Earlier this week a new friend, Marco, and I began a contemporary voyage into (the once abused term) ’sharecropping.’ At two households that have, for all practical purposes, been in fallow for years (visual of one), the lords of the land are letting us fill the void by weeding or tilling, llama manuring or composting, [...]
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29 Jul
Seed Saving–first item of business, the peas.
If your once green peas are looking bloated and showing signs of late season garden rust, they probably look like mine. Peas are definitely early risers and early sleepers. Is anyone else’s peas in the mood for castration yet?
Harvesting a bucket of woody, decaying pea pods made me question whether stir-frying the last crop was [...]
13 Jul
Let’s swap stories (from the field and the kitchen)
Gardening for vegetables really seems like a spectrum of intemacy. And the farther along in the season, the less careful I am with the produce.
Thinking back to the beginning of the season when those first suckers (or seedlings if you’re not into the whole brevity thing) are ready to transplant, every motion is filled with [...]
30 Jun
Why I’d like to just play a tune of many lettuces next year
Earlier this spring, I was a carbon copy of Dr. Frankenstein as I helped Tanya Olsen plant the arugula and kale, the carrots and lettuce and hon tsai thai. I worked a bit diligently, hoping my creation would come alive (Note: this is my first year of gardening ever, although I’m quickly realizing that yes [...]
16 Jun
Garden From The North Country
Today I feel inspired to write… Inspired by the rain, really. While the view of the many-ridged Mission Mountain Range tempts my gaze, most of the seconds I spend North of Misoula in Moiese, Montana, are dedicated to the top 3 inches (0r less) of sandy loam at my giant feet.
Whoever tells you an organic [...]
20 May
Digging and the art of neo-garden generosity
Today Mason Giem will be leading a crew of volunteers down the winding road to berryville.
He plans to leave the UC/University library parking lot at 5:30 and the venture shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours. It’s a long bike ride to the house on the West side of town, so we recommend carpooling. [...]
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