EDWARD THOMAS
"Tall Nettles"

Tall nettles cover up, as they have done
These many springs, the rusty harrow, the plough
Long worn out, and the roller made of stone:
Only the elm butt tops the nettles now.

This corner of the farmyard I like most:
As well as any bloom upon a flower
I like the dust on the nettles, never lost
Except to prove the sweetness of a shower.

This morning's little garden buddy. I think they thought I needed help with the mower.

Daily Painting

Edvard Munch
SÅMANNEN [THE SOWER] (1913)

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NO PRESSURE
[NIC NA SIŁĘ]
Bartosz Prokopowicz
Poland, 2024

Nothing to see here ...

Just Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick on the farm serenading the animals with "Texas Hold 'Em" and a mandolin on a random Monday morning.

Are you living your best life, too?

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THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM
John Chester, USA, 2018

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SEED GARDEN
THE ART AND PRACTICE OF SEED SAVING

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THE MANUAL OF SEED SAVING
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TEAMING WITH BACTERIA

The Organic Gardener's Guide to Endophytic Bacteria and the Rhizophagy Cycle

Jeff Lowenfels

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TEAMING WITH FUNGI

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Jeff Lowenfels

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The Organic Gardener’s Guide to Optimizing Plant Nutrition

Jeff Lowenfels

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Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis

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ATTRACTING BENEFICIAL BUGS TO YOUR GARDEN

A Natural Approach to Pest Control 

Revised and Updated Second Edition

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MIRACULOUS ABUNDANCE

One Quarter Acre, Two French Farmers, and Enough Food to Feed the World

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Charles Hervé-Gruyer

ANGLO SAXON LAW

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Whatever is affixed to the soil belongs to the soil.

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HOMER

The Odyssey

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I would rather be tied to the soil as a serf than be king of all these dead and destroyed.

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WC LOWDERMILK (1953)

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If the soil is destroyed, then our liberty of action and choice are gone.

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JONATHAN SWIFT

Gulliver's Travels

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Whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind - and do more essential service to his country - than the whole race of politicians put together.

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THE ORGANIC MEDICINAL HERB FARMER

The Ultimate Guide to Producing High-Quality Herbs on a Market Scale

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Melanie Carpenter

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THE CHINESE MEDICINAL HERB FARM

A Cultivator's Guide to Small-Scale Organic Herb Production

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EDIBLE FOREST GARDENS

VOL 2 - DESIGN & PRACTICE

Ecological Vision and Theory for Temperate Climate Permaculture

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EDIBLE PERENNIAL GARDENING

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