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Acupuncture

Best Acupuncture Deleon Best LAc Tom Cohen LAc Raven Seltzer LAc 8213 Village Harbor Drive Cornelius NC 28031 • 704 655 8298 bestacupuncture.com

Audiology

PHC – Lake Norman Ear, Nose & Throat

Megan Mathis-Webb, AuD Susie Riggs, AuD Del L. Hawk, Au.D 140 Gateway Blvd. Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-9638

Cardiology

PHC – Cardiology

Jips Zachariah, MD 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1829

Dermatology

PHC – Mooresville Dermatology Center

Naomi Simon, MD Michael Redmond, MD Kristin Prochaska, PA-C Gina Noble, PA-C Justin Loucks, PA-C Susan Stevens, RN, BSN Michelle Caamano, RN, BSN Laetitia Cloete, Licensed Aesthetician 128 Medical Park Road, Suite 201 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1827

PHC – Wolfe Dermatology

Steven F. Wolfe, MD Molly Small, PA-C 114 Gateway Blvd., Unit D Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-663-2085

Riva Dermatology

“Imagine your skin at its Best!” General Dermatology for the Family, Botox, Fillers, Laser/IPL & more Kerry Shafran, MD, FAAD Lindsay Jayson, MPAS, PA-C Erin Dice, MPAS, PA-C Ashley Noone, MPAP, PA-C Nikki Leahy, MSBS, PA-C Mari Klos, CMA, LME 704-896-8837 Cornelius, Mooresville, Denver www.Rivaderm.com

Ears, Nose and Throat

PHC – Lake Norman Ear, Nose, & Throat

Keith Meetze, MD Thomas Warren, MD Herb Wettreich, MD Fred New, Jr., ANP 140 Gateway Blvd. Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-9638

Endocrinology

PHC- Endocrinology

Elaine Sunderlin, MD 170 Medical Park Road, Floor 3 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-9506

Family Medicine

PHC – Nabors Family Medicine

Emily Nabors, MD 142 Professional Park Drive Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-696-2083

PHC – Lake Norman Family Medicine

Timothy A. Barker, MD Heather C. Kompanik, MD Bruce L. Seaton, DO Amanda H. Bailey, DO Sherard Spangler, PA Kyle Babinski, DO 357 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-7328

PHC – Sailview Family Medicine

Tiana Losinski, MD 206 Joe V. Knox Ave. Suite J Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-360-4801

PHC – Full Circle Family Medicine

James W. McNabb, MD Jacqueline Swope, FNP 435 East Statesville Avenue Mooresville, NC 28115 • 704-663-5056

PHC – Fairview Family Medicine

Golnar Lashgari, MD Jennifer Scharbius, MD 150 Fairview Road, Suite 210 Mooresville, NC 28117 •704-235-0300

PHC - Troutman Family Medicine

Amrish C. Patel, MD Amanda Honeychuck, NP Kimberly Whiton, FNP 154 S Main Troutman, NC 28166 • 704-528-9903

Gastroenterology

Charlotte Gastroenterology and Hepatology

John H. Moore, III, M.D. Steven A. Josephson, M.D. Scott A. Brotze, M.D. Michael W. Ryan, M.D. Devi Thangavelu, M.D. Vinaya Maddukuri, M.D. Nicholas R. Crews, M.D. Lake Norman Offices: 13808 Professional Center Dr. Huntersville, NC 28078 115 Commerce Pointe Blvd. Mooresville, NC 28117 Appointment Line: 704-377-0246 www.charlottegastro.com Locations also in Charlotte, Mint Hill, Matthews, and Ballantyne

PHC –Northlake Digestive Care

Carl A. Foulks, Jr., MD April Lockman, NP 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-878-2021

PHC –Comprehensive Digestive Care Center

Vivek Trivedi, MD Tiedre Palmer, FNP-C 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-878-2021

PHC- Gastroenterology

Laila Menon, MD 170 Medical Park Road, Floor 3 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-664-9506

Internal Medicine

PHC – Internal Medicine & Weight Management

Manish G. Patel, MD Julie Abney, PA Andrea Brock, PA-C 128 Medical Park Road, Suite 101 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-658-1001

PHC – Lake Norman Internal Medicine

John C. Gatlin, MD LuAnne V. Gatlin, MD 548 Williamson Road, Suite 6 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-660-5520

Neurology

PHC – Neurology & Sleep Medicine

Dharmen S. Shah, MD 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-873-1100

