Mine was a childhood exploring the woods, believing that fairies lived in the teacup flowers of the lily of valley. My memories were a web of discovering green and growing wonders, of smelling earth, the taste of wild raspberries, the sting of nettles. I was always good at growing things. Unbidden, I cleaned out my […]
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Every year, without fail, I start the year full of optimism and hope. It’s human nature to reset on a cycle, put the past behind us and look ahead to the promise of a better future. We make resolutions and burn our regrets. This year will be better than the last. It has to be
Planning a garden is an evolving process. Let it change with your goals and needs. Nothing is set in stone, nothing has to be permanent. My plans change dramatically between sowing my first seeds and planting out, and have evolved wildly from year to year. There’s a saying that a garden is never finished, a
It’s the tail end of January, which means it’s time to organize seeds and plan for spring. This is a ritual I adore. Through the drab months of winter, I pore over seed catalogs and meticulously organize my saved seeds from last year. I make lists and spreadsheets of everything I want to order, even
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This was how Tenderfoot Farm started. Just a little garden with neat little rows of plants. In the background, you can see a pile of limbs near the barn from dead Ash trees. More standing dead Ash can be seen in our yard. Beyond the garden, there’s a row of invasive Honeysuckle and a sickly
