Grow Simple with Katharine O'Brien

I'm a filmmaker and the founder of Grow Simple, a service that installs edible home gardens in the Los Angeles area.  Growing up in Santa Barbara, I would regularly take friends up to my family's ranch and see their eyes light up as we ate food fresh from the ground. I realized I could share the experience of growing your own food with people down in the city. Food is a collective story,......read more

Katharine O'Brien's Heat Beating Tip

Mercy, can you feel the climate change? I saw a friend with two ice packs in her bra. LA is so hot, it's lead people to invent self-cooling underwear. While everyone is trying to figure out how to do the cold version of everything, we've done it with green juice - making popsicles! Juice your favorite mix of veggies or fruit and pour it into popsicle holders to freeze. Tastes clean and refreshing......read more