Jim Nelson rests on his dog Ruby under a coastal redwood tree at Camp Joy Gardens in Boulder Creek, California. Jim was a student of Alan Chadwick and has passed on his teachings at the non-profit educational organic farm for over 40 years. As a 2007 apprentice, Camp Joy gave me my first intensive gardening education and experience.

Placido removes the tape used to help bind the branches after they grew together from a successful fruit tree grafting.

Señor Colina, the boss of this small farm