Author Talk: Jane Hawley Stevens and "The Celestial Garden"

Join us for an evening with local Author Jane Hawley Stevens. She will be discussing her book The Celestial Garden. Jane will be selling copies of her book at the event. 

Jane Hawley Stevens plants, harvests, and creates herbal wellness products for her Four 
Elements Organic Herbals brand from her 130-acre farm in Wisconsin. With over 
thirty years of experience in designing herb gardens and growing herbs, she is an established figure in the herbal 
products industry and a knowledgeable elder in the Midwest herbalism community. Jane and her husband, David Stevens, have been certified organic growers since 1990 and were awarded the Organic Farmer of the 
Year Award in 2020 by MOSES, an organization that works to grow the organic farming movement in the Midwest. As a speaker and teacher, Jane offers courses and workshops through her apothecary and farm, as well as at health food stores and conferences. 

The Celestial Garden 

Insight, ideas, and inspiration abound in this highly practical guide to growing successfully in harmony with the moon, the Earth, and other planetary influences.

Planting by the moon is an age-old gardening tradition, but did you know that the cycles of the moon and the zodiac can be a powerful tool to improve your success with all kinds of gardening tasks? In The Celestial Garden, longtime gardener and herbalist Jane Hawley Stevens explains how the movement of the moon through the constellations of the zodiac provides a detailed calendar of optimal times for planting seeds, roots, and transplants, as well as for pruning, weeding, propagation, harvesting, and even starting new garden projects or throwing garden parties. While herbs are Stevens's specialty, she loves growing all kinds of plants, and The Celestial Garden provides excellent gardening tips for every gardener, whether their passion is for vegetables, fruits, herbs, or flowers. At a deeper level, Stevens believes that gardening by the moon and learning about astrological cycles can help restore our elemental interconnection with Nature and the Earth.