The Nurtured Seedling

We have LOVED teaching our Littlest Gardeners classes (3-5yr olds) here in the garden on a quarterly basis and are SO excited for the opportunity to bring the joy of gardening to our wider community of families.

So, friends through the tunnel, we are teaching a 4 week series hosted by in Lafayette starting on Oct 17. This class will be on 4 Thursdays at 4:30-5:15 (10/17, 10/24, 11/7, 11/14). If you can’t join us or live in/around Oakland, please share with your friends that are in the Lafayette/Orinda/Moraga/Walnut Creek area!

The sign up link is in our bio!
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It’s our THIRD BIRTHDAY today!! 🎉 🎉🎉

We’re kicking off a full week of fun posts where you get a sneak peek into what we’re working on for next year, get to know us a bit better, and a chance to win some goodies.

First up…we’re rebranding (!!) and excited to share our new look over the next couple months, AND with a beautiful new brand comes beautiful new merch! This is your chance to win a tee with our new logo- here’s how (it’s quick and easy!):

1) Follow our account and ❤️ this post.
2)Tag 3 friends in the comments. 👯 👯
3)For an extra entry, share this post in your Stories and tag us.

Winner will be announced on October 8 at noon.

Ready?! Let’s gooooo!
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Happy October!! Can’t believe we are gearing up for our FINAL THREE events of the year. And they are going to be GOOD!

Yes, the weather feels very much like Summer this week, but as temps start to cool down and rainy season begins, we we will be taking a short break from doing things in the garden itself, so we are extra excited for these three coming up. So listen up:

🎃 Littlest Gardeners: just 3 spots left

🍂 Blissful Harvest Retreat (with and : more than half full

👯 Go with the Flow (with ): lots of interest and will sell out

GRAB YOUR SPOT NOW- link in bio
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Can’t wait for our last Littlest Gardeners class of the year! If your kiddo is excited by all the (adorably) spooky stuff 👻 🕷️ 🎃 that October brings, you won’t want to miss this fun class. Join us on Oct 19 and make sweet memories with your little gardener- and lots of cute photo ops! Invite a buddy and make it a play date!

Register by tapping the link in our bio or heading over to thenurturedseedling.com > offerings > upcoming family experiences
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Our Littlest Gardeners quarterly classes (ages 3-5) are one of our most popular offerings, with classes filling up quickly. It brings us so much joy to know that families love these classes and keep coming back for more, as well as sharing with their friends. Next class (and final of the year!) is October 19. Head on over to our website > offerings > upcoming family experiences (or tap on link in our bio) to grab your spot and make some Fall memories with our kiddo. Super fun experience for grandparents, too!
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***REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!***

Join us for a morning of reflection, connection, personal growth, and creativity. In just a couple hours, you’ll feel grounded and ready to intentionally embrace the beautiful and busy holiday Season.

During this intimate event, each guest will enjoy the following:

-Mindfulness and breathwork session in nature with Jessica of . Jessica will guide you in gentle prompts so you can bring your most joyful self into this season.

-Seasonal wreath workshop with Alyson of . Alyson will inspire you to unleash your creativity as you work with the most beautiful assortment of seasonal blooms, foliage, and some other elements to create your one-of-a-kind wreath to display in your space.

-Nourishing bites and sips in the garden.

-Super sweet raffle prizes from local businesses to support your mind, body, and soul throughout the holiday season and into next year.

REG LINK IN BIO.
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This, this right here, is a beautiful example of women supporting women. 👯‍♀️👯‍♀️👯‍♀️ The fabulous ladies of contributed some of their amazing and GORGEOUS coffees as one of our many raffle prizes for our Nurtured Mama event. Because, what new mama doesn’t want/need/dream of good coffee?!? ☕️ Thank you SO much and team, we are so grateful to be able to share your iconic San Francisco brand with our community.

If you have a prego or new mama in your life (or are one yourself!) please join us on Sept 14. Registration link in our bio. 🤰🏻🤱🏽

Stay tuned to check out all the other incredible raffle prizes - we have enough for EACH GUEST to win something special.
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For this week’s Women for Women, we’d love to introduce you to the lovely Ivy from We’re so excited that Ivy will be one of the many incredible providers that will be part of our Nurtured Mama event for new and expectant mamas on Sept 14. Registration link in our bio.

For now, here’s more about Ivy:
Ivy Lee, MSTCM, LAc brings a depth of expertise and compassionate presence to guide you towards empowerment in health and in life. As a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, energy healer, and mother, she blends her ancestral wisdom in Chinese Medicine with a diverse range of therapeutic modalities, offering a truly holistic healing experience. Witha deep understanding of the interconnectedness between the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual realms, Ivy creates a sacred space for vibrant health and profound transformation. She warmly invites you to reconnect with your true essence, find clarity in purpose, and embrace life wholeheartedly. She is known as a practitioner, teacher, and speaker on fertility, pregnancy, motherhood, seasonal wellness, emotional alchemy, and life design. She is the founder of Luminae Wellness in Berkeley, California. Connect with Ivy at IG and www.luminaewellness.com
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While many of you might already know this gem of a woman, we’d love to introduce you to our friend Jess Boots, of . Jess will be leading gentle movement, breathwork, and intention setting at our Nurtured Mama event on Sept 14, as a way supporting expectant and new mamas in creating ease in this season of life. Registration is open for this event (link in bio), so tell anyone you know who just had a baby or expecting.

