If it’s spring, the cherry blossoms must be in bloom here in the District of Columbia. My wife has been busy inventing cookies to mark the occasion.
Entries from March 2008
Dark Days: A Buffet for Urban Gardeners
March 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
My home is ground zero for our local gardening group, D.C. Urban Gardeners. This is no garden club, but an insurgent conclave committed to greening the District of Columbia. To entice their attendance at these monthly planning sessions, I lay out some kind of buffet. It gives me a chance to show off the food [...]
Germination!
March 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized
No matter how much we hover over our garden, Mother Nature will take her course in her own good time. The Roma tomatoes were the first to emerge from the seed tray we’ve been tending on a heated mat. All four seeds sprouted seemingly in unison. But that just raises the suspense level for our [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
