A few weeks ago we had an intro welcome potluck which involved a
delicious dinner of course. I may or may not have really high standards for
myself when it comes to making dishes for potlucks. Typically when we have
garden potlucks, it’s a slight requirement/expectation that you use something
from the garden and that it’s vegetarian. Well, let me tell you, not a lot is
popping up in the jardin in VT in april. So I scoured the deep freeze for
inspiration and came up with a jar of “sunflower seed arugula pesto” form last
season’s bounty. I paired that with some tofu, breadcrumbs, soy sauce, carrot,
onion and celery, and voila! Tofu ‘meat’balls!
The program was about seed saving, specifically in Bhutan.
Fascinating! We also heard a woman speak about her experience seed saving in
the Northeast Kingdom, with her inspiration coming form time out west on Indian
Reservations.
Yesterday Angie and I met with Jim and his wife for a plot
orientation. I’m really excited about the new location! The garden is
surrounded by fruit trees (cherry, apple, plum, and ornamental pear, and a
rhubarb patch), and the lake is a stone’s throw away. OH—and there are two huge
clydesdales that live in a barn nearby. Fun! We are surrounded to the north and
south by a family from somewhere in eastern Europe (not sure yet as they don’t speak a lot of english),
and to the other side, a woman from Azerbaijan. The eastern European man came
over and helped us build our fence, and it struck me then and there how the
task was being accomplished with very little words, and it was just one of
those experiences that transcends language. Cheers to a new gardening season!
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