PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 121 latest crop of farm flora with “interesting bold foliage,” pods and branches from the nearby area. “We talk about where you can ethically harvest on the coast side or near where you live or in your own garden—and how to use these items as flower arrangements,” she explains. “I would love to say they’re on a more regular basis, but they’re not,” Jenn admits of the workshops. “You have to catch us on Instagram if you wanna come to one!” ONLY HUMAN At the end of the day, Jenn hopes to get more people to acknowledge their connection to nature. “We want to be in nature in some way, shape or form because we are nature,” Jenn observes. “It’s only human and natural to want to be physically close to the ocean or the redwood trees.” Communing with nature takes many forms, she notes. “Sometimes it’s just taking a really luxurious bath or shower with a product that is gonna treat you right, you know?” Though her favorite approach is a bit more earthy: “I will literally lie in the dirt in the middle of my lavender field and just hang out there and watch the bees flying above me.” Back at her garden sanctuary in downtown Half Moon Bay, Jenn rests her arm on a stack of potting soil bags. “I think the garden is a way to process so many things, so many emotions—a way to really ground yourself.” dig in gardenapothecary.com
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