HOLY CABBAGE I could have bought a truckload of organic produce for the amount of cash I’ve sunk into my garden this year. Cabbage worms helped themselves to the fruits of my labor and chewed holes through nearly every leaf. I angrily sifted through the foliage, […]
Blog: A Cup of Courage
What’s Missing? The Love of the Gardener – Part 3
I planted a garden so that it could feed me and my family, not the other way around, but here we are. My garden though it’s pretty, is getting low yields, and the veggies aren’t that good. It’s been a while since I gardened, so I […]
The Love of the Gardner Part 2
PLUCKING AND PLANTING Butter Is Better It might be the Pavlovian theory at work since the title of this lettuce contains the word “butter.” It might even be that its texture is soft like butter, or maybe both. My butter lettuce is strong and pretty, the […]
The Love Of The Gardner Part 1
I’m having so much fun with it this year, although it’s been a while since I gardened. You can accurately call me a gardener hobbyist. the time we add up the time, preparations, and purchases to grow our own veggies, I don’t think I will financially […]
Where Hate Begins – George Floyd
Man’s inhumanity to manMakes countless thousands mourn! Robert Burns 1784 This week, the video of George Floyd’s murder reached out from our screens and tore our hearts and our country apart. Every time I watch the video, it shakes me to the core, as I witness […]