Coniferous greetings for the holiday season
(Coniferous? What, green, prickly, and sappy? Yes.)
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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
About Me
- El
- 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.
Tips for living a la Alice Waters:
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
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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4 comments:
Happy Yule/Solstice/Christmas/Whatever, El! :)
I love green, prickly, and sappy! Hope your holiday was great!
prickly and sappy sounds like my holiday! Happy holidays to you!
Merry Christmas, El!
Mine was more sappy than anything else.....
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