Organic Life – You Can Grow That!

Organic Life – You Can Grow That!

I recently read that Organic Gardening Magazine was going to change its name to Organic Life.  That’s more than fine by me since I think that we should all be encouraging the thought that gardens are absolutely tied to everything else we do. Gardeners very...
Give Away Bouquets: the nosegay

Give Away Bouquets: the nosegay

If you’ve got flowers and herbs in your garden, you easily make someone’s day better. Snip a few blooms and fragrant foliage, tie them together with a small piece of ribbon, and you’ve got the makings of a random act of kindness! Put one on the desk...
Gardening as a Revolutionary Act

Gardening as a Revolutionary Act

This is a slightly condensed version of the sermon I gave on July 27, 2014 at the Unitarian Church of Barnstable. Revolutionary is defined as  “Rebellious, rebel or insurgent”  “involving or causing a complete or dramatic change” “new, novel, or innovative.” Can...
Worth Fussing With

Worth Fussing With

Yesterday I gave a talk at the garden center about vegetable garden problem solvers. I had just handed out a list of my go-to products for organic veggie gardens when a woman raised her hand. “Is there anything you can plant that you don’t have to fuss with?” she...
What We Cultivate

What We Cultivate

The other day I had a conversation with a woman who was upset about an experience she’d had with a cashier in a store. After receiving good assistance in another area, she went up to a register and was told to go to the end of a long line. Since I wasn’t there I don’t...
A Gardeners Celebration

A Gardeners Celebration

Last week I went into the garden during cocktail hour and celebrated. It was the first week I was able to walk into the vegetable garden asking “What’s for dinner?” and come away with more than enough for one meal. The arugula, broccoli, sugar snap...
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