If you find yourself perusing Priscilla Woolworth’s Instagram account, chances are very, very good that you’ll stumble upon something that will make your inner child squeal with delight. It’s peppered with images of pretty river rocks, alien-looking seedpods, artfully wilted flowers—the sort of bits and bobs that kids can’t resist gathering and hoarding.
When she’s not foraging for these little keepsakes, Priscilla’s at work on her Hudson Valley property, dubbed River’s Edge Farm, “a climate resilient, carbon neutral, zero waste, pollinator friendly organic farm…where I grow enough food and medicine for my family, as well as share a portion with my community.” She also makes artful, refreshingly naive objects (think ceramic toad houses and feather holders), many of which are available for purchase at her store, The Rabbit Hole. The shop sells “things I make, grow and find—all supporting nature or small brands that I like.”
Today, we’re thrilled to have Priscilla share her thoughts on gardening—including a tomato-growing tip we’ve never heard before! (And if you want more of her wisdom, consider signing up for her bi-monthly newsletter devoted to “inspiring, entertaining and, most of all, hopeful news about the environment and about the people doing amazing work to better the planet.”)
Photography courtesy of Priscilla Woolworth.
Your first garden memory:
The south of France, my grandparents’ garden in the spring, full of peach and apricot trees, freesias and daffodils, and a seating area amongst it all, to sit and enjoy the perfume and blossoms.
