1. Honored the memory of family friend and mentor Kate Armstrong on what would have been her 116th birthday. In her memoir, In the Direction, she shared how the dream of owning a farm came to her after reading Thoreau's Walden. At age 44 and being a single-mother, she began her search for a farm and embarked on a journey that would bring her to Virginia to become one of the finest sheep and cattle farmers in the my county during the 1950s.
2. Celebrated a wedding anniversary during the big snow storm of 2010... Lived off the grid for a week and loved it.
3. Got the car dug out and off the farm by mid-month so I could enjoy a great Richmond Writers meeting with guest speaker, Mary Montague Sikes on "Writing Romance Novels." Her newest novel, Night Watch is coming out shortly. www.marymontaguesikes.com. Mary is also an artist and I gave her a copy of Channing Penna's book, Moving Line. www.channingpenna.com.
4. The rest of the month was a race to catch up on work after that one week of living off the grid. With more green showing in the yard now, and most of the fallen trees cut up, I am looking forward to sowing seeds in the garden again. By candlelight, my inspiration started by reading the 2010 Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Catalog and Garden Guide www.southernexposure.com.
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Thank you for including information about Southern Exposure Seed Exchange in your blog, we hope this growing season is proving a fruitful one for you. We are again involved in hosting the annual Heritage Harvest Festival and thought you and your subscribers would be interested in this event…… HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE---IRA
ReplyDeleteThe 4th annual Heritage Harvest Festival, hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation in partnership with Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, is a fun, family-oriented, educational event promoting organic gardening, sustainable living, local food and the preservation of heritage plants. The 2010 Heritage Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, September 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the West Lawn of Monticello in Charlottesville.
At the heart of the Heritage Harvest Festival are over 40 educational programs, lectures, cooking demonstrations, and food tastings that include the ever popular Tomato Tasting. Including workshops from two members of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, “Heirloom Garlic and Onions: How to Grow These Culinary Essentials with Ira Wallace” and “Fall and Winter Veggies: Zero-Degree Gardening” with Ken Bezilla.
To kick off the event, Rosalind Creasy, founder of the edible landscape movement, will host a Preview Lecture and Local Food dinner on Friday, September 10 at the Monticello Visitor Center. For more information on the Festival, visit www.heritageharvestfestival.com or call 434-984-981 for tickets.