Gardening for everyone: growing vegetables, herbs, and more at home - julia watkins

Watkins, Julia: - JULIA WATKINS is a mother and maker who creates and writes from her home in Chicago.

A lifelong lover of the natural world, Julia has a graduate degree in conservation science and policy.

Shes worked in environmental and natural resource management for most of her life, including as a naturalist in New England, a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, an energy policy researcher on Capitol Hill, a conservation scientist in the Greater Yellowstone National Park Ecosystem, and an international development specialist in Africa and Latin America.

Along with her husband, Scott, Julia co-founded Lookfar Conservation in 2016, a nonprofit that supports foundations, other nonprofits, local communities, and social entrepreneurs with conservation and restoration projects in Africa and Latin America.

Julia also hosts the popular Instagram account @simply.

living.

well, where she shares about living simply and sustainably at home and with children.

When shes not experimenting with new recipes and remedies, you can find her with her nose in a book--studying holistic living, health, and healing--or gardening, practicing yoga, crafting with her children, or riding bikes with her family.