My Roots

I love the warmth and comfort found in rural towns and the slow pace of living in the country. At heart, I am an admirer of nature, a writer and an ardent gardener passionate about homesteading and growing exquisite blooms.  

My deep love for vegetable gardening and wholesome foods came from my French grandparents on my father’s side of the family. For them, relying on your homestead to sustain your family was a way of life. Their appreciation for the land ran deep, and I’m sure they felt the magic and excitement that comes with growing a garden every spring. It was surely one of the reasons why—along with the incomparable taste of freshly grown, organic foods—they kept this beautiful tradition going year after year, when many had already begun to solely depend on supermarkets. I’m grateful to have spent so many memorable summers with them gardening and picking and eating fresh vegetables to my heart’s content. I’ve learned so much from them, and hopefully I’ll pass along this knowledge to my children one day.