Tag Archives: squash
farm grace
For the latter part of our Wednesday “weekend” — I spent the morning freelancing for the Windsor Times, and Emmett spent it harvesting — Emmett and I have decided to indulge in a miniature Slow Food event of our own. … Continue reading
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the jungle
I’ve dug up a few interesting farming-related articles from around the web: how high food prices can hurt — or at least not help — third world farmers, what Wal-Mart, cancer, and organic produce have to do with local farming … Continue reading
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the squash mystery
A mystery is casting a pall over the farm. (OK, fine, that’s not a pall, that’s my shadow. I didn’t want to post more depressing pictures of dead squash, can you blame me?) Anyway, our squash continue to die: the … Continue reading
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the fate of the squash
The squash are our hope for the future: we have hundreds and hundreds of them planted. Delicata, acorn, kuri, butternut, various varieties of pumpkins, not to mention our zucchini, yellow crooknecks, canteloupes and melons. We went big on the winter … Continue reading
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why farm?
I was talking to my mom on the phone today, describing The Flood. “It doesn’t sound like you’re enjoying farming,” she said. “Oh, no,” I said. “I’m just describing the event. I don’t like waking up at 5 a.m. to … Continue reading
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