http://jcarrot.org/a-time-of-rejoicing-final-update-from-the-lawn-farm Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://jcarrot.org/a-time-of-rejoicing-final-update-from-the-lawn-farm/comment-page-1#comment-11947 Judith Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:28:04 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/a-time-of-rejoicing-final-update-from-the-lawn-farm/#comment-11947 Rabbi Kahn-Troster You've got the right idea by starting small with a few herb pots (hopefully that which you like to eat) on your windowsill. Gardening is mostly about attentiveness. As the adage goes, "the best fertilizer is the feet of the farmer." Observation with all your senses- being present with the plants and seasons and the life of the soil - is the greatest teacher. Personally, I find gardening a rewarding spiritual practice and meditation. There are some great books such as Rodale's Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. And I'd encourage you to talk with friends and neighbors who are already gardeners for suggestions. But ultimately, as Alan Chadwick put it "it is the garden that makes the gardener." Rabbi Kahn-Troster
You’ve got the right idea by starting small with a few herb pots (hopefully that which you like to eat) on your windowsill.
Gardening is mostly about attentiveness. As the adage goes, “the best fertilizer is the feet of the farmer.” Observation with all your senses- being present with the plants and seasons and the life of the soil – is the greatest teacher. Personally, I find gardening a rewarding spiritual practice and meditation.
There are some great books such as Rodale’s Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. And I’d encourage you to talk with friends and neighbors who are already gardeners for suggestions. But ultimately, as Alan Chadwick put it “it is the garden that makes the gardener.”

]]> http://jcarrot.org/a-time-of-rejoicing-final-update-from-the-lawn-farm/comment-page-1#comment-11934 Rabbi Rachel Kahn-Troster Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:29:14 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/a-time-of-rejoicing-final-update-from-the-lawn-farm/#comment-11934 I continue to be so impressed by this project! It sounds remarkable. I was wondering if there was a resource for those of us who would like to start small--say by growing herbs or tomatoes or hot peppers in window boxes or even in pots inside during the winter. I like the idea of growing my own but I can barely keep my bamboo alive. I continue to be so impressed by this project! It sounds remarkable. I was wondering if there was a resource for those of us who would like to start small–say by growing herbs or tomatoes or hot peppers in window boxes or even in pots inside during the winter. I like the idea of growing my own but I can barely keep my bamboo alive.

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