Gardening in Emacs - A Windows User's Tale of Tending, Tweaking, and Triumph

Explore the concept of digital gardening through Emacs in this 18-minute conference talk from EmacsConf 2025. Learn what constitutes a digital garden and discover the motivations behind creating one as a knowledge management and creative expression tool. Follow along as the speaker demonstrates practical techniques for setting up a portable Emacs environment specifically on Windows systems, including detailed customization strategies and configuration approaches. Examine the integration of PlantUML for diagram creation and Japanese language support within the Emacs ecosystem. Dive into Org Mode publishing configurations that enable seamless content creation and publication workflows. See a complete demonstration of the final digital garden implementation, showcasing how various Emacs tools and customizations work together to create an effective personal knowledge management system on Windows.