Spring is on its way out – here are the “good-for-yous” that have broken ground before the true heat of summer! Chenopodium * Plantago * Sambucus * Lactuca * Asclepias * Prunella * Potentilla * Valeriana * Hypericum on June 19th surrounded (protected?) by a ring of Poison Ivy (*see comments below) * Achillea * … Continue reading »
Thoughts on these multiple-headed genetic drifters? Plants have the ability to affect our DNA. What changes theirs? Random acts of Nature? Is it beneficial to have many heads? You would need multiple hats. I was induced into trance with Tulsi, and her and the Shaman taught me to learn something new. A simple request, but … Continue reading »
Standing like a Tree with my Roots going down my Branches wide and open! Come down the Rain Come down the Sun Come down the Fruit to the Heart that is open to be Standing like a Tree… I remembered this song today while digging Potatoes in the Rain on Open Heart Farm. I thought … Continue reading »
So many wonderful flavors and colors, Tomatoes have become quite the popular veggie-of-choice for the Home Gardener. Just one Tomato Plant can sometimes be overwhelming in a garden, yet the desire to try a rainbow of varieties never seems to discourage a Grower from trying and buying more varieties at the Farmer’s Market. So how … Continue reading »
A question sent to me via the contact page. Oh Herbaloo! What is a girl to do? How can I learn to understand the weeds in my crop beds as friends to my crops? How can I transform my internalized projection of seeing competition in the relationship between my crops and “weeds” and learn to … Continue reading »
I convinced my Farmer to save these two herbs. He had considered tilling them in and reseeding – due to weediness. But with a positive attitude he gladly accepted and now there will be Cilantro & Dill for this week’s harvest! Five different workers all had a chance to impart their special love to the … Continue reading »
