Who is Mother Nature? Let’s ask Dr. Seuss, Beethoven, and Julia Roberts
Is Mother Nature a lovely goddess draped in green? Or an old hag that stirs up violent tornadoes? If you…
June 17, 2019
Is Mother Nature a lovely goddess draped in green? Or an old hag that stirs up violent tornadoes? If you…
June 17, 2019
When you look at Little Planet photos, you can’t help but smile. And they are easy to make, whether you…
May 14, 2019
If trends continue, by 2050 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish.* A sobering thought. But 10-year…
May 13, 2019
In Kodiak, Alaska, lemons do not grow on trees. So when lemons went on sale at Safeway, I bought a dozen.…
April 22, 2019
What chores do you avoid? Maybe it’s cleaning the bathroom. Or grocery shopping. For me, weeding was a grueling chore.…
April 16, 2019
Let’s face it. Honeybees get all the attention. They’re cute, fuzzy and necessary to our survival. But so are bumblebees. Maybe…
April 12, 2019
During World War I President Woodrow Wilson asked Americans to plant vegetable gardens “to ward off the possible threat of…
March 19, 2019
There’s something really satisfying about checking a goal off your bucket list. Your goal might emerge on cue, like a…
March 7, 2019
Do you like to indulge in a little sweet after dinner? Me, too. But are you also trying to cut…
February 11, 2019
On a beautiful fall day, podcaster Catherine Praiswater stopped by the garden to ask me about the birds and the bees.…
February 5, 2019
I’m Marion Owen. I work, relax, and love life in Kodiak, Alaska. I’ve worked on research ships, created photographs that hang in The Smithsonian, given up cheese and meat, and enjoy watching bumblebees and snowflakes. And somewhere along the line, I co-authored the New York Times bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Gardener’s Soul. I’m learning how to not do too much. To be authentic, embrace joy, and not burn the oatmeal.
Thank you for being here,
