by Kelli Donley | Jan 17, 2010 | Arizona, Community, Flora and Fauna
I was asked by some friends who organize the Old Town Farmer’s Market in Scottsdale to help with the Kid’s Korner booth this weekend. They wanted someone to talk about gardening and coordinate a craft for the children who may come to the market with their...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 16, 2010 | Community, Faith, Flora and Fauna
With the 25 citrus trees we planted last Spring and the 50 fruit trees we planted yesterday, our community garden is starting to resemble an orchard. (That’s Thelma’s date palm! Every time I see it, I smile.) We had more than 40 volunteers come to the...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 10, 2009 | Community, Faith
A very sweet woman from my church passed away last night. She was nearly 93 and had been attending Asbury for more than 50 years. She and her husband visited Israel on vacation int he 1970s and brought back a date as a gift for the church. Today, the palm looks like...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 8, 2009 | Celebrate!, Community
The organization I work for had a fundraiser last night; it gave me a chance to do what I love most — dress up, be girly and be a bit bossy, all in the name of charity of course. We hosted 75 people at a beautiful home in Paradise Valley for a bit of African...
by Kelli Donley | Sep 18, 2009 | Community
I recieved an email this week from my friend Leslie over at Littlebitsoflovely. I’ve long since enjoyed Leslie’s creativity and even followed her quest to chart the amount of peanut butter her family was consuming. The way she wrote about it was hilarious....
by Kelli Donley | Sep 17, 2009 | Community, Happy Hippie, Tutorial
Find the space you are interested in gardening. Survey this for type of soil, etc. Is the soil horrible? Is there no soil — such as this space? Then consider starting on top of the existing ground. Even this can produce. Gather shredded paper, cardboard, coffee...
