Hi Priya! Welcome to the wonders of gardening. I've been a member in a community garden for quite awhile and we've opted to focus on growing food - partly because it's healthier and better for the environment than buying food shipped here. But it's a lot of work! Some of our fellow gardeners give their plots over to flowers and herbs that need less care. I was wondering what you meant by "wild"? Do you mean indigenous? We grew for the first time this season the indigenous Tepary beans - because they can withstand the heat and drought we have here. A lot to think about . . .
Thank you, Melissa and so good to hear from you! I must confess that I know more about politics than I do about gardening. I meant a wildlife garden but used 'wild' to indicate that it is not 'disciplined' growth of the kind that a turfed and landscaped garden is. It is fascinating to see how we are slowly seeing a shift towards food that is indigenous and therefore 'resilient'. I guess industrial agricultural practices are less aligned with indigenous methods that tend to be respectful of nature's rhythms. As you may have read, the piece is merely an attempt to think through nature and through metaphors from the garden. But you are right - a lot to think about and reflect more on the kind of politics that could get us to a better place.
Hi Priya! Welcome to the wonders of gardening. I've been a member in a community garden for quite awhile and we've opted to focus on growing food - partly because it's healthier and better for the environment than buying food shipped here. But it's a lot of work! Some of our fellow gardeners give their plots over to flowers and herbs that need less care. I was wondering what you meant by "wild"? Do you mean indigenous? We grew for the first time this season the indigenous Tepary beans - because they can withstand the heat and drought we have here. A lot to think about . . .
Thank you, Melissa and so good to hear from you! I must confess that I know more about politics than I do about gardening. I meant a wildlife garden but used 'wild' to indicate that it is not 'disciplined' growth of the kind that a turfed and landscaped garden is. It is fascinating to see how we are slowly seeing a shift towards food that is indigenous and therefore 'resilient'. I guess industrial agricultural practices are less aligned with indigenous methods that tend to be respectful of nature's rhythms. As you may have read, the piece is merely an attempt to think through nature and through metaphors from the garden. But you are right - a lot to think about and reflect more on the kind of politics that could get us to a better place.