The Coquina
A quiet visual study of the Emerald Coast shoreline, where a single coquina becomes many and the ordinary world rewards attention.
The living world and our relationship to it—soil, gardens, cultivation, seasons, ecology, and the practices that teach us how to inhabit a place with care.
A quiet visual study of the Emerald Coast shoreline, where a single coquina becomes many and the ordinary world rewards attention.
A retreating wave reveals a hidden community of coquina clams beneath the Emerald Coast shoreline–and a quiet lesson about exposure, shelter, and the places we choose to hide.
When the Wave Leaves Us Exposed Read More »
In early spring, the kitchen garden begins to climb, bloom, and find its rhythm—a living composition of herbs, flowers, grasses, food, and patient attention.
Spring: The Awakening of the Kitchen Garden Read More »
A small spring garden becomes a place of provision and beauty when lettuces, herbs, flowers, light, and soil are arranged with purpose—and tended as a relationship.
Planting the Spring Garden: A Rhythm of Abundance Read More »
A five-gallon bucket bubbles quietly while an unseen world comes alive—a small experiment in compost tea, living soil, and the patient stewardship beneath a thriving garden.
Brewing Life: The Quiet Work of Compost Tea Read More »
A handful of greens, a few herbs, and one ripe blackberry become a lesson in firstfruits—the small mercies that arrive before the full harvest and teach us to hope.
First Fruits of the Spring Garden Read More »
What began as autumn leaves, grass, wood chips, and manure becomes something richer through winter: living soil, built by billions of unseen organisms and the patience of a season.
Building Living Soil Read More »
Owner/operators of Liberty Trace Farm, Kevin and Mikki Krause, educate people on the necessity of soil microbiology to grow nutrient-dense foods for optimal health.
Healthy Soil: The Wellspring of Life Read More »