This month’s In Dialogue feature is quite meaningful. I am fortunate to welcome you into my conversation with Jared O’Leary—my partner in life, love, parenting, and Wiley Canning Company.

I am overjoyed to feature Chef Chloe Walsh as a part of our In Dialogue series. Chloe is an ever-thoughtful chef, food writer, and recipe developer, as well as an extraordinary supper club and pop-up host.

Lauren Palmer, the force behind Bloomsbury Organic Farm, is our tenth In Dialogue feature. For several years, Lauren has been a guide and inspiration to me.

Leila is a steward of Patina Meadow, home to a nurturing farm, abundant garden beds, enlivening greenhouses, and The Shed, a gathering space and pottery studio.

Liz Martucci is the founder and sole owner of Elizabeth Suzann, a utilitarian clothing company based in Nashville, Tennessee. Liz began Elizabeth Suzann in 2013 and has honored her design philosophy for over a decade.

Elise is also the wise and attuned consultant behind my creative work. It is she who conceptualized The Wiley Dinner Series, our event at The Well Lived Woman, and more.

Ash encourages me to be more exploratory and respectful of the land beneath me. Any time I run or hike through the woods, her voice gently echoes the words, “Leave no trace.”

Big news! Wiley Canning Company has grown by one! Meet Carissa Shapiro, an extraordinary woman who is my new virtual assistant.

Friendship, to me, is the fourth leg of a chair. It is the fresh egg in a chocolate cake. It is the lush towel packed in my beach bag.

More than I feel drawn to Henrietta Red itself, I feel drawn to Julia Sullivan, its chef and co-owner. Julia is one of most creative and hardest-working women I have ever met.

In his book, Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words, David Whyte says, “Beauty is the harvest of presence.”

When I think of an ability to be present, I think of Tiana Gidley.

We cannot will ourselves to feel connected to something or someone. We cannot predict what or who will gain our attention.

When I first discovered Christiana Christian on Instagram, I felt immediately drawn to her work and lifestyle.