Monthly Archives: September 2010
Simmins? (or, “The Southern Urban Forager, Part the Fourth”)
Eating a ripe persimmon is like eating the flesh of the autumn sun — dense and spicy-sweet, almost warm. Continue reading
Filed under Foraging, Putting Up
God in the Rot
A person’s attitude toward backyard composting is a good litmus test of attitudes toward lots of other things. Conservation and consumption, for example. Ecology and abuse. Long-term stability versus short-term gain. As an initial diagnostic tool, the compost test is beyond compare. If a person is disgusted by the idea of composting, chances are that person is suffering from blind consumption in other areas of life, too. Continue reading
Filed under Community and Citizenship, Gardening
