This is a journal, of sorts, of an organic garden in SW Michigan. It is also an opportunity for its writer to vent about much that ails her.
"Ut sementem feceris, ita metes." --Cicero
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Ulterior motives
Our kid goes to a pretty hep school. It's a Montessori school and it is on 10 acres. It has a farm of its own. Guess who its new farm maven is? Yup. Me. I am now the schoolmarm for two sheep and a bunch of chickens (who're actually future chickens, or "eggs with potential," sitting in an incubator in the school's lobby).
A city girl who realized upon the birth of her daughter that life is entirely too short to spend on 1/12th of an acre, she now digs up her weeds (usually with a pick) on 5.
Eat locally and sustainably Eat seasonally Shop at farmers' markets Plant a garden Conserve, compost and recycle Cook simply Cook together Eat together Remember food is precious
from The Art of Simple Food, New York: Clarkson Potter, 2007
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This weedpuller can be reached at fastweedpuller at gmail dot com.
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