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"In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now."
-Wangari Maathai
Gardens matter. There is enormous untapped potential in a garden: from growing food to building and remediating degraded soils to filtering and capturing water to creating habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects or adding resilience to your watershed, neighborhood and region. Gardens offer an incredible opportunity to make a difference starting right where you are.
I started this website and community with a question: what would it look to create a connected and resilient community of gardeners, naturalists, soil builders and foragers that supports each other in realizing this incredible potential of resilience in our own backyards and landscape? What strategic support, resources, and strategies could we use to grow resilience one garden at a time?
This website strives to provide resources and ways to do just that!
What does it take to build back resilient, thriving and regenerative landscapes and communities?
Get a FREE copy of 31 Stories of Ecosystem Restoration
Want to be INSPIRED? Tired of being overwhelmed? There is a lot of despair, anxiety and fear in the world right now - so much so that most people would never guess that there are also incredible stories of rejuvenation, regeneration and flourishing happening all around us RIGHT NOW! Over the years I've immersed myself in this world of regenerators (it took me a long time to find them! and even longer to realize they were all around me!) and I wanted to pull together some of my favorite stories in this FREE .pdf resource. As you read them, just know that these are only a few of thousands of stories out there! These stories give us so much by giving us a glimpse of what is possible... even in our own backyards!
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What can you do to grow resilience right where you are? Gather practical tips on growing soil, restoring water cycles, fostering abundance and biodiversity right where you are, and tap into a community of people working to imagine what is truly possible if we set an intention to our best possible future.
Latest Blog: Bring Back the Fireflies
July 10th, 2025
Fireflies are like flying jewels lighting up our night skies with summer magic. There are fireflies all across the country, in woods, deserts, marshes and mountains! The range of species is astounding and despite how deeply they entrance us we still know surprisingly little about so many of them. Summer is the perfect time to join forces with other citizen scientists and gardeners to track, watch, and bring back the fireflies.
Check out the rest of the blog here.
Gardening with Allison Youtube Channel
Though I am currently taking a break from video production, the past videos are still available. Topics include creative ways to build resilience in your backyard and garden, engage with wild foods, and grow AWESOME plants: Gardening with Allison.
A MASSIVE thank you to the many of you who encouraged me to find a way to transform some of my artwork into stickers, prints, and other fun forms! It's been a special way for me to add more inspiration of what is possible in my own everyday life and I hope it might be the same for you! I'll be adding more items over time to this "print on-demand print store" as I am able, so keep an eye out! The foraging sticker sheet (pictured here) is a from a recent round of stickers that recently got added. Check it out at: https://the-sparrow-underground.printful.me/
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