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The Sustainable Gardening Library

October 21, 2015

Visit our Facebook Page After germinating for nearly three years, the Sustainable Gardening Library has sprouted as THE centralized resource for authoritative, reliable information on how to garden more sustainably. Help us grow. We're ready to accept additional content from expert sources -- public gardens, arboreta, horticulture education nonprofits, colleges, universities, and government agencies who want to spread the word about their sustainable gardening and farming projects, demonstration gardens, and educational programs. Visit the Sustainable Gardening Library Like us on Facebook

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About Me

WELCOME. As Executive Director of the Sustainable Gardening Institute and SGI's Sustainable Gardening Library, I'm focused on helping you change the way you garden or farm, because our survival depends on it.

I enjoyed visiting other people's gardens as a field editor and location scout for Better Homes and Gardens and Country Gardens magazines; blogging on Garden Views and The Christian Science Monitor; speaking at garden clubs, libraries, environmental organizations, national and international conferences, and working in my own garden.

I served on my local environmental commission for nine years, on the planning board, and on the open space committee. I chaired the Garden Writers Association (now GardenComm International) Sustainability Committee and am a recipient of the prestigious Jefferson Presidential Award for nearly a decade of service in environmental advocacy. I’m honored to have also received Garden Comm's Green Medal for Sustainability, the New Jersey SBDC’s Small Business Success Award and the NJAWBO Publications Award.

Come with me now on a journey that explores the world through our mutual love of plants. Build a holistic bond with your land and Planet Earth, while creating a stress-free sanctuary for your soul.