“In the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.” Ecclesiastes 11:3 A dead tree is never entirely dead even though it may seem that way at first glance. Observe a dead tree for a while and you’ll see that it is teeming with life. The healthiest, most biologically diverse forests have a [Continue]
About a year ago I read an article in a magazine about fermenting vegetables. It was all new to me, but people have been preserving vegetables by fermentation for thousands of years. Several things caught my attention. First was how many vegetables – almost all of them – can be fermented. Next was [Continue]
What came to mind when you read the headline above? I’m guessing it was either a picture of a farmer aboard a tractor dragging a cultivator across his fields, or a gardener using a rototiller or hoe to remove weeds and fluff up the soil between plants. Here is how Merriam-Webster defines cultivate: 1. to [Continue]