it has been 10 days since receiving my seed catalog, and i have yet to make a decision. sure, i've poured over it, circling what i'd like to have, not for once taking into consideration that i don't live on acreage. what is a girl to do when faced with 120 pages of glorious, heirloom seeds?
here's one thing we've decided. we want to renew our csa membership. we feel that even if we were able to produce all of our own food, we would still like to support our friends/farmers. so with that we know that we should plant seed varieties that our csa farm does not offer. here are the categories we've come up with:
beans- mainly for drying/storing for winter (vegan chili anyone?)
peas- we can't get enough of 'em, and we need some climbers for the kid's 'living' tee pee
cucumbers- only pickling varieties
tomatoes- we get lots of these from the farm, but i can't resist (however i'm only allowing myself 8 varieties- the catalog has 20 pages of heirloom tomatoes! argh!)
herbs- both medicinal and culinary (i seem to lean towards the thai culinary herbs)
cutting flowers- for bee attracting and morning harvests with the kids
that seems sensible enough, right?
oh this catalog, it makes me want to rush the winter and get to the warmth of spring when i can be elbow deep in dirt. gardening, whatever the scale, is a lesson in hope. putting something out there, hoping to get something in return. and we've chosen to go public (ie: the front yard)with our garden, so we have a lot out of hope hanging out there, just waiting...but i suppose winter has its own lessons to be taught ***err*** one of patience, perhaps? resting? preparation?
so as i rest in this season, patiently awaiting spring, i will think of the construction of our new raised beds, our tee pee, the planting of our fruit trees, the aroma of herbs...but i won't push it. spring will be here soon enough; until then i'll delight in a warm house, lots of time for stories and fresh baked bread, and of course, my new knitting habit.
8 comments:
Can I come live with you.
i wish you would
: )
You may be in luck - it looks like winter is over. I ate a strawberry the girls picked for me this afternoon. All of my plants are confused with the warm weather.
I specifically remember a mutual friend's husband, whose name rhymes with odd, tell me I looked like an old grandma when he saw me knitting. Now we can gang up on him! :)
I understand. I love the seed catalogs and wish I had more space for planting and growing more
Just found you and am enjoying reading your blog
mandy- i can't believe the weather! i was in a tank top yesterday playing soccer with the kids, now it's back in the 40's!
kathalog- it's so nice to have you! thanks for stopping by!
Isn't that catalog amazing?!? I just keep looking at it and sighing!! lol
I didn't even order a catalogue because I knew I'd be overwhelmed with the possibilities! EIGHT kinds of tomatoes?! However would I remember them all? Plus I'm cheap. I picked up all the organic seed packets on clearance at our natural foods store in September. It's already time to start seedlings here!
I can't wait to see pictures of how you fit all that in your space!
I will be glad to come eat with you.
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