Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma
I’ve been reading and reading and reading this summer, into fall. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. Food Matters, by Mark Bittman. In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. I finally got to the big one: …
What Does it Take to be an Organic Gardener?
Some may dive into organic gardening with great expectations, and a feeling of pride at the choice they are making. However, when the reality of what it takes to be an organic gardener sets in, expectations become disappointments, and commitment to the choice may begin to fade.
For example, in many regions of the country, this has been an exceptionally cool and wet summer. If this is the first time that an individual has tried organic …
Down on the Biodynamic Farm
Baby Cows in “Daycare”
Over the past few weeks, I’ve come face to face with almost every facet of gardening/eating/organic/conventional agriculture. There was the trip to Tryon, NC for the BBQ and Bluegrass festival. That was an awesome meat-eating fest if I’ve ever seen one! We sampled lots of “chop,” which is BBQ code for “chopped pork straight out of the hog that is still roasting …
Lessons Learned in Organic Gardening
The past couple of weeks have been both discouraging and humbling for a gardener, who cockily at times, find myself to be well versed in all of the quirks and difficulties in organic gardening. This led me to want to share this article for pre-organic and beginning organic gardeners as well as those who have been gardening this way for years.
Admittedly, there are no two years alike in the world of gardening. Sometimes the weather …
