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Bok Choy
Childhood~Edible Plants~Story Garden

Bok Choy

Chinese cuisine has many kinds of vegetables, but the one I’m most familiar with is bok choy. Like other Chinese families, bok choy is the most common green eaten during meals in my home, and not a day went by without bok choy. Although we […]

April 3, 2020
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The Pines of My Childhood
Alpine Flora~Story Garden~Trees, Forests, and Woods

The Pines of My Childhood

I’ve been in and among nature since I was born. Some of the earliest pictures of my family show my (most definitely sleep deprived) parents loaded to the brim with outdoor gear, with a backpack child carrier on each back. Having twins isn’t easy, but […]

May 29, 2019
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Learning Mom’s Love of Plants
Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Story Garden

Learning Mom’s Love of Plants

Learning my mom’s love of plants has been a lifelong process. My mother is a teacher. She has worked at a small elementary school in southwest Calgary for over twenty years teaching music and whatever grade they can slot her into. For my entire childhood, […]

March 22, 2019
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Of bugs and brothers
Animals and Insects~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Stay-at-Home Stories~Story Garden

Of bugs and brothers

Is this a garden story? My brother ate a bug from the garden, then he went to the hill in the backyard and tried to fly.   My mother laughed her head off. Author: Susan Medalie Featured Image Photo Credit: CC0 Public Domain. See more […]

January 14, 2019
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Gooseberry
Childhood~Edible Plants~Story Garden~Trees, Forests, and Woods

Gooseberry

My wife, when she fell ill, was advised by the physicians to chew on gooseberries in order to gain some vital energies.  She kept salted gooseberries in a bottle and chewed on them occasionally. There is something very special about this fruit; may be it […]

December 28, 2018
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Michele’s Fig Tree
Edible Plants~Story Garden

Michele’s Fig Tree

My father, Michele, was born in a small town in Italy called Bitetto, about 20 miles from Bari. He eventually bought a house in Canarsie, Brooklyn, that had a plot of land where he could do some gardening. He loved gardening and planted a lot […]

December 13, 2018
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Les tomates de mon grand-père Paul
Edible Plants~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Story Garden

Les tomates de mon grand-père Paul

[English Translation below] Mon grand-père Paul vivait à Haute-Rivoire, un petit village dans les monts du Lyonnais. A chaque fois que j’allais les voir, lui et ma grand-mère ces dernières années, je repartais avec un sac plein de légumes de son potager : des choux […]

September 20, 2018
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From Where I Sit
Houseplants~Story Garden

From Where I Sit

  From where I sit, wedged into a corner of the sectional, I notice the plant on the end table, somehow still flowering in the ceramic pot painted by my youngest for Mother’s Day, last month. It’s a plant I can’t identify, nor can I, […]

August 20, 2018
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Blåsippa
Flowers~Story Garden~Trees, Forests, and Woods

Blåsippa

Hypatica nobilis syn. Anemone hepatica En härlig vårdag i april, solen skiner och snön har precis smällt bort. Vi tar oss ut till barndomens blåsipps-backar – dessa som brukar vara blåa av sippor – och mycket riktigt, så även denna vårdag. En yster liten vårbäck slingrar […]

July 25, 2018
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Pickling Cucumbers in Maine [Interview]
Audio~Farms, Gardens, and Yards~Story Garden

Pickling Cucumbers in Maine [Interview]

Click to hear Jim’s story   Me: Hi Dad. We’re sitting here in the backyard and I am hoping that you will tell me a story about a plant. Dad: When I was younger my parents used to take my sisters and I up to […]

July 17, 2018
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