The African Mint Potato – CH.1 – The Journey

The African Mint Potato – CH.1 – The Journey

JUN 26 – As the day was dimming, I planted some very special plants; plants that traveled through a lot of adversity to get here.  They originally came to this country from Africa.  A humble plant that was thought to be a “woman’s plant”: the African Mint 

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Often when I work on tasks, I tend to ponder things. This week I harvested peas for drying, and I thought about how much time it truly takes to produce your own food. It is not surprising to me that once most people began working 

The Light andThe Dark

The Light andThe Dark

The dark and the light. Thanksgiving is a day of dissonance. While many of us step away from the busyness of life to share a thankful meal with loved ones, there are others that know the truth of the day and mourn.  Normally, @the.spring.house, I 

Winter Garden Soup

Winter Garden Soup

Winter in Nashville is always like a slow waltz back and forth between fall and spring, with an occasion dash of winter. The days leading into this winter have been very different though, with more extreme weather events, both hot and cold.[i] Throughout all of