This website has had many iterations over the last decade or two. But much of what it originally stood for still stands.

Back in the beginning, I said it was a community website. I said it was for seekers of the simple good life, for those who desire connection to place, people and produce, and who enjoy the pleasures of good food and good work.

I said it was about the ways we can simplify our lives and diet, reduce our consumption, our work time, our possessions and expenses, and live a more simple, better quality of life that’s kinder to our bodies and minds, and planet, and one another.

And it was also about the people in pursuit of these things.

It was called Dandelions after the incredible plant itself. Dandelions are found on all continents “as commonplace as wildflowers” and have been around for many millions of years – long, long before us.

Dandelions have been gathered for food since prehistory. They are rich in nutrients and edible in their entirety. Today we find dandelions in teas and tinctures, capsules and cuisine, and, of course, our backyards.

As I was then, I am still amazed at the dandelion’s ability to prosper with very little, and in all sorts of soils and climates. They can survive the hottest summers and the coldest winters. They love the sun, but will do just fine in the shade.

It’s why people who’ve endured childhood trauma but nonetheless managed to do ok in life are called “Dandelion Children”. In some way, we are all dandelion children.

We have all endured difficulties and challenges, and each of us, in our own personal journeys, has needed to push on through negative patterns and thinking, confusion and polarity, impulsive behaviours, unstable relationships and intense emotions.

And we still do. Like the dandelion, we keep reaching towards the light anyway.

We keep searching for a sense of identity and for meaning and purpose. We have dreams and desires. We want health, wealth and happiness. And, ultimately, to align body, soul and mind, to taste the interconnectedness of life and feel whole.

Here, I said, is where we share our journey for these things.

Amen to that.