Heart + Soil Healing Gardens

04/12/2021

Georgia

It's National Library Week and we're celebrating ways our public libraries empower communities across Georgia!

Through our partnerships with organizations around the state, you can use your library card to visit museums, educational attractions and state parks! Due to covid precautions, be sure to check with them before visiting.

Learn about the ways you can have fun and save money with your library card: https://georgialibraries.org/partnerships/

03/15/2021

Read The Wall Street Journal's recent feature with BFN founder Dr. Veronica Womack about why some of us find value in living in Rural America, staying connected to our roots: https://bit.ly/WSJSmallTownNatives The Wall Street Journal

03/02/2021

Human beings aren't meant to 'get over it'. We are meant to 'work through it' because unexpressed emotions don't die.

02/13/2021

"It was during the 1980s that Sawadogo, seeing that the measures taken by the authorities were not producing results, decided to take matters into his own hands. Sawadogo employed two traditional methods – Zaï and cordons pierreux, in his battle against the desertification of his country. As these traditional ways were regarded as odd by his community, Sawadogo was initially thought to have lost his mind, and was ridiculed."

The Man Who Stopped a Desert Using Ancient Farming | Ancient Origins
https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/man-who-stopped-desert-using-ancient-farming-009493

02/11/2021

This is us!

Taking Nature Back is an event, an opportunity, a time to pause for the cause. It's a regional and national environmental lovefest. And it’s a Black healing, welcoming, organizing, celebrating, networking space. Our theme is Call and Response: Elevating our Stories, Naturally! This year we're elevating our stories chautauqua-style, so be on the lookout for speakers, creators, innovators, scientists, educators, musicians, artists, and entertainers telling their stories about everything from climate change to environmental justice and environmental joy in creative.

https://anshome.org/taking-nature-black/

02/08/2021

Some gardeners think of volunteer plants in gardens as free bonus plants- serendipitous. Others consider them weeds- especially tree seedlings in the yard. This article explains how to use volunteer plants to your best advantage and how to eliminate unwanted volunteers.

Read more at Gardening Know How: What Is A Volunteer Plant: Learn About Volunteer Plants In Gardens https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/propgen/volunteer-plants-in-gardens.htm

02/05/2021

Breathe where there is green. Green grows hope. It keeps the heart beating and helps us remember who we are.

01/06/2021

Happy National Bird Day.

Birds not only add beauty to our planet but also play a crucial role in the ecosystem, pollination and seed dispersal.

Photo Credit: Jean-David Parlier, Florida Birds Photography, LLC

01/02/2021

Bless this year for us with an abundant of means and resources to achieve our dreams and goals.

12/28/2020

Happiness Birding...
"A new study reveals that greater bird biodiversity brings greater joy to people, according to recent findings from the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research."
https://www.ecowatch.com/birds-happiness-study-2649413979.html?rebelltitem=1

The study, published in Ecological Economics, focused on European residents, and determined that happiness correlated with a specific number of bird species. "According to our findings, the happiest Europeans are those who can experience numerous different bird species in their daily life, or who li...

12/25/2020

Love, joy and peace are the ingredients for a wonderful Holiday. We hope you find them all during this festive season.

Season's Greetings,

The Walkers

12/20/2020

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. -Robert Frost

12/19/2020

In a historic pick, New Mexico Rep. and Green New Deal champion Deb Haaland is poised to become secretary of the interior! She’d be the first Indigenous person to serve as a Cabinet member.

The historic choice would elevate a Native American to a cabinet secretary position for the first time, and do so at an agency that played a central role in the nation’s long-running abuse of native peoples.

12/18/2020

What's in your neighborhood?

Thankful for Birds This Season!
November in Florida is a great time to reflect on the things we are thankful for including family, friends and the beautiful wildlife that inhabits our state, especially the magnificent birds! Can you guess these local residents or add your favorite(s) in the comments below?