Helen Mitchell is a former advisory board chairman for Science and Children's Magazine and a life member of the Creative Education Foundation. Outside of teaching, Helen Mitchell served as a police woman with the Seattle Police Department before being fired when she recognized and hugged a former prostitute who had been jailed where she was on duty.
Excerpted by permission of the author from Helen’s Garden: What we learned about life and love in a small country school, by Helen Mitchell, Niche Press, 2003. One of many stories in Helen’s Garden, “Jiggs” reminds us that we are … Continue reading →
On a sunny day in mid-July, I visited a lavender farm in Sequim, WA with my friend Judy from Northern California. She was beginning to grow lavender herself, and as a merchant at her local farmers’ market, she was eager … Continue reading →