Introducing Benevolent Healer

What dirty nails have to do with health and wellness

I can’t get the dirt out from under my fingernails these days, and I’m really okay with that. This spring, I am taking advantage of the longer days with plenty of outside work. It feels good when the sun shows up, even if the temperature is still hovering in the 50’s. If you’re a paid subscriber, you’ve already heard via the podcast how I decommissioned our driveway to make way for raised garden beds. Currently, there are four 4x8 feet beds, all seeded or from transplants out of my dining room. I’m saving up to purchase another four beds, and aim to build a trellis between them. It will be prettier than parked cars, I promise.

The dining room still has three full shelves of plants in all stages of growth, waiting for warmer temperatures. There are many medicinal and perennial plants, and plenty of flowers as well. I kind of like the fact these are growing in the dining room, the hope of fresh food that will show up again in the same place, but upon our table.