| Gardening Column |
 | Gardening as Spiritual Practice
08/09/2010
Voltaire in his work entitled �Candide� suggests at the conclusion that �We should all cultivate our own gardens.� But other than growing food, engaging in exercise and having the satisfaction of providing for some of your bas
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| 110 Degrees in the Shade
07/13/2010
Yep, summer is here! Although we�ve had our share of unseasonable weather, such as the frost in late May nearly a month after we normally see our last frost for the year, with the solstice on June 21, we�ve finally reached �warmᦙ
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| In A Healing Place
06/08/2010
Although I have been a life-long gardener and an ongoing spiritual practitioner, for the past month, I have done two things every day—without fail. I meditate for an hour in the morning and I go out to my garden and work. Some days I repot seedlings or we
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| A Juicy Garden
04/12/2010
No matter what size garden you plant eventually you’ll have a bunch of vegetables and fruit that you need to “do something with.” Usually that something is eating them. So, if you garden, you need to know (or learn) how to cook. Not a bad skill to have,
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| One Small Example
03/15/2010
Peak Oil—we’ve all heard about it, but few of us have any idea what this will mean in terms of day-to-day existence were such a scenario to come to pass. Well, the truth about Peak Oil is that we’re already past that and well on the way to what will occur
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| Food Storage Solutions
02/08/2010
Gardening is one of the most popular leisure activities that Americans enjoy, and interest is increasing every year. Although some people garden only for the beauty and peacefulness of their gardens, many more people enjoy the vegetables and fruits picked
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| Food Crisis 2010?
01/11/2010
Many, if not most, of us realize that things are seriously out of balance in the United States. Record high unemployment, massive foreclosures, the shredding of the safety net for the poorest and most vulnerable in society and the unprecedented and unpred
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| End Notes
12/07/2009
One year is approaching its end and another looms on the horizon. This is the time when people look back at what they’ve accomplished (or didn’t) and look forward to what the New Year holds for them. Typically, it’s when New Year’s resolutions are made, w
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| The Beauty of Plants
11/16/2009
Autumn is a lovely time of year--the vibrant reds, oranges and golds of the changing leaves, the bright orange squat pumpkins, the tans and creams and browns of drying foliage. What a feast for the eyes! What is even more exciting is that many of the vege
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| Taking Stock
10/12/2009
Well, you know that the season has changed, when the cats, instead of hunting in the morning for that late-dining mouse, are instead curled up in a basket by the fireplace. And so it is that we embrace these lovely crisp fall mornings and sunny, cool days
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