Spring has Sprung!

Oh my! Today has been SUCH a beautiful day...I am feeling a bit ansty to be outside but there will be plenty of time for that this summer with our camps and of course with helping out on the farms. I was able to snap some photos from the car this morning to document these first sunny blooms of 2009.

All Greener Partners' farms and garden sites are in MAJOR start mode...things are crazy busy. Our CSAs are filling up quickly and our seeds are sprouting in the greenhouse. All of the GP team members have been attending multiple workshops, meetings and conferences on subjects ranging from permaculture to local foods to social justice. There is SO MUCH movement in the Greater Philadelphia region on all of these amazing topics...it makes my heart soooaaar! Needless to say, with all of this 'movement' there is also much to get done. Office work, field work, attending events...all with a smile and an eye on a bright future. We are all SO excited!

Happy Full Moon!

Equal Night

Did you know that the word 'equinox' literally translates to 'equal night'? Of course here we are on this glorious and possibly FAVORITE day of mine; the Vernal or Spring Equinox. As we here in the Northen Hemisphere prepare for longer, warmer days, the folks below the equator prepare for just the opposite. It's all pretty amazing how our home (yes, Earth) provides us with these seasons that we can always rely on. Today we have 12 hours of day and 12 hours of night and we know we will be getting more sun so it's safe for us to begin to plant seeds and trust that they will be fruitful in their germination and growth in this new season.

There are many traditions of the Vernal Equinox. It is a time of renewal, both in Nature and in the Home. "Spring Cleaning", is more than just a traditional activity, as it removes any negative energy accumulated over the dark winter months and prepares our homes and selves for the positive growing energy of spring and summer.

How do you feel about Spring and its traditions?

Do you think Spring is a time of new beginnings ?

I just love new beginnings and any time I have a good reason for one, I grab it. It's a great time to make new goals for yourself, clean out, clear up, and tell yourself you can live the life you have always dreamed...go get it!!!

P.S. Time to start to fill up on the greens again...more to come!