Category Archives: Gardening

Signs of Spring, from the Silver Spring.

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Words to live by.

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Mother Earth News.

Hello, Mother Earth.  http://www.motherearthnews.com/december-2012-january-2013-zm0z12djzhir.aspx When I began to sell honey and homemade lip balms and creams I envisioned it as the perfect summertime venture.  I could go to farmers’ markets and enjoy hanging out in the beautiful warm, sunny weather, chatting … Continue reading

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Building the Electric Fence. Bears Beware.

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Words from Emily Dickinson.

Emily Dickinson is one of my favorite American poets.  I share her love of nature, and have always found delight in the way she broke her subjects down into their most simple and pure forms. Plus, she penned some great lines about bees! From … Continue reading

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Queen-Sized Flower Fairy.

The last thing I did at the farm the other day was to wander out through one of the fields with a 1-lb. package of wildflower seeds, shaking them out here and there as I went.  My hope is that … Continue reading

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Rain. On the Brain.

Of rainy weather we grow weary It’s makes me feel caged in and queer-y; Instead of vegetable tableaus We’re growing mold between our toes! I’m hoping all this raining From my new fields is draining And not drowning the chirping … Continue reading

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Grow Your Own

There’s a lot to be said about the benefits of gardening – particularly vegetable gardening.  I have, over the years, gone away from perennial flower gardening and evolved into vegetable growing.  This is not easy to do in the woods, … Continue reading

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