Founding Gardeners

by | Sep 10, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

Andrea Wulf’s founding gardeners has gotten a lot of play in recent months. By “a lot of play,” I mean I heard interviews with the author on “All things considered,” and the locally produced book show “Writer’s Voice.”...

Terroir

by | Jun 12, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

I’m a recovering Catholic and as such feel guilt about most things. When I’m at work, I feel guilty for not being with my children. When I’m at home, I know I should be working because it’s difficult to avoid the children at home. Work has, for...

Remembrance of things past

by | Oct 8, 2011 | Talk Dirt to Me

I’ve been disappointed by my tomato harvest this year. Initially I wanted to react as the two boarders do: sit down in the middle of the floor and cry or scream until someone makes me go to my room for awhile. The boss got tired of this behavior, so I have...

Papas

by | Jun 15, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

My reader has sent me a question, so I thought I’d answer it. The question: “I planted some potatoes this year. The plants are now enormous and very exciting. Before I hacked up the seed potatoes, dried them out, and planted them, I listened carefully to...

White people ruined the continent day

by | Mar 29, 2012 | Talk Dirt to Me

In spring, I’ve been told, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to love. This may have been true for Tennyson, but when I was a young man, my thoughts of love weren’t light. Now that I’m old I question whether Tennyson was really talking about a...