My name is Jessica, I'm a mother of 2 (age 6 and 10), partnering with my fiancé and his 2 children. During COVID, I paused my own education towards a Clinic Nutritionist degree and also my children's, and began homeschooling. This time has given us a great moment to reflect and get closer to what matters to us, as a family. I've always enjoyed having a vegetable garden and growing herbs, foraging wild edible and medicinal plants. This year I am working on expanding medicinal herbs and more permaculture/perennial edible landscaping. Today was the first day our shiitake logs (started fall 2019) started producing mushrooms! I would really like to make this into a small business and attend farmer's markets in the future.
Recently, with things going so distanced and digital I've been pondering how I can help our community get back to nature and we are now in the beginning stages of a community garden and Nature Club for kids.
Excited to learn and grow with you all!