Questing After Earth’s Poetry with Rebecca Maillet

Welcome back to Honing In and to my interview with Rebecca Maillet.

Rebecca Maillet (she/they) is a queer, working class, first generation farmer / floral designer / and a seeker of Poetry in its myriad forms. She is the Founder & Creative Director at Many Graces Farm & Design based in Hadley, MA, and a co-owner of Sub Rosa, a Botanical Lounge & Flower Shop located in Northampton, MA. Rebecca lives in Western MA on the unceded land of the Nipmuc & Pocumtuc people with her beloved partner & their dog, Goose. 

You can learn more about Rebecca's work at Many Graces here and about Sub Rosa here.

This episode covers many things, including:

• Poetry as a lived experience
• Leaving academia to pursue self-employment
• Working with the land and the seasons
• The joy of creating beautiful spaces
• Aligning our purpose for our work with our values

Resources Mentioned

• John O'Donahue's Discussion on Beauty
• Many Graces Flower Subscription

If you’d like to learn more about my work, check out my website and download my free Sustainable Productivity Planner.

Big thanks to Softer Sounds Studio for podcast editing and support.

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