Welcome to the Regenerative Revolution!

We all came from a Mother🌸💗 We are continuously honoring the great Mother (mama Earth) and all the beautiful archetypes of the mother that nourish and teach us. Life itself is birthed by the Mother who embodies power and love. Finding reverence and a way to relate to this archetype is so healing and nourishing because it’s where we all come from 🌱🌱🌱 This Sunday on Mother’s Day come on by the garden and enjoy ~live music🎶 ~peaceful plants & fresh air🍃 ~garden sips from the medicine bar🍹 ~& community⭐️ Bring your Mama! Or just come as you are and hangout :) family friendly event all ages welcome 💗💗💗 🌸🌸🌸

Lilikoi power 🌿🌸🌿 These beauties are making a comeback after the freeze! Passionvine climbs and stretches over everything in sight Her flowers are mesmerizing and passionfruit tastes absolutely delicious. The vine has tendrils that spiral and grab onto objects so the vine can spread and support itself. The leaves, vines, and flowers are used for medicine, and the fruit isdelicious and rich in vitamins and antioxidants. It is a favorite to add to a garden offering shade, medicine, food, attracts pollinators, it requires little water and can grow in poor soil. There is evidence that Passionvine can aid in the healing of anxiety and depression, insomnia, and opiate withdrawal symptoms. It is an amazing plant to soothe the nervous system and all parts of the plant can be used for medicine.

strawberries sprawling on a bed of lemon thyme 🍓🍃🍓🍃🍓🍃 🍃🍓🍃🍓🍃🍓 🍓🍃🍓🍃🍓🍃 what are you looking forward to see growing this summer?!!!!

🥕carrots from the garden🥕 rich in vitamins K & A we love making carrot ginger soup … what’s your favorite way to process them?

Progress Post🛠️🪴 Building out a deck from our new 40 foot shipping container The deck will serve as an amazing new stage to perform, a great place for yoga, for co-working, or to dine and hangout! Are y’all interested in learning more about repurposing materials and tiny home projects? Let us know! Come by and see the progress so far of this renovation tomorrow during our Earth Day celebration💚

Happy Birthday to the Founder of Grow On - Simond ! 🌱 A little bit about our Founder: Simond Menasche was born and raised in Venezuela. During his youth he served as his Dad’s right hand, assisting in sustainable development projects. This involved water collection systems and food production mindfully integrated within the built environment. Through Simond’s childhood experiences he recognized the abundance that comes from our connection to the land which can be supported and shared through regenerative practices. During his teenage years he was abruptly uprooted from the soils he grew up on due to the geopolitical stress in his home country. As he migrated to the United States, it became clear that people’s relationships with food were drastically different from his. He noticed the excess of packaged products and the shortage of fresh local food that was still alive and available. In grappling with the reality of food insecurity in the United States at the same time as the rate of food waste, it became alarmingly clear that an illusion of choice was being manufactured -not real food - and something had to be done… Grow On is an initiative that started with a simple mission - to produce more food where it is being consumed. Living in New Orleans Simond saw gardening as a tool to create social change. Grow On since then has merged traditional ecological knowledge with modern methods to regenerate systems severed by the current social condition, which he believes strongly that circular economies can heal. One of Grow On’s mottos is, “one’s trash is another one’s treasure.” By acknowledging the value of waste products and redefining the concept of waste altogether, everything can serve as a resource… Simond founded the project in 2015 revitalizing neglected properties that are now food forests for the community. The organization is passionate about food sovereignty, abundant access to resources, cultural heritage, education, and the strength that comes from cultivating healthy communities. Simond is a truly dedicated change-maker who works hard to keep growing on and on and on! Happy Birthday!!!! 🎉

🍄WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE🍄 Have you ever considered growing your own mushrooms? Or wanted to have an abundance of mushrooms for your culinary delights? During this years 🍃Earth Day Festival🍃you’ll have the opportunity to learn! 🍄🍄🍄 🍄Come join our mushroom growing workshop from 12pm-2pm Saturday 4/22 here at grow on! The workshop will be open to the public and based on sliding scale donations 🍄Get a deep look into low tech mushroom growing. We’ll explore how agricultural and household wastes can be used as substrate for culinary and medicinal mushroom cultivation. 🍄There will be hands on demonstration/teachings of inoculating bulk substrate for oyster mushroom cultivation. This way you can grow your own… Don’t miss this one!

💙EARTH DAY FEST💚 Saturday April 22nd From 12pm-4pm at Grow On Supporting Mother Earth is a practice we cultivate every day. On Earth Day we are excited to honor the environment that holds us through celebrating with community. Come by the garden to enjoy some time outside and take a look at the new renovation we have finishing here! It’s the best place to hang on a Saturday🌿🌿🌿 Family friendly all ages welcome!🐝 Enjoy the amazing … ✨FOOD ✨MEDICINAL DRINKS ✨VENDORS ✨MUSICAL PERFORMANCES ✨WORKSHOPS @frootorleans 🥭on the delicious nutritious food in the outdoor kitchen @midcitymushroom 🍄will be teaching folks how to grow their own mushrooms at home @mikaylabraunmusic @_chelseahines These amazing musicians will be sharing beautiful tunes from the stage🎶 And so much more!!!!💚💙💚 We can’t wait to see you🍃

💛Spring has sprung💛 Get ready for exciting new offerings coming to Grow On this spring ! Including delicious and nutritious beverages🌼 We’ll be focusing on the beautiful medicine bar 🪩🌼🪩 We can’t wait to share more with y’all

We give thanks to the angels that bring love, joy, and comfort into our lives♥️ Maui won our hearts over at Grow On and quickly became a part of the family as soon as she arrived… at first we didn’t know what to call her so her name was Meowy which stuck and then became Maui. We honor her passing to higher realms and the life she lived here♥️ Fierce protector, sweet soul Her friendship with Dude the farm dog was the most epic heartwarming connection ever She teaches us what it means to live this wild and precious life with tenderness and coherence with the earth. 🌿🍯🌿 We love you so much Maui! ♥️

Fennel growing with strawberries and oregano 🌿 🍓🌱 Fennel has amazing anti bacterial and anti inflammatory effects. It is a flavorful culinary herb and potent medicinal plant. All parts are edible including the bulb, stalk, leaves, and seeds. Fennel is amazing for digestion and soothing the intestinal lining. It is highly nutritious and tastes delicious. What a wonderful addition to any garden.🌿

Yoga in the garden🌸 We will be holding yoga classes here taught by Grace Hart amongst the plants on Tuesdays at 4pm🌸 Bring a mat and yourself! First session will be held on March 28th🦋 Come build some movement and relaxation into your week in the beautiful outdoors as spring arrives🌸 🌸🌸🌸