Gardening is life + life is gardening

So much of my inspiration is found sweating it out in the garden.  That's why I decided to become a Master Gardener Volunteer through the University of Minnesota Extension!  My love for plants, gardening, and talking about plants and gardening made the MG program the right fit!  

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I love how every year the garden, the season, the weather, the pests, the plants, the plan and the size is different and it humbles us.  After nearly 15 years of being a 'heavy duty' gardener I've come to love it deeply.  Any of our neighbors will tell you that Jamie is always in the garden!

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Last year I decided to use some of my skills as a 'woodworker' and craft a 'Giving Garden Cart'.  The spirit of this cart is to share our harvest bounty and simply to spread joy.  We are fortunate to have the space and time to garden, and let's be real...one family can only consume so much zucchini...LOL.  But before that, picking flowers to share with strangers gave me so much joy.  Pausing to extend gratitude, joy and beauty in a world that can be so hard (especially during COVID).  That evolved into more flowers, less strangers, and more friends.  Friends who kept walking by with words of love, gratitude and encouragement to KEEP GOING! Or IT'S BEAUTIFUL!  From there came the 'Giving Garden Cart'.  This cart made up of all sorts of different forgotten materials is part of the heartbeat of who I am.  A blend of- sharing + creativity + paint + wood + repurposed items + picking flowers + the love of our neighbors + educating people = The Giving Garden Cart

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