Iris gardner is a writer, horse wrangler, mother, and former organic farmer who lives with her family on a homestead in northeastern washington state. Iris grew up off the grid, spent years wrangling horses, and ran a successful csa farm in san diego while her husband was a navy seal. There is something about being in the wild that draws us back to our roots, reminds us that we are not as far removed from nature as we often believe
As much as we try to shelter ourselves from. Hillary lampers interviews iris gardner about food, farming, perceptions, and gratitude for the wild “why this cult of wilderness?.because we like the taste of freedom
Iris has a background in diversity recruitment, program development, technology, advocacy, higher education, and health & wellness She designs programs, processes, and strategies that empower. Make your link do more. This week on homestead stories we talk with jason and iris gardner
Iris is a homesteader who crafts words to describe all the wild places, a mother of two, and a former organic farmer. Despite my acceptance of all living things mortality, my learned will to let go, there was still some part of me that resisted the inevitable Sitting on the charred ground, surrounded by a burned world, i called my friend tina, a local wildlife rescuer She gently reminded me that i already knew what needed to be done.
