Welcome Chronically Tired Gardeners

Hello everyone!

Welcome to my page! I'm MJ, and I've been navigating the challenges of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and other chronic health conditions for over 10 years. The journey has been tough, especially in the early years when I could barely leave the house or get out of bed. I never imagined I would start a website, or an online business, and return to gardening.

But here I am, in a phase of life and illness where I can, and I'm excited to share my passion for gardening and permaculture with others who struggle with energy and mobility and don't know where to start.

Over the past 5 years, thanks to the changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, I've been studying and practicing permaculture online. I'm thrilled to have completed my Permaculture Design Course! Permaculture has taught me how to work with the land, space, and nature to grow plants for both humans and wildlife. This approach reduces the need for inputs and maintenance, meaning less energy expenditure, fewer financial inputs, and more time connecting with nature. Above all else to humbly accept and identify as a constant learner and adaptor.

These principles have not only made gardening easier for me but also helped me connect my inner landscape. I have learned to adapt to my body's outputs, and to accept, evaluate and adapt when things don't go as planned. Both inside and outside of my ever changing body. All the while, giving myself grace and the space to just be and connect with the natural world around me.

My hope with this website, blog and the online courses, is to help others in the same way. So please follow along on my journey and see what mishaps, insights, and triumphs shape my outer and inner landscape.

Until next time! MJ