Eatable gardening can be thought of as a journey. Most journeys, as opposed to simply wandering about, begin with a determination of the destination. For many years when I thought about gardening I pretty much mentally considered it starting by preparing the soil, with the destination being the harvest. However, while gardening is really cyclical, with a new iteration each year, now I consider the destination not the harvest, but the plate. A quick side note which will become important a bit...

It is very likely, there will be few pictures or illustrations in these posts/articles. The reasons are I am no artist, I can barely draw a recognizable stick figure, and so I will spare you my toddlers level artwork, especially since I can't find my favorite crayons. Since I cannot draw, I would need to use other people's artwork, and getting permission takes time.. did I mention yet that I'm lazy? A primary goal of this book, and every post/article in it, is to encourage you the reader to...

One of the first questions a speaker or writer needs to answer, to gain the attention of the audience, is “why do I care” What is going to cause me, the audience member, to invest an amount of time and energy here and now on this presentation, rather than any other option currently available? I guess my answer(s) would include: Do you like to eat? Do you like fresh food? Do you like being healthy? Those really are the crux of what I’m presenting. Hopefully, you also like being outside,...