Carbon Gardening Stories

When my son was in pre-school their teacher was teaching how to convert veggie tops and ends into soil. She asked people to bring in the scraps. Since we eat tons of veggies, I brought in the most scraps. At the end of the lesson, she asked if I wanted the bin, to [...]

It's not much to look at yet ( but we have high hopes).We sheet mulched what was (pre-drought) a front lawn, and planted more drought tolerant plants and lots of chips. - Lisa Mann

My most impactful story of carbon gardening was simply understanding how a few inputs and time can have an oversized impact on an entire ecosystem.  My story starts in March of 2020, which in hindsight was an auspicious time to embark on a journey that would not only change the ecology of our [...]

In 2022 my husband and I moved onto a friend's property. At 1.7 acres I had never had so much open land to garden on! At first it was so overwhelming to even know where to begin. But our little community of 4 adults, 1 toddler, 2 dogs, 2 bunnies and 1 cat [...]

The amazing humans at Grow Create Productions transformed their back yard into an incredible food forest carbon garden, starting in 2014. They now have an abundance of food, forage, medicine, habitat and more growing just beyond their back door! You can see first four years of that transformation by watching [...]

“We moved here in 1974, and caring for our garden has been an extended learning experience for someone who grew up in the suburbs of New York City. I knew right at the start that I didn't want to use herbicides or pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Now we have a food forest and [...]

“Rose bushes. Expansive lawn. A wide array of ornamental trees, hedges, and bushes. As a homebuyer, what was there not to like about inheriting such a mature and well-tended garden? Plenty! Beyond the expensive waste of precious water, the landscaping was the waste of a great opportunity to create a truly welcoming [...]

“I bought my first house in 1999, and as the granddaughter of a locally celebrated Italian gardener, I considered the big yard a prize. It was the first time I was ever responsible for a piece of land, and I decided I wanted to lovingly steward it and its creatures without chemicals. The first [...]

“Since learning about carbon sequestration and its importance to reducing our planet's pollution and climate change I have been really pumped about doing what I can in my backyard to be part of the solution and consciousness! We are also big on saving water in my house. We just recently upgraded our washing [...]