Now about Jess…she is a coach, consultant, mama, yoga teacher, and former educator passionate about supporting people to be their best selves. She’s the founder of Lead and Be Well , a coaching and consulting company focused on combining her love of yoga with her strategic leadership mind to provide leadership and wellness coaching to her clients.

Jess grew up in Seattle, but has called the Bay Area for over a decade. She’s happiest when moving her body, close to trees and the ocean, and grounded enough to let her mind and soul be creative. She’s been practicing yoga since middle school, and her relationship to the practice has evolved and changed throughout the years. To her, yoga is healing. For the body, mind and heart. She believes our mats are places to learn and grow, to challenge ourselves, to invite in rest, and to process the many joys and challenges that life brings. You may have seen her teaching prenatal and mom/baby yoga classes and

In her work as a coach and a teacher, her hope is to create spaces for people to access their intuition, remember their strengths, and deeply take care of themselves so they can continue to go out and create impact in the world. She believes in inclusive spaces, that yoga is for all bodies and that all options and levels are welcome.
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Okay, littlest gardeners, we’re ready for you!!! Come play in the garden with us on Aug 24, 10-11am. We have the most fun end-of-Summer projects planned and ONLY THREE SPOTS LEFT! Next class won’t be until later in the year, so grab the last spots. Registration link in bio.
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We’re SO excited to announce…our second Nurtured Mama event this Fall! Join us for a transformative experience tailored for expectant and new mamas. Designed to nurture both body and mind, this event offers a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and rejuvenate in a supportive community atmosphere that is accessible regardless of the stage you’re in.

Highlights Include:

>Expert Panel Discussion: In an intimate setting, dive into topics such as prenatal and postpartum yoga and fitness, nutrition, lactation support, acupuncture, pelvic floor care, mindfulness, osteopathy, and more to empower your journey into motherhood. .osteo .birth

>Interactive Sessions: Enjoy interactive sessions to promote strength, relaxation and inner balance. .oaklandca

>Community Connection: Welcome to our village! Engage with fellow moms-to-be and new mamas, as well as this beautiful community of practitioners whose passion is to support you.

>And more!

-Delight in soul-filling moments of indulgence, nourishment, creativity, as you enjoy healthy and delicious bites and refreshments, and make your own botanical creation to take home.

-Each guest will also leave with a sweet goodie bag filled with samples and special offers from our expert partners.

-We will also have a raffle with some amazing services hand-selected to bring joy and support to this phase of your life.

Don’t miss this opportunity to prioritize your wellbeing and connect with a community of like-minded individuals - you may even make a life-long friend!

REGISTER USING LINK IN BIO.
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Just ONE spot left in our Kids Gardening Series, starting Aug 22….

Only THREE spots left in our Littlest Gardeners class on Aug 24….

Registration NOW OPEN for our Nurtured Mama event on Sept 14….

This Fall is going to be off to a fun start!! Can’t wait to see you all in the garden!
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Loved this sweet family and getting to celebrate their special girl! We’ve tweaked our birthday party offering a bit since then, and they now include a magical garden tea party- more dates available starting in August! What to learn more? See link in bio or head on over to our website and fill out the interest form.
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Where have you noticed beauty lately? A few of our favorites- A sunset. Watching your child laugh (or sleep!). A dog dreaming. How the light dances through the trees in the forest. A beautiful ending to a book that stays with you for days and weeks. Juicy strawberries and tomatoes, warm and straight from the vine. A freshly bathed baby. Please share yours below- we’d love to hear!
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We adore our Littlest Gardeners classes for kiddos ages 3-5. It’s so sweet watching them interact with each other and their adults while digging in the dirt and creating fun garden-inspired projects. See bio for next class, coming in August!
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We were going to post a fun reel today, but let’s be real (get it?), it’s Maycember, and the next couple weeks are 🍌 🍌 🍌 (bananas), so we’ll just leave this right here so you don’t forget to do something for YOURself, for YOUR body. Prioritize YOUR health, so you can be there for all the end of school year parties, and fully enjoy the Summer. You got this!! Share below how you’re caring for your body this week.
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Don’t know about you, but we could certainly use a well-deserved break. In fact, we know that a break is NEEDED to sustain us to get through the rest of Spring and also energize us for Summer.

Because we love to support our community, we’d love to invite you to our upcoming Spring Celebration on May 18, 3:30-5:30pm - JUST FOR ADULTS! Yep, that’s right, leave the kids at home and come do something just for you. You owe it to yourself.

-Centering breath work by the lovely 🧘‍♀️

-Create a one-of-a-kind pressed-flower framed piece you’ll be proud to display in your space. 🌸

-Enjoy the unique experience of cooking in the bountiful veggie garden, as each guest makes their own Spring-inspired asparagus galette (a recipe- IYKYK!) 🧑‍🍳

-Get inspired to make your outdoor space into an oasis, through tips and a Q&A with Julia Blich, of B&B Horticulture . 🌱

-Indulge in seasonal, hand-crafted light bites and sips in the blooming garden. 🍸

-All supplies and ingredients provided. No crafting or baking skills needed - we got you!

