One of my favorite topics in herbalism is the subject of children’s health. Part of the reason for this is that being a mother has given me a great opportunity to practice herbalism related to first aid and common illnesses. It has also put me in a position as a teacher modeling how herbs can […]
Click on the download button below to get the 2022 native plant catalogue for Sheila Coughlin’s Greenhouse! We’re looking forward to another year of providing a nice selection of healthy, native plants for your next gardening or landscape project. Our small, family operated native plant greenhouse is located in Moose Lake, MN. We hold a […]
It is exciting to make this post and send out the 2021 native plant catalogue for Sheila Coughlin’s Greenhouse! Our small, family operated native plant greenhouse is located in Moose Lake, MN. We hold a Nursery Stock Grower Certificate through the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. All of the details on ordering native plants are included […]
Gardening is a practice that can be therapeutic on so many levels. Gardening is medicine. It can connect us to the earth and ourselves in a very deep way, a way we will only begin to understand once we partake in the magic. –Sheila Coughlin Spring has arrived, and my family’s greenhouse is getting ready […]
Next growing season, my family and I are embarking on the adventure of opening a small, family-run native plant nursery. We spent months setting up the greenhouse this past fall and have been busy working towards getting the operation up and running to set-up plant sales at local farmers’ markets. Although we won’t be opening […]
People from all over the world joined together on June 22nd to take part in the annual Earth Exchange held by Radical Joy for Hard Times. Some went with others and some went alone. We ALL Dared to Bare Witness, faced the places we love that have been harmed or are under threat, and left […]
No matter where we live, we find places we love that are broken or endangered: rivers that are polluted, meadows paved over to make a mall, even the tree in your own backyard killed by insects. Through the RadJoy Practice, we show our love for these places and our enduring connection with them by making […]
A lot of my art is very personal, and some is very fleeting and temporary, a leaf arrangement that blows away in the wind or a song sung spontaneously to a bird that listens nearby. Sometimes, it seems it is even just a thought sent out in beauty. Other times, it’s more of a practice […]
What better time to start thinking about spring projects than mid-winter when temps have recently been plummeting as low as -50 degrees with the wind chill. It gets rugged here in northern Minnesota, and on days of being cooped up indoors, it tends to lead to many different indoor projects, dreaming up ideas, and getting […]
Well, I’m back! It’s been several months since my last post. I’ve been busy with political involvements prior to the November election and busy with other projects in life. I’m excited to get going again with monthly posts, do a little redesign of the site, and keep flowing in the direction of following my bliss […]
