September, 2026
Let's start with being honest: sometimes the best thing we can do is hope and survive. An honest approach tells us that we live amongst the everyday challenges and struggles of life: on top of that, we live in times of ecocide, genocide and ongoing assaults on most life on Earth, human communities and our individual and collective psyches. The whole aim of the sustainability, permac...
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.Â
Over the past 18 months, Gateway Farm in Plymouth, Mich...
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...
Earlier this year, we were honored to deliver the keynote at the 77th Annual Celebration of the Washtenaw County Conservation District—an evening rooted in community, conservation, and care. We’re now excited to share the full recording along with reflections and resources from the event.
This talk was more than a presentation—it was a moment to ground ourselves in the deeper why of our work and ...