Rig and Furrow
on proximity
pod by pod
A monthly-ish series of notes on growing, place-making, land history, and reading.
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The Bridge
on knowing
Solstice
on awe
September, October
On turning the inside out.
19.3.25 – a front garden is a contribution
Over the winter, I looked up from my dissatisfaction with the half-hearted, half-finished front garden and it clicked.
28.2.25 - haunting the garden
For months, all I’ve done is look.
13.2.25 - on reading Silent Spring after the funeral
Last month, I went through US pre-clearance at Dublin Airport.
18.12.24 – theirs and ours
Until the late 1980s, Bedfordshire farmer Hugh White was a proud champion of conventional farming.
4.12.24 – on disturbance & The Serviceberry, and one last Kalendar
For three consecutive mornings this autumn, I spooked the robin and wren when I opened the back door for the dog.
13.11.24 – on the anniversary of the garden’s death and making good structure
Three years ago today, my tenement garden was destroyed.