Here it is folks, the Long Awaited, Much Anticipated Old Recipe Garden Party Extravaganza.
Thanks to all who contributed posts, and to all of you who left comments about your passion for soil and sun and the miracles that take place in-between.
Christina of Tumbleweeds and Handful of Seeds wrote about falling in love with her tumbleweed farm. I am excited to follow her journey as a high desert locavore.
Renee at FIMBY wrote a beautifully illustrated post about…gardening for beauty, of course.
Nicola from Which Name?‘s post In the Garden also starts with beauty, but redefines it in terms of ecological function. I love when she writes, “My garden tells me to keep trying. I am listening and it is working.”
Shadymama from Adventures from the Motherland offered a piece of poetry after my own heart. She writes “i find myself paying more attention to the moon and my breath. to my feet on the ground, my soul and my needs. to presence and truth. these are the lessons of my land.” And lot’s more good stuff.
Emily at Laundry and Lullabies wrote about the joy of gardening, and tells her woeful tale of crabgrass. It made me feel better about my bindweed.
Rachel at 6512 and Growing pretty much rocks it with this post called I Dig Dandelions and Apricot Blossoms, and this one about a romantic manure interlude.
And my personal garden guru, Erin at Seedybeans, took a break from her customary dispensing of invaluable gardening advice to tell us just why she gardens. In the garden, she writes, “I have found myself as a woman, one hand marveling at our mothers mysteries, and the other spinning seeds and stems with my own gifts.” Ah, yes.
My own post can be found by just scrolling down a bit. Or if you’ve arrived here in some roundabout way, click here.
Lastly, I’d like to make Michael Pollan an honorary homegirl and include his ever relevant and motivating article “Why Bother?” in this lineup. I consider it required reading, and revisit it at least once a year when I need reminding of why I live this way. It’s ultimately about gardens, but everything else, too.
Kyce Bello 
Thanks for including me! I’m going to enjoy browsing around these other blogs!
Michael Pollan “honorary homegirl” (tee, hee). Thanks for including me and thank you for compiling all these links.
Love Michael Pollan as honorary homegirl. I look forward to reading everyone’s Good Green Words.
Love,
Rachel
this was really really fun. much gratitude for including me. reading about everyone’s passion for the earth, for growth, for tending the garden — color me inspired.
Oh my goodness, lots of good reads! Thank you for letting me think about my garden a little more. It is thriving and that makes me want to love and tend to it even more!
Nicola