One of the first garden projects I did when we moved to the farm was build up a spiral garden. (I was spending too much time on Pinterest, however did you know?!) In just three seasons’ time, it has filled in with herbal goodness! I have enough sage, marjoram, thyme, and chives to incorporate fresh in my spring and summer…
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Our most successful crop this year, without a doubt, is the radishes! I keep planting them because they are doing so well, but not I have to figure out what to do with them all. So far, I’ve fermented them for tacos, sliced them fresh for salads, and roasted them with last year’s butternut squash. Oh, and handed them to…
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Well, it turns out my lazy potato hack was a success—maybe too much of one! Although some potatoes are poking out of the dirt at the top, the sprouts are also growing right out of the side of the tower. I hope this whole thing is a big shaggy green mess by the time I harvest! Speaking of harvest… oh!…
Ah, the innocence of seed-buying. You don’t see the twenty feet of vines in the picture, just the cute little melon you’ll totally be able to grow. These are the result of my over-ambition and now I don’t know where to plant them all! I suppose if I can find a spot to sneak them into the garden, we can…
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This leaf, and the way the sun shone behind it, caught my attention while I was wandering through my newly-laid garden paths. It’s such an ordinary, even dirty, borage leaf, yet the light reveals beauty and complexity. It was a perfect metaphor for joy: we ourselves may be the same, but when joy shines through us, we are transformed. There…
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