Climate Justice & Social Justice are Inextricable.

As environmentalists we must be aware of how environmental issues affect people across the world and across social identity spectrums if we want long lasting, solid change. Like the natural...

Why Shop at Virtual Markets?

The kitchen garden series is one of many small businesses and market organizers including virtual, livestreamed markets as a way to offer goods for sale during the pandemic. Virtual markets...

The Labor of Love

I’ve been reluctant to talk about making masks here as all my energy is going to keeping my business running during this global crisis. While I feel it's beneficial that...

Straw into gold, agriculture and textiles.

Much of this business is built on the connections to be made between textile manufacturing and agriculture as ancient human practices. I began making cloth napkins in 2012 and committed...

Kneehigh Flax Field

The day after Earth Day 2020, during the April new moon, Emma and I planted flax seed on her farm in Pottstown. We gathered our cross back aprons in front...

My bright spots under quarantine

Driving Less By this point in your state lockdown, you may be missing social outings like going out to dinner, or to the movies, or, well, anywhere at all. The...

How to plant a kitchen garden in small spaces

Spring is a great time to plant a kitchen garden, quarantine or no quarantine. In most areas right now in the Northern hemisphere, community gardens, nurseries and plant centers are...

What's in a name?

What is a 'kitchen garden'? A garden where plants for use in the kitchen are cultivated for everyday use. I chose the name 'the kitchen garden series' because it represents a sense of place...

Supporting small business in a pandemic and why it matters so much

Small business and resilience Small businesses are important to our local economy because they strengthen local supply chains and are a part of keeping our communities resilient. Being able to...

How to support local food producers if the farmers markets are closed

  Strengthening the local food supply chain has always been part of my mission here at the kitchen garden series. Local growers inspired me to begin this business and I...

An easy journey to a plastic-free kitchen, tips to get you started.

I’ve always been a plastic bag re-user, a choice founded in environmentalism as well as frugality. Reducing, reusing, and recycling plastic is a naturally easy mindset if you are economically...

How to reverse the plastic bag trend

  We’ve all heard about the negative environmental impacts of single-use plastic bags. In the last fifty years, the United States has grown the use of plastic bags from zero to...

How did I think of this business?

When people look at my work, they often ask "how did you think of that"? The short answer is that the kitchen garden series is an accumulation of my life...

Prevent overwhelm & make 5 easy choices for our planet

Doing right by our planet doesn’t have to be complicated! Let go of feeling overwhelmed and join us in making five simple eco-friendly changes to our daily routines.

What is a Fibershed and Why Does it it Matter?

The kitchen garden series takes a strong interest in combining textiles and environmental stewardship. My commitment to the environment takes many forms... As part of my engagement with sustainability issues, just...

Nina's Magic Farm

Nina Berryman, the farm manager for the Weavers Way Farms, and her farm are a big part of the mission of the kitchen garden series. Nina and I recently sat down...