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Hope in Action
Spring is here! It’s finally here! Trees are bursting with blossoms; perennial plants are reemerging, and everywhere you look things are starting to “green up.” Plant lovers are shopping, and gardeners are itching to get their hands in the dirt. Nurseries are bursting...
The Perfect Time, The Exact Time
If you eat, you have surely noticed that the price of food continues to increase. The price is going up, but the quality seems to be going down. While walking the aisles squeezing and smelling produce, the thought crosses your mind, “Will this ever improve?” I have...
Dirty Work
Gardening is dirty work. After all, your workspace is literally . . . dirt. For many, getting their hands dirty is what compels them to the work. The satisfaction derived from connecting to the soil is second to none. We always find it amusing that, when we bust new...
Not the Only One Working
Have you noticed that the weather is starting to change? I feel it most in the mornings when I’m leaving for work. Summer isn’t completely gone because the days are still getting quite warm, but in the mornings there’s a crispness in the air that’s energizing. The...
Works with Her Hands in Delight
This is the time of year when many gardeners are wearing down. The heat has taken the starch right out of them. They are tired of fighting squash bugs, trying to give away overgrown zucchini, pulling weeds and paying high water bills. Their gardens are on the decline....
Living Bread
In Elizabeth David’s book “English Bread and Yeast Cookery” she wrote, “If bread is to be a life companion, then we had best be choosey about it.” One of the reasons that we garden is so that we know what is in our food. It is almost unspeakable to think that a...
Not the Mistaken Gardener
June is such a wonderful time of the year for summer gardening in central Oklahoma. This year, we’ve had abundant rainfall, and the temperatures have been agreeable. The herbs look their very best, and the warm-weather vegetables are coming on strong. It is also one...
Too Good to Keep Secret
Have you ever had some information that was just too good to keep secret? Did you find yourself wanting to share it with everyone that you ran into? That’s how I feel whenever I grow something that turns out to be awesome! I don’t want to keep it to myself, but...
Mornings are Special
When I was a young person, I loved to sleep in. As a matter of fact, when I was in college, I tried to enroll in classes that started later in the day, and at work, I would volunteer for the late shift just so I wouldn’t have to get up early in the morning. I...