For many years my garden seed storage system was extremely simple and homemade. I stored my seeds in zippered storage bags (think: kitchen ziploc bags). I considered this to be good enough. It got the job…
Whether homegrown or store-bought, I am a sucker for fresh brussels sprouts. Love ’em so much, they have made it into that special category of foods I call “food of the gods.” In this post is…
Welcome (or welcome back) to the weekly edition of my very informal Tao te Ching study. It was nice to take a holiday break and I am glad to be back. If you would like a…
If you are smack dab in the middle of winter right now (looking at you, my northern hemisphere friends), maybe you are in a bit of a relaxing lull. January is a slow month in regard…
Greetings, my gardening friends! Hope your new year is off to a great start. I took a long, much needed break over the holidays. How about you? This winter is not shaping up to be much…
Happy Monday! As we enter into a new year and new decade this week, I’ll be gardening in January. While it might not be the most active month (in fact, January always has my shortest task…
Hi all! I’ve been MIA for a bit, that’s because (1) Christmas season (aren’t we all so wrapped up in it? Fantastic time of year!), (2) I’ve been taking a course to help me become a…
Despite the lack of gardening posts, I’m back with the latest Tao te Ching post; namely chapter 21. This is one of those iconic Tao chapters. I like that it tells us we only need to…
The weekly Tao te Ching post, for chapter 20. This one is considerably longer than most of the others so far. I am having a hard time getting on board with this one. Just go along…
Greetings! Are you still harvesting spinach or kale? If so (or even if you’re not!), I’d like to share my favorite green smoothie with you. I’ve been making this one for what seems like a couple…