Adventures with Auntie Deb

by CJ Gilbert | Aug 8, 2022 | Adventures with Auntie Deb

My love for exploring nature with children began when my son Kris was born. After teaching his second grade class about plants, my gift for teaching emerged. Throughout my career I have loved educating people of all ages about the plant world, but children remain my...

Sowing Seeds of Hope in a Hurting World

by CJ Gilbert | Aug 1, 2022 | Adventures with Auntie Deb, Garden Inspiration, Nature Love, Seeds of Hope, Soul Gardening

Have you ever been on a hike and come across a small tree sprouting through the crevices of the rocks? How could growth possibly take root in such harsh conditions. Our world today can be a challenging environment to grow. If we focus on the news and the upheaval...

I’m going to New Zealand!

by Bethany Sunny | Jun 26, 2022 | Adventures with Auntie Deb

I would never in my wildest dreams imagine I would be heading to New Zealand for 6-months as I near my sixty-second birthday. After a life-altering journey with cancer in 2011, I realized my body and soul had been neglected as the demands of being a single mom running...