Eden of Garden

Gardening

  • String Bean Theory

    I was going to write about our incredible garlic harvest, but the beans are stressing me out. They tend to overwhelm. Just when I had things under control —  peas, broccoli and lettuce —  the beans start to appear.  If… Continue reading

    String Bean Theory

  • Harvest Till You Drop

    Tis the season of late-night canning sessions. Saucing tomatoes before the fruit flies take over the house. Preparing plums for drying until my fingers are purple. Making pesto cubes until I can’t stand the smell of basil. Yanking the squash… Continue reading

  • Eating Season

    Gordy sleeps with his tomatoes. At least that is what he told me. That way he can feel what the tomatoes are experiencing. Are they getting too cold? Too wet? Maybe too lonely? He plants them six feet apart. His… Continue reading

  • Communion

    Last day of July already. No wonder the harvest is becoming more and more bountiful each day. I’m overwhelmed by its abundance and most appreciative. One thing all of us who attend the weekly Farmer’s Market, to sell and to… Continue reading

  • The Big Solstice Shindig

    I still don’t see myself as a gardener. I garden.   Certainly, the farmers market has increased my role as a gardener — I appreciate the harvest. I love the food and I’m willing to work for it.  But, I’ve never… Continue reading

  • To Market, To Market

    All I had to do was fall in love with a gardener and poof! all of a sudden I’m in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan selling my produce at the farmer’s market. Continue reading