GLADHANDERS WEEK ONE: WHERE I LIVED, AND WHAT I LIVED FOR
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This week we need to prepare the garden and hopefully plant the seeds, keeping track of how much time it takes and how much money was spent,
so that we can judge our own results against those of Thoreau to see how we did! Choose the crops you want and go for it.
Also, write a small essay about why you want to plant this garden imitating the style of "where I lived and what I lived for".
Sample essay introduction: Thoreau went to the woods to live deliberately. He was fortunate enough to have this opportunity because of his particular situation.
We may not have the time, the space nor the opportunity to live for two years by Walden pond
but for these four months of summer, we are studying to live as simply as possible and as close to the earth as we may,
because we believe as he did that it is good for the earth, for our neighbors, for our bodies and our souls.
so that we can judge our own results against those of Thoreau to see how we did! Choose the crops you want and go for it.
Also, write a small essay about why you want to plant this garden imitating the style of "where I lived and what I lived for".
Sample essay introduction: Thoreau went to the woods to live deliberately. He was fortunate enough to have this opportunity because of his particular situation.
We may not have the time, the space nor the opportunity to live for two years by Walden pond
but for these four months of summer, we are studying to live as simply as possible and as close to the earth as we may,
because we believe as he did that it is good for the earth, for our neighbors, for our bodies and our souls.
DIARY WEEK ONE, MAY 7:
After months of work last fall, weeds, trash and rusted metal are gone, yard is more level and steps are installed (sort of). Growing season begins on May 9th/10th.
Now more problems appear. Yard too shady, rocky and bumpy and plants, seeds and trees for bodacious garden are too expensive.
Solution to shade: chop down small trees with axe. Solution to rocks: dig up and build wall. Solution to budget: Buy cheap seeds.
By end of week, devoting two hours a day with a small break after each hour, we have chopped one oak tree carefully so as not to harm anything.
We have filled five leaf bags with debris, and have put many stones in the wall we are building.
Got very tired, did not want to scare neighbors with sound of crashing tree, so decided to take it slow.
Got distracted dreaming about diy swimming pool on youtube.
After months of work last fall, weeds, trash and rusted metal are gone, yard is more level and steps are installed (sort of). Growing season begins on May 9th/10th.
Now more problems appear. Yard too shady, rocky and bumpy and plants, seeds and trees for bodacious garden are too expensive.
Solution to shade: chop down small trees with axe. Solution to rocks: dig up and build wall. Solution to budget: Buy cheap seeds.
By end of week, devoting two hours a day with a small break after each hour, we have chopped one oak tree carefully so as not to harm anything.
We have filled five leaf bags with debris, and have put many stones in the wall we are building.
Got very tired, did not want to scare neighbors with sound of crashing tree, so decided to take it slow.Got distracted dreaming about diy swimming pool on youtube.
PROUD AS PUNCH TO HAVE FELLED THE TREE!!!! ITS GOIN DOWN-- WE YELLIN TIMBA!!!!!
Having become tired enough to fall down, we spent the next session smoothing out the earth, building a wall with stray stones,
cleaning up leaves and branches to haul away, and NOT cutting any more trees just now.
Pretty sure we're living IN THE WOODS, pretty sure we want to MAKE IT INTO A GARDEN.
cleaning up leaves and branches to haul away, and NOT cutting any more trees just now.
Pretty sure we're living IN THE WOODS, pretty sure we want to MAKE IT INTO A GARDEN.