by Kelli Donley | Nov 22, 2010 | Celebrate!, Community, Earth Mama
This is the very first orange produced at the Asbury Community Garden. I hope it is the first of thousands that will grow to feed hungry folk in central Phoenix and elsewhere. I am so very, very pleased this tiny community project now has 75 trees, with 9 more on...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 15, 2010 | Domestic Art, Earth Mama
Precisely, it now grows tomatoes. In November. Say it with me: booyah! ~K P.S. If you need a little Monday morning pick-me-up, treat yourself to some Andrew Bird. Whistling awesomeness.
by Kelli Donley | Oct 23, 2010 | Arizona, Earth Mama
This little house I have in Tempe feels like home. It didn’t for many years. Although I’ve been here for nearly 8, it’s only been in the last few that I put love into where I was living. It was always clean. I always had dinner parties and an...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 3, 2010 | Arizona, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna
So, you want to plant a garden but live in the great Sonoran desert. Don’t know where to start and/or don’t want to eat grilled javelina with prickly pear sauce? (You should really give prickly pear another shot. It’s delicious! Skip the javelina....
by Kelli Donley | Aug 17, 2010 | Arizona, Community, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna
Did you know 1 in 3 children in Arizona is considered “hungry?” This is simply unacceptable to me. Remember when I tried to get that community garden off the ground, so to speak, in central Phoenix? Well, a few lessons were learned in the toil. Namely,...
by Kelli Donley | May 28, 2010 | Arizona, Earth Mama, Flora and Fauna
The saguaros are in full bloom this week — an annual event in the Valley. The crown of silky white flowers make me smile; even these desert warriors like to feel pretty once in a while. ~K
