07/23/2024
Hello and welcome back!
I've been taking a hiatus from Anywhere Gardens, trying to figure out how to move it forward. Turns out running your own business is hard, and I have rejection sensitivity, so that makes it even less pleasant for me. This isn't also mentioning the nuances of challenges I face as a masc le***an woman in a male dominated field.
Posting my imperfect harvest because my biggest issue has been mulling over awful words that have been said to me that make me think that I'm not good at gardening. Even though I've been doing it for over a decade.
The thing is your harvest isn't always going to be perfect. Sometimes your squash will get powdery mildew, your tomatoes will have spider mites making their home, and your father-in-law power washes your seedlings on full blast with the hose.
So here's the thing, I'm not approaching Anywhere Gardens with anything less than my authentic self. That means I might make you uncomfortable by talking about decolonizing therapy and gardening. That means I'm not going to appease the sterile structures of capitalist marketing. That means I'm going to talk about my mental illness, living with Complex - PTSD, and how gardening has saved my life. That means I'm going to share knowledge on my own terms, in my own way, because I don't believe in gatekeeping knowledge. That means that I'm not going to feel fear if I offend anyone and not get any business.
I love growing things, and I feel so deeply passionate about sharing this love with others. The list of benefits of growing your own food and being in harmony with nature is endless.
I'm just here to facilitate.