Aonaga Jibai Archives - Disabled Gardener

Release the Kuken

August 20, 2020March 11, 2022

I’ve been reading and listening lately about being enough and having enough. About “I am enough” and having an abundant vs. a scarcity mindset. And I realize there’s one thing I have an abundance of right now, and its cucumbers. The Japanese cucumber that I planted this year from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Aonaga Jibai, …

Cultivating Diversity in the Garden

July 14, 2020March 11, 2022

Continuing down the memory lane of my childhood travels this month, I’m reflecting on the diverse cultures that I experienced growing up and how they seem to be popping up in my garden. Of all the places we lived, my favorite was Okinawa. We moved there right before I turned five years old and left …