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Another fun pop-up coming up this Sunday, this time - come make wildflower bombs with us to celebrate Earth Day…oh, and there will be food trucks, a kids corner with jumpy house, and more! See ya there!

Huge thanks to and also and .day for hosting us this Spring as we LOVE being out in the community to give you a little taste of some of the fun we have here in the garden.
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Got all your Summer camps figured out, but not sure what to do those last few days before school starts? As OUSD moms, same here!

That’s why we’re offering a one-week gardening-inspired camp August 5-9, in an expansive home garden setting right by Dimond Park.

During our week together, campers will spend their time immersed in the delights of a working garden. They will connect to plants and each-other through structured activities as well as unstructured play and free-choice time.

Mornings will consist of learning to cook from the garden and creating garden-inspired arts and crafts. We will also take little field trips down the street to Dimond Park to get those wiggles out, and one of the days do a nearby nature hike to collect treasures for one of our projects. If we’re met with some hot late-Summer days, we’ll also have opportunities for water play. A daily garden-inspired snack will either be provided or the kids will make one themselves as part of our morning activity.

Space is limited and we can’t wait to welcome your kiddos into the garden! Learn more via link in bio.
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Things are blooming, and it’s truly MAGICAL! What makes you the most excited about this season?
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Truthfully, we celebrate and support women EVERY SINGLE DAY around here, but on this official International Women’s Day, we want to send extra gratitude to all the amazingly generous, inspiring, kind, and supportive woman-owned businesses who have shared their time, wisdom, goods, and love with our community and helped grow it into what it is. And of course, thank you to all the incredible women who have supported this little business by investing in yourselves and your families and joining our events. We are beyond grateful for the opportunity to support and uplift this vibrant community of smart and strong women.

Special thanks to the following boss-ladies: .osteo .oaklandca
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So much fun stuff coming up (this isn’t even the full event calendar!) but these all have available spots so GRAB YOURS NOWWWWWW!!! All registration links in our bio. Can’t wait to see you in the garden and partner with these bad@$$ woman-owned local businesses.


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We are STOKED to be partnering with wonderful local biz for our puberty event this Saturday with .

They are very graciously gifting one of these gorgeous pouches to each participating girl. We thought they would be PERFECT to hold a mini period kit, something that’s discrete and beautiful that can be stashed in their backpacks for when they need it. Thank you so much, Yiva and Bryce!! ❤️

Here’s a little about what they do:

In 2011 wife & husband team Yiva & Bryce began printing
and sewing bags out of their tiny apartment in San Francisco’s Alamo Square neighborhood, home of the Painted Ladies.
Having since moved into the City’s Mission District, the commitment to producing locally and finding happiness through design remains.

At Lady Alamo we strive to create everyday items
that bring joy with each use. Focusing on natural materials,
versatility and of course color, we’ve created a variety of
Zipper Pouches, Backpacks and Reversible bags
that you will want to show off every chance you get.
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We wear MANY hats, but our favorite role is MAMA, and we’re so excited to announce our Mother’s Day Experience on May 5. We’re SWOONING over all the sweet details we’re planning!

-Each mama and kiddo (age 4+) will make their own unique flower crowns, led by everyone’s fave .

-Loveliest photo booth portraits will be taken by the incredibly talented (and you get the images!)

-Enjoy an adorable and delicious tea party in the blooming veggie garden, complete with hand-crafted treats (by us!)

-DIY tea bag station with flowers and herbs for more hands-on creativity.

LEARN MORE VIA LINK IN BIO.
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“We mothers have a wonderfully precious and truly powerful role to play in the future self-images of our daughters. The model of our own empowerment gives our daughters permission to be powerful.” ~Melia Keeton-Digby

This event, designed for mothers and daughters (ages 7-11), is a unique opportunity to start and change the conversation around periods. You’ll have opportunities for mother-daughter connection, as well as breakouts designed for candid conversation.

Led by Konika Ray Wong, founder of , the girls will have have an engaging class to learn about the superpowers of puberty in a safe, fun, relatable, and supported environment. We will celebrate our healthy growing bodies and get an empowering introduction to the science of menstruation. We will learn about some amazing new inventions and creative strategies to prepare for our first period and beyond both physically and mentally.

Meanwhile, the mamas will have an opportunity to build community centered around creating a seasonal, nourishing recipe you’ll get to take home.

Then, we switch. The girls get to do some (age-appropriate) cooking in the garden to create a recipe that’s extra nourishing during their period, and Girl Power Science will hold a class for moms to learn strategies for supporting and empowering their daughters during this time of growth and change.

We’ll then come together for more connection and Konika’s famous Curiosity Box.

-Each mom and daughter will also have the opportunity to create a collaborative piece of art, with , a local art studio, to further build connection.

-Light bites and sips provided, as well as all cooking supplies, ingredients, and instruction.

-Each girl will get a swag bag of curated goodies to help her feel even more confident!
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