It may be an unlovely hole in the wall, but my closet jungle lifts my mood all winter. ( Becca Tucker) The closet jungle When you start out gardening, everything is worth trying. But over the years, you come to understand that time is your biggest... From the Editor 23 Mar 2026 | 01:19
Dani Baker demonstrates planting chives in her temperate food forest in Northern NY State ( Photo provided) With two replaced hips, growing a food forest – and a movement Dani Baker was panicked about what she was going to do with her idle time and copious energy when she retired as a clinical... Field Notes 10 Mar 2026 | 10:46
Juno, 9, turns venison into ground meat. ( Becca Tucker) Bone broth and blessings Harvest and give thanks. A freezer full of tomatoes, string beans and zucchini, cases of fresh peaches a memory of the glorious... Field Notes 17 Dec 2025 | 02:17
Garden in a pickle jar We are immersed in the miniature world of terrariums. About six months ago we discovered the art and science of building... dirt jr. 19 Sep 2025 | 02:00
Tomato boomtime, the moment we wait for all year. ( Becca Tucker) Fifty quarts of summer It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for all year. The kitchen windowsill is stacked three-deep with ripe tomatoes – red, yellow,... From the Editor 09 Sep 2025 | 10:09
Juno, 9, keeping me company in the hoophouse the day school let out for the summer. ( Becca Tucker) Sanctum sanctorum Do you want these? My dad asked, gesturing at the ground around his pool. I’ve been trying to be better about taking anything... From the Editor 05 Jun 2025 | 10:31
The world in a jar We have developed terrarium fever. I warn you, it could be contagious. This affliction began over the winter with terrarium... dirt jr. 05 Mar 2025 | 01:28
We’d all but given up on tomatoes – until we stumbled upon a forgotten back swath of our half-wild garden. ( Becca Tucker) The wilds of garden three The kids and I came home from the Adirondacks at summer’s end – where I’d been daydreaming of rows of juicy Goldie tomatoes... From the Editor 01 Sep 2022 | 03:29
Gardening when the stakes feel high The gardening season is upon us again. And here I stand trying to read the wind and decide if we are growing for a time of... dirt jr. 07 Mar 2022 | 12:16
Nouveau country Late last winter, my husband and I purchased an old house in Warwick, a cozy Depression-era Cape Cod on an acre of property.... Yonder 23 Dec 2020 | 10:20
