On Tiny Gardening

If you hadn't noticed (and you probably haven't), we’ve gone back to our roots—only smaller. I still love the soup and healthy workshops as much as anyone. But I've also been taken with tiny gardening. And considering we have about 25 tiny garden workshops scheduled in the coming months, I think lots of other folks are too!

Foraged moss and ferns

In a world that often asks for more, there’s something deeply grounding about creating less. A small garden on a balcony, a few pots by the window, a single raised bed in a courtyard—they’re not grand, but they’re full of life. These little patches of green remind us that nature doesn’t need much room to thrive.

There’s joy in the intimacy of it. Each container becomes its own tiny ecosystem, each plant a character in a carefully arranged world. It’s not about landscaping; it’s about storytelling. About noticing. A burst of thyme here, a trailing ivy there, a bloom that catches morning light just right.

A collection of foraged New England moss

These are quiet, living dioramas—easy to maintain, endlessly interesting to look at, and deeply calming to be near.

Small-space gardening isn’t a compromise. It’s a choice to pay attention, to find beauty in constraint, and to reconnect with the basics—sunlight, soil, water, and care.