Hearth & Hollow
Dusti Arab is a grower, marketer, activist, and writer.
Aren't you sick of this yet?
Trust Signals the reinvention co Hey Reader, When I was 21, I was working my ass off at a coffee shop, trying to keep up with my environmental economics coursework, and doing it all with a baby on my hip. While my classmates were going to parties and stressing about internships, I was reliant on family for babysitting help, and on programs like SNAP, WIC, and Pell Grants to make it work. I was determined to make a better life for myself and my baby, so I kept at it. I think about that baby,...
Ready to leave Google? Let's do it tomorrow
Trust Signals the reinvention co Hey Reader, Tired of billionaires profiting off your data and invading your privacy? Overwhelmed because you've been heavily using Google products since Gmail was in beta? That's exactly how I felt six months ago when I made the move off Google. I'd built my entire business on Google products, and the thought of having to move it all had me frozen in place, even though I knew they weren't aligned with my values. But I finally made the switch, and I have good...
Hearth & Hollow Dispatch - Protein packed veggies
Hearth & Hollow Hey Reader, I don't mean to brag, but I might have gotten the best Chipdrop of all time. Backyard morels?! Are you kidding me?! Those babies are morels, and the only thing I did to grow them was... put a new greenhouse up. Let's be real, I know diddly squat about growing mushrooms (though I certainly appreciate their many uses). I found them growing inside the edges of the new tunnel while I was switching out some trays this week. Turns out those wood chips I laid to make my...
Hearth & Hollow Dispatch - Cucumbers are here!
Hearth & Hollow Hey Reader, Ya girl has been on spring break with the kids this week, but things haven't slowed down one bit in the greenhouse. The plants are poppin' after a week of gorgeous sunshine, and somehow, I've already got cucumbers and a handful of tomatoes ready to make their way home with you. CSA members - expect an email next Tuesday on upcoming summer varieties and getting your next batch of plants! (And if you're not part of the CSA yet, it's not too late! I've got a handful...
Hearth & Hollow Dispatch - Summer market hours + sunflowers
Hearth & Hollow Hey Reader, Don’t look now, but this weekend looks like it’s going to be absolutely gorgeous, which is extremely well-timed because the summer hours for the Vancouver Farmers Market are officially starting. I’ll be there this Saturday and Sunday, and that’s the plan through the first weekend of June (except May 30th and 31st). Come say hi! Here’s what to expect in this email: What I’ll have at the Vancouver Farmer's Market this week What’s growing in the greenhouse A few ways...
Hearth & Hollow Dispatch - A very different kind of compost
Hearth & Hollow March 27, 2026 Hey Reader, Spring is fully in action over here at Casa de Hearth & Hollow, and I've been running all week to get enough seeds planted, pot up tomatoes, and keep up with the lovely notes I've gotten from a very special interview I got to do on Monday. If you're new here, hi! I'm thrilled you're joining our community of growers. ICYMI: I was on OPB’s Think Out Loud, and if you want to listen to me talk about growing food, why everyone can do it, and what I’m...
Catch me on the radio today
Trust Signals the reinvention co Hey Reader, Wanted to catch you before I head out the door. Today at 12:00pm PST, Hearth & Hollow is going live on OPB’s Think Out Loud, and the work happening in Clark County, and the conversation picks up that same thread. How Hearth & Hollow started: the inauguration, a greenhouse I ordered without telling my husband, and a full body knowing that just said “plant something” The food hub taking shape in Clark County with a collective of local farmers, and...
Hearth & Hollow Dispatch - Let's get planting!
Hearth & Hollow March 3, 2026 Hey Reader, Lots of new faces here this week, so if you’re new, welcome! We’re in that early spring stretch where everything is happening at once, even though it still looks quiet outside. Seeds are sprouting, trays are filling up, and yesterday's sunshine has me ready to start all the peppers and tomatoes. Here’s what to expect in this email: What I’ll have at the Vancouver Farmer's Market this week What’s growing in the greenhouse A few ways to get more support...
More practical use cases please
Trust Signals the reinvention co Hey Reader, I was featured in Business Insider recently, where I was interviewed about the ways I'm using AI. But honestly, after sitting with it a little while, I'm a little bit disappointed. Don't get me wrong - getting a feature is GREAT. They sent a photographer to my house and everything, which was not at all what I was expecting. (I'm used to being quoted, but this was very different.) But they didn't share the most important pieces of what I told them,...
The Revolution Will Be Fed (and here’s how)
Trust Signals the reinvention co Hey Reader, Last weekend, I gave my first talk for Hearth & Hollow at PDX Women’s Convergence. It was my first time presenting something that wasn’t marketing or productivity related, and honestly, I’m still a little bit in shock from the whole experience because everything about it just felt so… natural. I didn’t religiously prep or memorize a script. I didn’t wear makeup (and didn’t feel the unspoken pressure of needing to). I didn’t feel like I had anything...
Dusti Arab is a grower, marketer, activist, and writer.