LIFESTYLE | MR PORTER & ARKET: inside a wabi-sabi family home in California | Words by Ms Martha Hayes | Ms Sheila Marquez is wandering through the orchard at the home she shares with her partner and their two sons (all dressed in our ARKET collaboration) in Ojai, California. Come springtime, the recently planted “baby trees” should bear enough plums, peaches, apples and pears to feed her young family. “It’s amazing for them to see their mum and dad being resourceful and building things with their hands,” Marquez says. “It’s like, if we want a table, we don’t have to buy a table, we can build it. That’s something we can offer them living here, that’s very important for us right now.” | Read more | DISCOVER MORE STORIES | | Good seeds | Meet Planet Good Earth, the brand inspiring the next generation of community gardeners | Read more | | |  | | Parent tribes: which school drop-off dad are you? |  | Why Switzerland makes the best watches | |  | | Seven essentials from the new Mr P. collection |  | How to master the art of the long ski weekend | |  | | Three stylish ways to wear a bomber jacket |  | ARKET makes the case for wearing all the colours | |  | | Spring essentials: the travel edit |  | Sweaters, cardigans and more knitwear | Shop now |  | Shop now | | | | |  | |  | | | | MR PORTER is a registered trademark of THE NET-A-PORTER GROUP LTD | 1 The Village Offices, Westfield, Ariel Way, London, W12 7GF. UK company number: 3820604 | To view our Privacy Policy click here To unsubscribe click here | © 2011 - 2023 MRPORTER.COM | | | | | |