Anasazi Beans
- Rich in fiber, protein, potassium, folic acid and iron.
- Native to the North American Southwest
Shadow and Light Source Both
How does a part of the world leave the world?
How does wetness leave water?
Dont’ try to put out fire by throwing on
more fire! Don’t wash a wound with blood.
No matter how fast you run, your shadow
keeps up. Sometimes it’s in front!
Only full overhead sun diminishes your shadow.
But that shadow has been serving you.
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is
your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.
I could explain this, but it will break the
glass cover on your heart, and there’s no
fixing that.
You must have shadow and light source both.
Listen, and lay your head under the tree of awe.
When from that tree feathers and wings sprout on you,
be quieter than a dove. Don’t even open your mouth for
even a coo.
-Rumi
Wild Geese
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting-
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
-Mary Oliver
Potatoes
- Yummy any way
- Grow them by cutting a potato that has sprouted and placing it in the ground
- A member of the nightshade family- poisonous when unripe (don’t eat them when they’ve turned green!)
- Grow them in a trashcan to save space and effort
Chard at a Local Farmer’s Market
Chard is:
- rich in Vitamins C, K, and A, as well as Omega-3 fatty acids
- A great source of calcium, sodium, potassium, iron, manganese, and phosphorous
- Great sautéed or in soup
- Easy to grow in your own garden (can be started in spring or fall)
