“When I fall down, I’m fine with that!” Waylon sings out over and over as he runs down the forest trail. Little kids fall down—A LOT. Yes, there’ve been times he’s fallen and laid out crying. Times I’ve rocked him on the forest floor, knees and hands scraped with dirt and leaves. But each […]
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It’s early October and the fall rains have settled in this week, replenishing the land after a hot, dry summer. As the days shorten and cool, we’re preparing the garden for winter’s rest. We shoot to have all our storage crops harvested by October 15 at the latest, giving us one last window to cover
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“How do you do it all?” she asked. We were setting up next to each other at the farmers market when my fellow vendor posed the question with a note of defeat in her voice. It startled and surprised me, and for a split second, I thought the question had to be for someone
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We arrived to loon calls and eagle flights, to a family of crows cawing each morning in the pines along the shore; to red squirrels venturing out to acorns at the end of oaks, branches flexing down, down, as paws reach for nut. Mornings in Maine, like at home, start with tea and coffee,
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The first time I ate red clover was as a child at summer camp. My counselor pointed it out, showed us how to pluck a single purple flower from the head, turn it over and suck at the white base. The tiniest drop of sweetness spread over my tongue, and ever since I’ve
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Kale is a cold-tolerant crop, but it can be grown successfully all season long. Which is good, because I love kale. For a long time, whenever someone asked the question “If you were a vegetable, what would you be and why?” I always answered, “Kale. Red Russian Kale, to be specific.” {This question comes up
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