Plantains!
By: Angela Capps
Senses
By: Ashley Azzinaro Shinrin-yoku is a Japanese term that translates to “forest bathing” or “absorbing the forest atmosphere”. In 1982, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries created the term, encouraging people to simply spend time in nature. The focus Read more…
Big Oak Canyon Update – Spring 2022
By: Shane Brown Spring is in full swing at Big Oak Canyon! From colorful flowers and interesting animals to new projects and celebrations, here’s a peek at some of the recent happenings on the land. Clematis flowering Bur chervil, a Read more…
Welcome Back, Jodi!
Join us in welcoming back our Executive Director, Jodi Levine, who recently returned from a 3 month sabbatical. When people use the word sabbatical they are usually speaking about a teacher taking a school year off to pursue research, travel, Read more…
The Legacy of a Grandparent
By: Staci Hansen I’ve been told by many people that being a grandparent is the best experience ever. My own mother used to tease us and say that if she knew being a grandparent would be such fun, she would Read more…
Caring Like a Caretaker
By: Shane Brown A lot of people ask where I got my knowledge and how I came to be the caretaker of Earthroots’ Big Oak Canyon. To many, I appear very unique, maybe even like a character out of a Read more…
5 Reasons Why Nature School is for Everyone
Neurodiversity and The Outdoors By: Macy Pilkington As I sit down to write this article….less than 24 hours before my deadline….I ask myself; do I enjoy the pressure? Or does my brain just work a little bit differently? I come Read more…
“Leaf Your Devices At Home: A Lesson Plan to Combat Plant Blindness”
By: Britta Moore Becoming Blind to the Presence of Plants Separation from the natural world has contributed heavily to “plant blindness”, the notion that people don’t notice, or are “blind” to plants in the environment around them 8. Scientists attribute Read more…
Nature and the Busy Parent
By: Angela Capps If you’re like me, the timeless metaphor, don’t forget to stop and smell the roses is something you often say casually or somewhat automatically. But do I ever stop and ask myself what that phrase really means? Read more…
Every Plant is a Story
By: Diana Sherwood “Every plant is a story. An oak tree is a highly dynamic system. Though now, in early autumn, it may not look like a lot is happening in a tree, across oak trees, dramatic changes are taking Read more…