Category Edible plants

Children playing and gardening - Grattan School mural

Tomatoes

October 1, 2011 · by · in Edible plants, Elizabeth, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, food, garden produce, Jacob, Landscape architecture, Roads and paths, Ruby · 2 Comments

I nip into the skin, peeling it back a bit with my teeth so as not to lose a drop of the juice to the ground, then sink into a big bite. Still it spurts. I suck quickly to get as much of the juice as possible, slurping unabashedly. Read more …

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May 18, 2010 · by · in Animals in Ordinary, Birds, compost, Edible plants, Education in Ordinary, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, Jimmy, Lionel, Mandy, Nell, Nigel, Plants in Ordinary, Ruby, Sarah · 3 Comments

“Can anyone tell me why we compost yard trimmings?” Hand high in the air, fingers splayed, Nell mouths, “Pick me, pick me!” “Yes, Nell.” She sits taller, chin up, shoulders back, eyes sparkling. “So all the good stuff in the leaves and branches can turn into dirt.” She fairly spits the last word, clearly enjoying […]

Glow

February 17, 2010 · by · in Breads, Cheyenne, Edible plants, food, Janine, Murgatroid, Native plants, Plants in Ordinary, Preserves, Soups · 4 Comments

Charcoal clouds hover, too high to drop their load just yet, but they darken and grow heavier with every step I take. Soon. The clouds barely move, and the air here, on the ground, is still. There’s something about the light on an overcast day. Every leaf, twig and flower is vibrant with texture and […]

Mira

January 14, 2007 · by · in Balboa, Beryl, Bettina, Betty, Books/authors mentioned in Ordinary, Cheyenne, David, Death, Edible plants, Healing-medicine, Jacob, Jasmine, Jessica, Mira, Orchards/fruit trees, Packer, Plants in Ordinary, Ronnie, Ruby, Sena, Spiritual practice, Strawberry Hill, The land, Trees, Village of Jasper · 3 Comments

Packer cut the log in half lengthwise and hollowed out the pith, then lined it with beautiful green and gray mosses. He must have climbed very high in the trees to get so much clean, new moss.

Waterfall

September 14, 2005 · by · in Balboa, Beryl, Cheyenne, Edible plants, Exo-architecture, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, Food preparation and preserving, James, Noah, Packer, Ronnie, Rose and Cheyenne's home, Ruby, The land, Village of Jasper, Weddings · 2 Comments

Across the meadow, and round a huge outcrop of granite, we heard the upper falls before we saw them–two high ribbons, one far above the other, glistening water cascading down a sharp escarpment.

Sweat

August 4, 2005 · by · in Birds, David, Edible plants, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, Healing-medicine, Native plants, Orchards/fruit trees, Ordinary water features, Sena, The land, Work practices · 4 Comments

Sweat trickles from the band round my brow into my ears and down my cheek. The back of my hand, as I wipe my face, smells of dirt, more sweat and the oils of well-used, well-kept tools.

Sow

June 23, 2005 · by · in Birds, Community structures, Decorative plants, Edible plants, Farming/Gardening in Ordinary, garden produce, Manufactured goods in Ordinary, Murgatroid, Rose and Cheyenne's home · 2 Comments

Murgatroid steps across my hands, brushing her bushy black tail under my nose. But she doesn’t like the loamy soil. Dirties her paws. She soon retreats to the edge of the grass, where she plops down, spreads her forelegs back and over her head and exposes her underbelly to the morning sun.

Chores

June 17, 2005 · by · in Breakfast, Cheyenne, Decorative plants, Edible plants, Janine, June, Kami, Merilee, Music in Ordinary, Ralph, Work practices · 4 Comments

Just as gardeners garden (that’s me), weavers weave, and builders build in Ordinary, anyone who loves to plan, cook, and assemble meals can choose more time in the kitchen.

Run

June 16, 2005 · by · in Birds, Community structures, Edible plants, Eloise, Food preparation and preserving, Merilee, Ordinary landscape features/design, Ordinary water features, Ralph, Work practices · 2 Comments

Ralph’s eyes are soft, his smile gentle, reflecting my own. Making my way through the herb garden to the kitchen, I stop to pluck a bit of lemon thyme and crush it against my nose.