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State of The Garden, July 31, 2025
Halfway through our Zone 4 season here and there’s a lot to look at and comment on so I’ll pick a few things and see how things are going. This part of the season feels like a vibe shift…the sun is up a little later, the mornings a little cooler, and we’re heavy into harvest Continue reading
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2025 Season Goals & Grower Error
A new season awaits us, and as I always say, this is the best time of the year – nothing has gone wrong yet! While we peruse the seed catalogues (and always on the hunt for new sources of seeds) I am also taking the first two months of the year to study up and Continue reading
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Spring, Nature’s Best Teacher
There’s a whole world out there. If we’re willing, patient, and we listen, we might learn something. It might be the sound of birds signing, or the smell of leaves on a forest floor. Moss growing on the shaded side of a tree. A flower poking out from a sea of grass. Everywhere we can Continue reading
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Seeds
One aspect of plants is above and beyond, even magical: the seed. The seed is promise, potential, hope and patience, all engineered into a tiny package able to withstand adverse conditions and wait them all out for the chance to start new life. Seeds come pre-packaged with everything the embryo requires to begin: protection, energy Continue reading
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All That Plants Know
Let’s consider all the things a plant knows how to do. A seed knows when to germinate…if the conditions are right, if it is too dry, too wet, too hot, too cold. A seed knows if it is close enough to the surface of the soil, or if it is too deep. Some seeds even Continue reading
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About Graham
Graham is an ecologist-farmer from Canada working on educating about the wonders and beauty of the natural world, and how we can design biodiverse food production systems.
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