It’s the time of year those of us who’ve attempted to garden, or stick solely to local fare, realize if we don’t eat wheelbarrow loads of one kind of veggie for a week at a time, it goes to waste quickly, and then we won’t see the same variety until next year at the same time.
I was delighted to read Kate Raworth’s book, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist.
When I reflect on my culture and gardening, the first thing that comes to mind is the teaching about the Three Sisters, which are Squash, Corn, and Beans.
Forages are food for animals either by being grazed or by harvesting the whole plant, stems, leaves and all. Alfalfa is considered the queen of forages.
Oats was the crop that used to power our farms. When draft horses were the means of plowing and seeding, oats was a major crop on the prairies.
The mustard family of plants, also called Brassica is very diverse and has numerous members. Our canola, Brassica napus is from this family, but so is kale, rutabaga, turnip, swede, cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, mustard and many more.
More than 23,000 years ago in southeastern Turkey, many wild grasses grew wild.
Climate change is a very real threat to humankind’s existence as we know it, with warning signs galore. There are many distractions that interfere with our addressing climate change effectively.
Change. We see rapid change all around us at every level: global, national, and local levels, as well as at sociological and technological levels.
This blog is all about local… and it doesn’t get more local than eating many of your own home-grown garden vegetables and fruits.
