Ascent Magazine (Sustainability Issue) June 2008.
At the root of her blog and accompanying book, You Grow Girl (Fireside, 2005), is that growing plants can make a difference in a person’s life and community. The simple act of caring for plants, whether they’re on a rooftop, a balcony, or herbs on a kitchen windowsill, transforms us into producers, rather than consumers. Gardening, in whatever form, creates a connection to and understanding of where our food comes from.
Like planting tomatoes without expectation or attachment to how much the plants will yield, Gayla’s work is karma yoga, an act of service offered without knowing or expecting the outcome.