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Gangsta Gardening with Ron Finley

April 9, 2013 by · Leave a Comment
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Ron Finley delivers some great one-liners in his Ted Talk presentation. “Plant some sh*t… get gangsta with it” being tops on the list. But his message is bigger than that. His movement of creating a food forest out of the food desert in South Central LA is simple and yet so very powerful — human [...]

Allotment

October 29, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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I apologize for any offensive, off-hand remarks but the laugh is almost always worth it.

Mow Zone

September 30, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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Okay. You might not have thought of your lawn in these terms, or mowing anything for that matter in these terms, but it’s certainly entertaining. My friend and artist, Bill Reid, recently sent me this art card. Of course, I love it. Why not? Art, gardening and the musings of the mundane. Or a friendly [...]

Plant a Tree

July 22, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
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The Woodland Trust is a British organization aiming to save and restore forest lands of the UK. Only 2% of Britain’s ancient woodlands remain. Their latest project, under Queen Elizabeth’s guidance, is to plant 6 million trees as a lasting tribute in honor of the Queen’s Jubilee. The Jubilee Woods will transform the landscape of [...]

You Are What You Eat

March 24, 2012 by · 1 Comment
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Methyl bromide has been the fumigant of choice for conventional, US strawberry growers.  Plastic row covers are installed and methyl bromide gas injected, sterilizing the soil, killing fungi, weed seeds, and every other living thing.  Studies show that fumigated fields yield 5 times more strawberries than non-fumigated fields.  It’s a lucrative business, for farmers and [...]

The Stuff in Between

October 4, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Is the substance that is life simply the blur between the lines?  In fact, what happened to the lines and whatever was supposed to be delineated by them?  I wonder this when I find myself in a setting like the one above (or when I look in the mirror, manage time…). A recent visit to [...]

Peach Perfect

August 4, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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What is it about people from California? I’m from California, so I think it fair of me to ask.  Why is it that it seems, after sifting through my unofficial survey, that people from California tend to stay in California, or the west in general, rarely to never traveling east?  In fact, when questioned, ponder [...]

Keep it Simple

July 26, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Dr. Michael Mesler, my plant taxonomy professor at Humboldt State University, likened simplicity to parsimony.  When examining computational phylogenetics (a complicated subject) he taught us that the phylogenetic tree with the fewest evolutionary changes was most likely correct.  “Thus,” he would say, “the simplest answer is usually the best answer.” While the study of the [...]

“I Wish Someone Had Told Me”

June 13, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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Mint is aromatic, a lively addition to tea or other concoction and the bane of a garden if grown without restriction. “You have mint in your garden?  You may as well pick it up (the garden) and move it somewhere else.”  This was the response of one gardener upon hearing my most recent mint encounter. [...]

Slow Gardening

January 26, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
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The words “low” and “maintenance” are never uttered together when discussing this garden.  Just a few snips and tucks.  Possibly the antithesis of modern culture and expectations, where “fast food” gardening is a requirement. The topiary garden at Levens Hall, South Cumbria, UK date back to 1694.  The original design enduring these 300+ years.  Dutch [...]

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