A reflective look at time, pace, and endurance in Sandwich, exploring how the town adapted to slowness after prominence had passed.
Monthly Archives: Apr 2026
Not Everything Can Be Saved
Why plant death and lawn failure aren’t failures, and how accepting loss leads to more realistic, resilient, and ecological gardening.
Human Composting
A reflective gardener’s essay on human composting, exploring biology, culture, limits, and why natural organic reduction keeps resurfacing in modern life.
The Long Shadow of Wings
A reflective essay on how insects have quietly shaped human history, from agriculture and trade to disease, belief, and the limits of control.
Mark Valencia
Explore Mark Valencia’s Self Sufficient Me approach to vegetable gardening in hot, humid Australian conditions, focused on resilience and practicality.
Earthly Comforts 