Why Do You Garden?

There are all kinds of reasons to garden. Gardening is for people who…

munch on fresh, green, crunchy lettuce
care about clean water
like healthy exercise
dream of plucking ripe, red, sweet tomatoes from the vine
enjoy birds and butterflies
want their kids to appreciate the Earth
hope to feast their eyes on beautiful things
long to connect with neighbors
love to give gifts
don’t [...]

Green Earth Dream

I have a guest post up today at The Good Human. Thanks David, I enjoyed writing for your blog and I’m enjoying hearing about the changes the good folks who read your blog have made in their lives.

You can see my guest post at Green Earth Dream.

Products of the Earth

“…the basis of all civilizations rests on the products of the earth.”

Maria Montessori – quoted in Montessori Today, Paula Polk Lillard, 1996

I Admire You Because…

I admire many things in other people. I admire you because…

You bake your own bread from scratch every day
You raise your own food
You walk or cycle when you want to go somewhere
You wear earth-friendly clothing – make your own, buy Organic, or manage on used clothing
You dry your laundry outside
You advocate for better treatment of [...]