Body & Soil
The stark reality is that the health of our bodies and communities is intricately tied to the health of our soil.
The Wonder Walk
When I was a child there were mornings I would wake convinced that the day was full of magic. Typically it was a warm, drizzly sort of spring morning, and I had a feeling that SOMETHING might just happen today.
Snake Farm
“She picked up the snake like it was a toy, she charmed the snake but not the boy…”
This used to be a snake farm - no joke. Sure, Great Grandpa Lem grew winter wheat, just like all the neighbors,
Rituals of Celebration
The sharp paring knife slices the apple into four quarters, then gently cuts a small crescent where the seeds lay embedded in the center of the apple. I pry them loose before breaking the apple into even smaller slices. I lay the apples on a plate beside a small glass bowl of amber honey, and set the plate down by a freshly lit candle - almost midnight.
Lemon balm
This morning while out checking the garden I could see tiny green leaves peeking out of the brown leaf mulch. As I pulled the mulch back I gently brushed one of the tiny green leaves and the air was instantly filled with the smell of lemon.
Musing on the Eve of Earth-day
This week my email has been bombarded with messages somewhat like this:
The Value of Topsoil
“We cannot make topsoil, and we cannot make any substitute for it; we cannot do what it does.”
Growing Corn
In the vicious chill of a Southern Kansas Winter the feeling came over me, insistent and emphatic: