Reach for the clouds

It’s September.  End of gardening season.  Officially it’s still summer for a few days, but it’s colder, and darker, and everything is slowing down (well, the plants are slowing, not the crazy parents taking their kids back to school – yikes).  It’s a time for new things. 

For years now I’ve been using gardening as a way to connect with myself and heal.  This summer I’ve been digging in the dirt, tenderly tending to my plants, trying out new ways to cook them, and figuring out how to save them for the winter months.  I went looking for like-minded folks by posting photos of my garden and tweeting .  And there are so many of us.  Lots of cool people, with interesting stories, who are going back to basics: slow food, simplicity, connection with the earth.  I’ve learned so much from them, and I’ve shared my tidbits.  So now the gardening adventures continue after a brief break in the heat of it (literally).  Gardening Therapy: not just for summer.