It is springing. Camellias are tight pink buds, and bloom swiftly in the warmth of the house. Daffodils are up … More
Author: Lisa Cobb
Public health nerd, gardener, mom, and bookworm blogging about the world of work.
The Enemy
Bindweed roots. Found them in a layer of soil on top of a piece of landscape fabric that was protecting … More
Starting Seeds
Began the late winter ritual tonight, with one small laborer. I was management.
Straight Lines
It was seventy degrees today, and I spent the morning laying out the planting beds at the Cedar Ridge Farm … More
Thaw
Fifty degrees on Valentine’s day, a gift to all the worms and birds and squirrils and people from mother nature, … More
Seed Order
Here is the 2011 seed order list: Broccoli “Early Purple Sprouting”Cucumber “Solly Beiler”Cucumber “Marketmore”Huckleberry “Chichiquelite”Ground CherryKale “Blue Curled Scotch”Leek “Giant … More
Eating meat from the garden
Wendell Berry famously wrote that “eating is an agricultural act.” Once you begin to think of food as the product … More
White on White
A heavy snow fell yesterday. Perfect for sledding, for coating fence rails just so, for catching on a small boy’s tongue. … More
Political Seeds
It is time to order the seeds. I usually love looking through the catalogs, marking every single page with yellow … More
The Meaning of Life
Seeds. Doesn’t it all come down to that? We dress up the meaning of life with our human values – love, … More
A Gardener's Lot 