Sharon's Blog
Digging into the depths of organic and biodynamic gardening
Fall Gardening Season
Fall is traditionally a cleanup time and a time to reflect and reassess. I was able to grow and put up all my garlic, onions, potatoes, strawberries, sweet potatoes, winter squash, cherries, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, walnuts, herbs, tomatoes, peppers,...
A Brave New World
It's been 13 years since we spread my husband’s ashes on the land and in his pottery urn in the “Sacred Grove." This Easter Sunday, we will honor our eldest daughter, who passed away and joined him after losing her battle with breast cancer. She left home after high...
My Life in the Gardens
I do what I have always done… start seeds in the dark days of winter, prune trees, carry water for the animals, breed rabbits, plan my gardens, build compost piles, and try to keep up with maintaining the house and property. Then, in the spring, the garden wakes up...
The Gardens Future in 2021
Here is a recent photo of me with my dog Freeda and the team of white horses (Rosemary and Sage) born and raised here. The horses provide the wastes to make my compost which is the main fertility in my gardens. Freeda is my guard dog, greeter, herder and I swear she...
Growing Healthy Food
Story by Monica Scott, originally published in GoingGreenDelmarva.com In today’s world, there is quite a disconnect between people and the food they eat. On the Delmarva Peninsula, though, there seems to be a surging interest in the “buy local” movement, and even more...
Yarrow, Stag, and the Three Kings Ceremony
When our son, Dylan was four or five years old, he watched Bambi over and over, must have been 100 times. The stag was an incredible symbol of the male protecting his family. I wanted to share some observations of the connection to the stag and yarrow in the ceremony...