Lawn to Edible Garden

Lawn to Edible Garden
Welcome to our family's journey as we respond to some of the large issues we are all faced with in today's world: Peak Oil, Climate Change, destruction of natural habitats, population explosion, depletion of resources...We have tried to address these issues both by learning as much as we can about them and also by walking with a smaller footprint on the earth. We have tried to respond in a personal and practical way. We live in a small, relatively energy efficient house, we are learning about gardening, we are vegetarians, we serve on community boards and teach university classes to raise awareness...but we are by no means experts about any of these subjects.

It is because we are not experts that we are writing this blog! We have realized that it might be helpful to others to share our journey with its ups and downs, mistakes, misunderstandings, and confusion - as well as all the things we have learned along the way. We hope that you will find the inspiration to jump in and do what you can, even if you have no idea what to do!


Be sure to read the 2009 posts because they cover the basics!!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Color







The garden is so full of color!  It has become my palette for creating art. And, as you can see, there is a blending of art and garden - it is an interactive process.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Connected







I've been taking some pictures of the garden as I get ready to start working in my studio again. There are so many beautiful plants and I'm amazed that almost everything flowers at some point! I've been watering every morning so everything is hanging in there in this heat - and mostly I've been able to use water from the rain barrels. But I ran out today, so I hope it rains soon!


I love being in the garden in the morning - it's so cool and refreshing.  I don't feel like my day is really real unless I've been able to get out and work for a couple of hours.  Now that it's so hot I try to be outside by around 6:00 a.m.  Working in the garden is like meditation for me - it's not really work, it's like garden therapy!  I don't even really care what I'm doing - I just like being there.  There is always something creative to do and it just feels good to connect with the earth and connect with where food actually comes from.  I like knowing what the plants look like in the ground and what the flowers for each vegetable and fruit are.  It just makes me feel more connected somehow - not just to food, but to everything.