My friend Laurie over at Common Sense Homesteading wrote something that caught my attention on Facebook the other day, and it was so important (and beautiful) that I asked her if I could use it as a blog post to share it with you.
She said yes, and ended up turning it into a full blog post that included some great pictures too.
Here’s what caught my attention:
It’s interesting to me how my perspective on the garden has changed over the years. I’m sure my garden looks like a mess to the average passerby, as all the neighbor’s gardens are neatly plowed for spring. But when I walk outside, I see flocks of birdies hanging from the seedheads (wild and tame), foraging the abundant harvest. I know that if I wanted to, I could nibble right along with them, for many weed seeds are edible to humans, too. I have a bucket of plantain seeds waiting by the door to be stripped off their stems and stored for cooking. A few stray huckleberries hide here and there in the wildness. There are still fresh herbs that could be harvested for tea.
Harvest now continues well past hard frost. There’s more food than most people realize if you just know what to look for and are willing to try new things.
Which brings me to the conclusion of my rambling – today I am grateful for this crazy abundance, and the eyes and knowledge to see what’s been in front of me much of my life that many people never notice. The plants, wild and tame, that are like old friends to me now…
Read Laurie’s excellent post on Putting the Garden to Bed.