fast grow the weedsThis is a journal, of sorts, of an organic garden in SW Michigan. "Ut sementem feceris, ita metes."On vacation- September 18, 2008 Well, I am off for points northwest, car packed with chopsaw, hammer drill, tool belt and tools. I&8217;m going to help my friend C build some stuff on her farm in Wisconsin. (I&8217;m also sneaking a bushel of tomatoes to hand off, too.) This is my first vacation away from my family since the kid ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/18/on-vacation/ On fear of food- September 17, 2008 No Fear: I might tire of seeing them daily now, but come January, this will be a sight for sore eyes One of the more interesting conversations I have had recently was (no surprise here) about food. Specifically, the fear of food. When in Boston, I spoke with a woman who runs her own CSA. She and ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/17/on-fear-of-food/ On exceptional weather- September 16, 2008 Slow and steady makes the web This morning on the drive to school we saw the moon for the first time in what feels like weeks. The kid has always been a bit moon fixated, and the surprise this morning was a nearly full one, peeking over the woods at us. Thomas Friedman said global warming won&8217;t ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/16/on-exceptional-weather/ On looking for silver linings- September 15, 2008 Chickens love their worms My rain gauge says we have had 8.25&8243; of rain since Friday night. My neighbor&8217;s rain gauge says it&8217;s more like 9.25&8243;. Either way, that&8217;s a lot of rain. &8220;Could be worse,&8221; neighbor said. &8220;If it were snow, we&8217;d have about 90&8243; of the stuff.&8221; It&8217;s good for worm hunting though. And anytime is ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/15/on-looking-for-silver-linings/ On tomatocide- September 13, 2008 Okay, to prove to the few doubters of you that yes indeed I am human and have actual limits in this food preservation thing: I hit a huge wall on Wednesday night. BANG. I was making another batch of cornblack bean salsa and took time out to play with the family and geeseturkeys and then put ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/13/on-tomatocide/ Boy Girl- September 11, 2008 Politics is an entirely depressing topic for me now. How about turkey sex instead When one is pregnant, one spends a fair amount of time wondering what the child&8217;s sex might be. It&8217;s a giddy time. I wouldn&8217;t say this time is AS giddy, but&8230;I am still somewhat in the dark as to the sex of ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/11/boy-girl/ On education- September 10, 2008 That lovely library, and looking down the street to Copley Square Our Boston hotel room overlooked the finish line for the Boston Marathon, and faced the north side of the Boston Public Library. On the north side of the old McKim, Mead and White section of the Library was the following, carved into the limestone of ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/10/on-education/ On fall-planted winter gardens- September 9, 2008 Plant me! (And ignore the weedy paths!) You know, going on vacation kinda sucks in one and only one way: the work that you&8217;d otherwise be doing if you stayed home still needs doing. I woke up at 4 this morning in a minor panic about all that hasn&8217;t been done. So, on to the greenhouses. The ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/09/on-fall-planted-winter-gardens/ On Beantown- September 8, 2008 I want no long-faced saints too: Little Italy (North End) Driving the Duck on the Charles River Of course I would love a town with a food nickname, especially of the family Fabaceae. And food: I swear we ate our way through the town. I think I got my annual fix for seafood. But Boston was lovely, ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/08/on-beantown/ September = officially buried- September 2, 2008 Decidedly not tomato red Labor Day, pshaw! I put away 22 quarts (quarts!) of tomatoes yesterday. Gawd, I don&8217;t even want to even SEE another tomato for a while. And I won&8217;t: we&8217;re leaving tomorrow for Tom&8217;s show in Boston. (Come see us if you can: it&8217;s at the Bernard ToaleCarroll and Sons space, with the public ...http://fastgrowtheweeds.com/2008/09/02/september-officially-buried/ |