May 26, 2025 Rumination I know that we all do it from time to time, but for me, the week before the CSA begins, I always fret about whether we will have enough to put into share bags. But for crying out loud (as the sky has been doing in an unrelenting fashion this month), […]
May 19, 2025 Natural abundance Justin and I were planting flower boxes and talking about life and its marvels on Friday on the top deck of the house. I mentioned to him that though I don’t have any flower boxes in my cultural history, for some reason at the age of 24 as a young […]
May 12, 2025 Rain When I said that the week before last was the best week of the year, I didn’t expect to say that the next one would be the worst week of the year. But by Saturday, when I took the following pictures, about a quarter of the farm was under water. Fortunately, […]
May 5, 2025 The Best Week of the Year What didn’t bloom this week? A few plants that set flowers here this week include violets (taking over the lawn in purple), dandelions (taking over the fields in yellow), pears, peaches, plums (already started last week), Juneberries, grapes, and a couple of early apples. And because […]
April 28 2025 Sunshine Friday, as we worked with the Clark students on planting our lettuce, chard, cabbage, and Asian greens, someone went off to get some sunscreen, and I commented that I thought folks should be wary of sunscreens due to the literature on their potentially dangerous impacts on our health. I listened to […]