Weekly newsletter archive
These are the thirty weekly issues published between January and July 2026. The newsletter now comes out monthly, on the last Sunday of each month. If you are looking for the current monthly newsletter, please use this link.
The More I Learn, the Less I Know
This week I'm starting a new corner of the newsletter — A Few Good Things — and kicking it off with the books I recommend to my students again and again, from Fukuoka and Kimmerer to Leopold and Carson. Plus a reflection on something I keep relearning: the more I understand, the more I see how little I know. Come read with a humble mind.
Assume It's a Good Guy
Most of the insects in your garden aren't pests — they're allies. This week we're meeting the beneficial bugs that keep things in balance in the Southern California garden, from the ladybugs you can buy at the nursery to the assassin bugs hiding in plain sight. Plus a thought on what it means to assume the best of something before you know it.
The Work That Fills You
Wine cap mushrooms, hügelkultur, and a full cubic yard of soil — this weekend I built the most complex garden system I've ever attempted. Plus, a live stream announcement and everything you need to know for Week 6.