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Journal #2: Space for Life

There’s always something. My friend Barry Snitkin often says this when a problem arises on his farm, and this week I found myself echoing the sentiment.  It has been a week of upkeep, of varying jobs that subtly announce themselves.  It’s not like the plants can holler at me to come help them out, so […]

Quotes 9-27-2013

I’m down to one book this morning, so this will be another day with two quotes from the same book! “An ecological garden is like a net, sieving and holding whatever resources (minerals, organic matter, sunlight, water, and organisms) flow through it.  And, just as important, these landscapes are consummate recyclers, shuttling each bit of […]