Rooted in Purpose: A Conversation with Amber Wave...
How two women built more than a farm — they built a community.
Gardening is a lifelong journey of learning, experimenting, and growing. At The Woman’s Workbench, we share what we’re discovering — from how-tos and planting ideas to stories from our community. But this isn’t just our space, it’s yours too. We’d love to see your gardens and hear your thoughts, opinions, and perspectives along the way
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She's Got the Gloves. She's Got the Vision.
Introducing Heather Cameron Hall — the fourth woman to lead Womanswork into its next 40 years. I have a confession: t...
The Dirty Dozen of Produce, or Why You Should Buy...
The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen-- It’s not always easy to find organically grown produce, but one nonprofit group c...
Beneficial Weeds: Foraging in your Backyard, by J...
If your natural surroundings are anything like mine, there is an untapped bounty of plants unrecognized for their nut...
Do You Know What Your Ecommerce Carbon Footprint ...
When ecommerce spiked during the pandemic, consumers started worrying about the packaging that products were being sh...
Lynn Martin, Falconer and Wildlife Rehabilitator,...
We’re at the Audubon Center in Sharon, Connecticut. Lynn Martin pulls on a pair of Womanswork leather gloves and tak...
Toni House and Her Daughter Jasmine Jimerson of t...
In the agriculture-based culture of the Oneida Nation, to which Toni House and her family belong, plants are sometime...
Root Pouch: Making A Difference One Fabric Pot At...
Ashley Fromm, the youngest member of a four-person partnership at Root Pouch in Hillsboro, Oregon, didn’t set out to ...
Chelsea Willis of Sweet Delilah Farm on Sauvie Is...
Growing up in Colorado Chelsea Willis’ mother would tell her “get your hands in the dirt. It grounds you.” Chelsea r...
Bunny Williams and Tricia van Oers: A Gardening P...
The vegetable garden at Bunny Williams’ property in Falls Village, Connecticut, where professional gardener Tricia va...
Meet Illustrator Kate Blairstone!
Kate Blairstone is no shrinking violet. As an illustrator she approaches her subjects with the exuberance of a person...
Yolanda Burrell's Teaching Garden
One of Yolanda Burrell’s happiest childhood memories is of climbing the peach tree in her maternal grandmother’s gard...