Farm-to-table is all the rage these days, with trendy restaurants everywhere diving into the healthy food scene. Some do it through local farm partnerships, others grow their own veggies and herbs out back, but Chef Leah takes it even further, making it her mission to close the loop from farm to table, back to regrowth and sustainability.

Kaitlin Mitchell, founder of Rutabaga Gardening, is dedicated to education and community. Rutabaga is more than just gardening—it’s about fostering environmental stewardship and holistic well-being. She hopes to bring families closer and wants to encourage a deeper connection with the natural world.

Argon, the German Shepherd recently made headlines when he was found by hikers in Malibu Canyon with zip ties around his mouth and neck. Argon has not only found a second chance at life, but has also become a powerful symbol of the importance of animal rescues. We sat down with Maria Dales, founder of German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County, his angel rescuer, and learned more about his story and the countless others and how you can help rescues continue to help save lives.

Emily Westerfield is an extraordinary woman and is is not only a Mother herself, but is also a 5X surrogate. After the birth of her own children, Emily wanted to find a way to help others on their parenting journeys and we sat down for an intimate conversation.

One woman decided to take back her power and turned her grief into purpose, Nikki Zazzali took her childhood passion for making jewelry and turned it into a successful charitable jewelry company, Revive Jewelry after the loss of her grandfather to cancer and the eye-opening experience of watching her brother’s Lupus diagnosis unfold.

As children growing up, most of us have those stories that are forever locked in our memories. The good, the bad and the strange ones that somehow just stuck in our brains that weaved together a tapestry of our childhood and formed some of our deep-rooted beliefs about ourselves and our lives. Brigit Binns turned those memories, the good and bad, into a coming-of-age memoir in RottenKid: A Succulent Story of Survival.

You may not know her by name, but you probably know her work. Wendy has a company called Chair Whimsy, where she creates one of a kind, colorful, whimsical chairs that make you feel you have feel down a rabbit hole to Wonderland and cant help but smile. And her new book, Life Whimsy: How to Think, Play & Work More Creatively will have you scratching your creative itch!

Most women have a bond with girlfriends when they are younger because of the time spent together out and about, exploring the chaos of singlehood, with a drink in one hand and their cell phone in the other. However, there is a certain finesse in the relationship with girlfriends as you mature, like a bottle of fine wine. And those subtle changes grow the bonds of sisterhood to a deeper level. And the Rachels agree.