A novice's attempt to get 15 percent of his food from his suburban fifth acre
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 15th, 2009
There’s something to be appreciated and despised in finding a caterpillar munching the baby beets in my raised garden. There’s also some futility wrapped up in there. And curiosity, because it’s a cool-looking bug (even 30-year-olds have their five-year-old boy inclinations). It’s an emotional moment, apparently. This particular insect stretched about three inches long and [...]
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