PHC – Lake Norman Neurology

Andrew J. Braunstein, DO Ryan Conrad, MD Craig D. DuBois, MD Douglas Jeffery, MD Roderick Elias, MD 124 Professional Park Dr, Ste A Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-662-3077

PHC – Lake Norman Neurology

Andrew J. Braunstein, DO Ryan Conrad, MD Craig D. DuBois, MD Douglas Jeffery, MD Roderick Elias, MD 9735 Kincey Avenue, Ste 203 Huntersville, NC 28078 • 704-766-9050

Obstetrics/Gynecology

PHC – Lake Norman OB/GYN

James Al-Hussaini, MD Laura Arigo, MD Katie Collins, DO Grant Miller, MD James Wilson, MD Nicole S. Wellbaum, MD Coral Bruss, ANP-C Pam Monroe, WHNP-BC 131 Medical Park Road, Suite 102 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-663-1282

Oncology

Southern Oncology Specialists

William Mitchell, MD Poras Patel, MD 46 Medical Park Rd, Suite 212 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-659-7850

Orthopaedic Surgery

PHC – Piedmont Bone & Joint

Scott Brandon, MD Brett L. Feldman, MD Alex Seldomridge III, MD Kim Lefreniere, PA-C Jeffrey Reeves, MD 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1829

Orthopedic Surgery – Spine

PHC – Piedmont Bone & Joint

Alex Seldomridge, III, MD 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1838

Physiatry –Interventional Spine Care

PHC – Pain & Spine Center

Harsh Govil, MD, MPH James Murphy, MD April Hatfield, FNP-C 359 Williamson Road Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-235-1829

PULMONOLOGY

PHC –Pulmonology

Enrique Ordaz MD Jose Perez MD Ahmed Elnaggar, MD 125 Days Inn Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-838-8240

Rheumatology

PHC – Rheumatology

Sean M. Fahey, MD Dijana Christianson, DO 128 Medical Park Road, Suite 101 Mooresville, NC 28117 • 704-658-1001

Seed to Sanctuary founder Sara Rubens tends to the Chef’s Kitchen Garden behind Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse.

If You Build, it Will Grow

Seed to Sanctuary creates a Chef’s Kitchen Garden in Davidson

by Renee Roberson Photos by Renee Roberson

If you’ve been walking in Davidson recently, you may have noticed a revitalization in the piece of land behind the Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse. What was once overgrown with weeds is now a thriving garden complete with four raised beds, a wrought-iron bench, and a little free library with garden-themed books.

Davidson resident Sara Rubens was walking past the lot one day with her dog when she got the idea on how to upfit the space and create what could also double as a Chef’s Kitchen Garden for Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse and Mandolino’s. Rubens had been bit by the gardening bug when she moved into her home in Davidson a few years ago and planted her first raised beds. While she had no previous knowledge of gardening, she found the enjoyed the process and reconstructed her beds to be more successful during the pandemic, when she had more time on her hands to research and experiment. Rubens came upon the concept of making a garden part of ordinary day-to-day living, as referenced by the blog Gardenary.com.

Rubens, whose day job includes working in corporate America, found the process of tending to her gardening a great way to decompress throughout the workday. “Mother Nature is working all the time,” she says. “And I just found that it was so soothing.”

The idea for a side business called Seed to Sanctuary began to bloom in Rubens’s mind. As she documented her journey with gardening on her social media pages, friends and neighbors began reaching out to her for tips and to get suggestions on how they could create their own kitchen gardens. Now Rubens enjoys helping others as a kitchen garden consultant, where she can do everything from design a blueprint, suggest equipment, building materials, what types of vegetables are best for which season, and help with installation upon request.

Rubens contacted her neighbor, Mike Orlando, who owns the building where Flatiron is located. “I said, ‘Hey Mike, do you still control that sad little piece of land behind Flatiron? Because I think it needs some love,’” says Rubens.

Orlando toured her kitchen garden and loved the idea of creating something similar in Davidson. He hired Rubens to install and now maintain the garden, and she harvests the vegetables and herbs and takes them over to Chef Bill Schutz for use in dishes for Flatiron. Rubens is also hosting monthly “Sip and Snip” events throughout the year so that others in the community can learn how to grow their own kitchen gardens.

“Our minds and bodies are connected in ways we are just starting to understand, and in the fast-paced demanding world, we’ve got to find ways to slow down, reconnect with nature and care of ourselves again,” says Rubens. “So now is the time to get some dirt on your hands and start growing your own delicious veggies.”

To learn more, e-mail Sara Rubens at info@seedtosanctuary.com and follow her on Instagram and Facebook at Seed to Sanctuary.