GARDEN PARTY JOURNAL

Think of this as your one-stop, online journal for education, happenings, and more from your buds at Garden Party.

  • January 2021 Guest List: Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson

    January 2021 Guest List: Cindy Wilson and Kate Pierson

    One night, after a round of Flaming Volcano cocktails, a little band called The B-52s was born in Athens, GA. I've been revisiting the full catalog of America's Greatest Party Band lately, and I'm beginning to see that my obsession...

  • Equity Goals: Where We're At

    Equity Goals: Where We're At

    Edit: As of 1/15/21, Buncombe County now states the minimum living wage as $17.30 an hour. We'll keep working toward becoming Living Wage Certified. You can read more here. Back in June of this past year, we shared with you across...

  • December 2020 Guest List : Norma Tanega

    December 2020 Guest List : Norma Tanega

    This month, I'm inviting folk singer Norma Tanega over for dinner. I've been listening to her record "Walking My Cat Named Dog" on repeat at the shop and have become entranced with her voice. Norma began her career after having...

  • 2020 Gift Guide

    2020 Gift Guide

    Our 2020 Gift Guide is here, and this year we are sharing gifts with our favorite stoners of all time.  We're giving Tai Frazier a set of Holden Mesk stickers, so she can find inspo to draw them on Travis's...

  • November 2020 Guest List: Diana, Princess of Wales

    November 2020 Guest List: Diana, Princess of Wales

    In the summer of 1997, I was 14 years old and not at all interested in the Royal Family, to the point that I didn't really understand the impact of Lady Diana's passing in August of that year.  I'm still...

  • Loft Talks w/ Ian Shiver

    Loft Talks w/ Ian Shiver

    Back in September, we hosted Ian Shiver, a photographer based in Philadelphia, in the loft above Garden Party. I was able to watch Ian's process as he shot a few things for us, and we also took some time to chat about...