Fear, worms, and hope
By GreenHouse17 Staff The National Institute of Mental Health estimates about 5-12% of us have vermiphobia, the fear of worms or anything that looks like a worm. It's a very
By GreenHouse17 Staff The National Institute of Mental Health estimates about 5-12% of us have vermiphobia, the fear of worms or anything that looks like a worm. It's a very
By Shannon B. VISTA at GreenHouse17 Earth Day is my favorite holiday. Forget presents at Christmas and getting stuffed on Thanksgiving. That is nothing compared to celebrating this giant rock
By Bri McIntyre Mizzou Alternative Breaks Volunteer at GreenHouse17 Do you know the feeling of grass under bare feet? Or how the sun perfectly wraps your whole body in warmth,
GreenHouse17 By C.R. This post is part of our Field Notes series written by survivors of intimate partner abuse. Well, I guess planting is not so bad due to not
By Jessica Ballard GreenHouse17 They say many hands make light work and we couldn’t agree more. It takes so many loving and able hands and bodies to keep our gardens
GreenHouse17 By L.N. This post is part of our Field Notes series written by survivors of intimate partner abuse. Working in the garden is such an amazing and humbling honor.
This year's theme for National Ag Day, "Sustaining Future Generations," got us thinking about ways children benefit from our farm program here at GreenHouse17. This really matters because at any
By Jessica Ballard GreenHouse17 As I am writing this post, snow is gently falling outside my window. It seems a bit ironic to be writing about flowers right now, but
By Shannon B. VISTA at GreenHouse17 Every year here at GreenHouse17, we grow popcorn on the farm. The kids love it. The adults love it. It's FUN! It also has
By Jessica Ballard GreenHouse17 Innovative farming is all about perspective… Something I have learned during my years of working with the land is the need to look at things differently.