The Delsa

03/16/2024

This has been my personal experience for years and why The Delsa is promoting education in gardening. While research wasn't needed for us to know the pleasure and benefit there is in gardening, it's interesting to see the results of theirs...and to have the confirmation that we're on the right path.

Princeton researchers found that gardening at home had a similar effect on people’s emotional well-being (or happiness) as biking, walking or dining out.

03/16/2024

What a great event! Hope you'll look into supporting this group in all they're doing for our military.

Hosting NC’s Wounded Warriors / DVets to a Great Day of Fishing & Fellowship!

11/23/2023

Nothing more needed to be said...

I awoke at 4am this morning with wide eyes and a full heart. As my feet hit the cold floor, I slipped them into the warmth of my slippers, wrapped myself in a cozy robe, and made a cup of hot tea. Sitting down to write and pondering what the title would be, the only two words that came to me were th...

09/10/2023

These 11 simple guidelines reflect how the world’s longest-lived people ate for most of their lives. We make it easy to eat like the healthiest people in the world with the Blue Zones Meal Planner, where you’ll find thousands of recipes that follow these guidelines while making plant-slant food ...

08/13/2023

Could it be you're being pruned?

As the sun begins to announce its arrival by lightening the skies of the eastern horizon, I once again set out to tend to the garden before the heat of the day settles on it. It is a mesmerizing experience each time. Walking out the door I'm met with the cool, fresh morning air, the waking crow of t...

07/12/2023

Our very own Board Director Lenee Pezzano is participating in this fun event to help feed others. Please support her and her partner!

This is your chance to see great local dancers compete for the title of Best Dancer in Columbus! Plus, all the proceeds of the night will go to help The Byron Saunders Foundation to provide families with Thanksgiving dinners!

07/01/2023

Yes, these are real pictures of The Delsa Start Up Gardens!

Join Us!

As most of you know the Start Up Gardens of The Delsa were built and first sowed last July. The raised bed was created from recycled concrete blocks provided by neighbors who allowed us to collect and reuse them from their torn down buildings. This allowed us to build in a way that was in keeping wi...

06/10/2023

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One of the things I enjoy most about gardening is the life lessons that come from just simply observing our amazing world. This past week as I walked by my window and looked out to admire the new growth of this year's garden already in full swing, I was startled to see that a bird had got caught ins...

03/26/2023

It's a New Year! You might have missed it the evening of March 22nd - but I hope you got to see it! As the sun dipped below the horizon, after being hidden for three days, the first crescent of the moon revealed itself above the western horizon along with Jupiter just below it. A beautiful sight tha...

03/12/2023

North Carolina forest burns....great way to confirm.

You can view burns taking place today as well as planned and completed burns during any selected timeframe. To view the dashboard, visi...

02/09/2023

February is the month where love is at the forefront of holiday celebrations and it takes on many forms: young relationships dreaming of a special evening; mature relationships cherishing the years that have passed; new parents relishing a precious life to share; animal lovers doting on their babies...

02/02/2023

A good friend just published her first book - check it out!

You Will Make Mistakes: Discovering God's Grace in the Midst of Perfectionism Authored by Lenee M. Pezzano Foreword written by Rose Hammer In March 2020, I found myself preparing to attend an online church meeting hosted by friends of mine in Illinois. It was in the midst of the government shut down...