mindful

New Moon & Equinox Energy

Joann CalabreseMarch 21, 2023 Gardens, Living Intentionally, Mindful Practices, Mindfulness

Happy New Moon, March 21, 2023 Weaving Together the Energy of Spring Equinox & New Moon This day holds an abundance of new moon & equinox energy. The new moon occurs today, March 21st, and the vernal equinox took place yesterday, March 20th. Each of these events hold powerful imagery and energy that we can … Read more

How Will You Honor Autumn Equinox?

Joann CalabreseSeptember 21, 2021 Gardens, Living Intentionally, Mindful Practices, Mindfulness, seed saving

Autumn equinox happens on Wednesday (September 22) at 1:21 PM Mountain Time. (Find the time for your location here.) The Equinoxes – both spring and fall – are a time when day and night are of equal length. It is one of only two moments in the year when the sun is directly over the … Read more

The Resilient Thread
November 1, 2024
New Moon Greetings – November 1, 2024 The Resilient Thread Let me start with this reminder – you are stronger and more resilient than you know. Even though the world feels a little out of control right now, I am here to tell you that whatever happens next, we can …Read More »
Gather, Appreciate, & Release
October 2, 2024
New Moon Greetings – October 2, 2024 Gather, Appreciate, & Release Fall is a busy time for gardeners. Depending on the size of your garden it can be hard to keep up with the harvest. And we also have to be concerned about the first frost. In Denver our average …Read More »
In Praise of Burdock
September 2, 2024
New Moon Greetings – September 2, 2024 On Burdock Perhaps your only exposure to burdock (Arctium lappa) is when the sticky burrs get stuck on your dogs coat or your clothes. This is the time of year that is likely to happen. It can be frustrating because the burrs are …Read More »
Chaos Gardening
August 4, 2024
New Moon Greetings – August 4, 2024 I’ve always joked that my style of gardening should be called chaos gardening. Springtime plans quickly turn unwieldy, leading to a backyard awash in shapes, colors, fruits, flowers, and vegetables in no discernable order. And that is how it has always been. So, …Read More »
Seasons of Hail
July 5, 2024
New Moon Greetings – July 5, 2024 Didn’t See it Coming When I began gardening in Colorado, hail was not on my planning list. I knew that gardening would be harder in Denver than in Pennsylvania where I’d grown up. Water falls from the sky routinely in Pennsylvania. Rainfall in …Read More »

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