Today we are bringing you an interview with Joanna Penn, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Penn got her start in nonfiction after making a dramatic change from her  successful corporate career, then began writing fiction under alias J.F. Penn. She

“Not just, one, but TWO Purple Dragonfly Book Awards!” yelled Daniel to his mom as he dismounted the Moongoose. “Now more kids will hear about helping animals and planting trees!”

Daniel’s “Mom” and siblings Solen and Sagan had so much fun on a recent family trip to Colorado! The hollyhocks at Pagosa Springs in particular captured their imagination. About 20 different natural springs offer pools at temperatures ranging from 88 to

When people come together in social spaces, ideas are shared and communities are strengthened. It was an honor to help build this pergola designed by my friend and supervisor, Ariel Von Raven of Symbiosis Regenerative Systems. First, the basic hexagon

  Congratulations to my award-winning author, Sheryl Davis! Her book The Mystical Magical Abracadabracal Daniel McDougal McDouglas McFly, illustrated by Eric Summers, just won TWO awards in the Purple Dragonfly Book Awards – one for Green & Environmental books, the other for Children’s

– by Jan Stetson, Arlington, Massachusetts Some people cherish silver flatware settings in velvet-lined boxes; some proudly display fine china in a lighted étagère. My family keeps an heirloom tomato. My grandmother grew it every year and saved seeds when

This garden was built for a family with three little girls who like to make fairie houses. (And now my little boys want a fairie garden too!) Native moss boulders provide a mountainous backdrop to set the lay of the

Daniella (that’s me!) got a gig reading to the kiddos at a school in Austin on St. Valentine’s Day! So much LOVE! We talked about the things we love, like our parents, friends and the Earth! After reading the book,

Feeling chipper? Our trees at the latest Symbiosis permaculture project are! We cleared branches on a fence line around this small scale organic farm to make way for a new fence. The nutrient dense piles of brush were converted into

by Sheryl Davis Planning for a vibrant aquatic ecosystem starts with a good pond design that maximizes water catchment potential and manages water retention with dams and spillways. This is a pond that Symbiosis Regenerative Systems was hired to design