On Precarity, Community, and the Work of Keeping Good Places Alive

This year at Garden Juju Collective we are working with the theme of Remakings. Not just remaking landscapes and food systems, but remaking whole projects themselves. Even the best regenerative projects often become precarious. We need to do all we can to keep them alive. 

Over the past 18 months, Gateway Farm in Plymouth, Mich...

Like the changing season, the Harvest Loom began as something small and grew in ways we couldn’t predict. A spark of inspiration, some branches, and a shared vision—what started as a nature craft idea for children transformed into a large-scale, living art installation that wove together memory, intention, and collective care.

Installed at Gateway Farm Hub in Plymouth, MI, USA, during the shift f...

Last week we were honored to deliver the keynote "Designing Healthy Future Farms" at the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference in Glen Arbor, MI, USA, run by Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology.

Now in its 26th year, this gathering brings together farmers, growers, and land stewards to build skills, share knowledge, and strengthen resilience across the region. This year’s theme—Incubate & Integ...

A gentle invitation to reflect, realign, and re-engage with your commitments through creative design.

As we approach the halfway point of 2025, (or any year) it's a powerful moment to pause—not just to look back, but to look inward.

January often arrives with fresh goals and bold intentions. But the deeper journey of change—the one that happens in real life—is rarely linear. It’s layered, unp...

Crazy Wisdom in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, describes itself as a "bookstore about consciousness." Through the store, its publications, and community events, Crazy Wisdom serves as a regional resource for information on "mindfulness, healthy living, spiritual growth, psychology, conscious parenting, and alternative therapies, plus community profiles, news, and events related to Southeastern Michigan's vib...