Thanks Becca for cultivating a jungle…

The weather just started to become gorgeous in Seattle.  Finally, summer is here.   The only problem is that it makes it difficult to sit in the office and focus, as you might imagine. 

Fortunately we’ve managed to cultivate a certain amount of the outdoors indoors, and that helps. Our open loft space is filled with trees, most of us have plants on our desks, and we’ve got trained vines climbing several of our walls in elegant formations.  Our plants clean our air, add tremendous coziness to the space, and help take the edge off that undeniable deep yearning to go out and “work” on a blanket spread on a grassy spot in the sculpture garden.

None of the Marx Foods staff can claim credit for our flora though, we long ago figured out that we needed a green thumb for hire, and that’s where Becca comes in (Charlotte, her daughter, is along for the ride).

Once a week Becca, Charlotte, and sometimes her son August come in to take care of our jungle. Almost everything needs to be watered, and several plants need to be misted regularly to stay healthy (here’s August taking care of that).

But when one of our plants starts looking under the weather, Becca always knows just what to do. She rotates plants around the office that are getting too little or too much sun, prunes as necessary, and in general gives the plants the love they need.  If bugs move in (which happens very rarely), she’s ready with remedies that won’t make The Pack sick if one of them decides to start chewing on a discarded leaf.

If you’re in the Seattle area and need your own plant expert, I can’t recommend Becca enough.  Her green thumb is on point; she’s smart, nice and beautiful; and like all plant ladies she is a little kooky.  And, with that comment, I should mention that I met Becca freshman year in college when she was my new girlfriend’s (and now wife’s) best friend.  We had somewhat of a rivalry for Tara’s attention and let’s just say we were a little antagonistic.  We love each other, but never miss an opportunity to poke each other 😉 

Anyway, Becca is fantastic.  Just shoot me an e-mail at Justin (at) marxfoods (dot) com and I’ll gladly send you her contact info and answer any questions. You too could have an office this green!