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The year of dying

A tribute to my cousin Joel and meditation for 2023 on deaths of many kinds.

Dec 6 •

Podcast No. 40: Putting the garden to bed for the winter - at the end of a hard year

Listen now | Plus garden tomatoes on Thanksgiving and other unexpected pleasures.

Dec 3 •

12:37

November 2023

Putting the garden to bed for the winter - at the end of a hard year

Plus garden tomatoes on Thanksgiving and other unexpected pleasures.

Nov 29 •

Giving thanks for our native-plant people

Tributes to Ann Case and Scott Woodbury.

Nov 22 •

Sara Hardin: Stained glass for your garden

This season's guest and giveaway host shares tricks of the trade.

Nov 15 •

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I won the 'Broken Trowel' Award

Plus some changes to this Substack and a reader poll.

Nov 6 •

Fermented green tomatoes with garlic and basil

Plus a testimony in favor of lacto-fermented food and an exciting announcement.

Nov 2 •

October 2023

Chain Links No. 4: Gardening and garden-based eating this autumn

All the fall spiders, Roundup rethinking, a tree falls in Oregon, persimmon cookies, and more.

Oct 30 •

Brunette Gardens at Halloween

A reminder to plant garlic and other edible perennials—plus a batty fact.

Oct 26 •

Three natives to plant (or encourage) this fall for spring blooms

Copper iris, witch hazel, and violet.

Oct 23 •

Sourdough 101: How to catch and keep wild yeast

Advice gleaned over four years of much trial and error and loads of research.

Oct 19 •

Podcast No. 39: The why of sourdough

It's a process, so why do it?

Oct 16 •

11:43

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