A city girl's explorations into sustainable living

Recently I found myself unemployed, pondering what I should do with my life next. All the career books say, do what you love. Find your passion. Follow your bliss. As if there is an answer -- a solution that will allow you to make money doing what you were meant to do. Help the world, help yourself, and make money!

For me, it's not so easy. I'm interested in a lot of things, but nothing that I am willing to invest in enough to turn it into a career.

I'm what Barbara Sher calls a "scanner," or what Margaret Lobenstine calls "the Renaissance Soul." At least that's what these self-help books for the career-stunted tell me.

What I tell myself is that I'm a learner. And what I want to learn about right now is sustainable living. I have a feeling it's what I'm supposed to be doing -- even if it doesn't pay. Even if it COSTS money to do.

I am meant to be a student right now, exploring peak oil, the economic crisis, climate change, sustainable agriculture, community building, permaculture, natural capitalism, Transition Towns, rural sociology, and my own spiritual growth. I honestly don't know where it will lead, or what it will amount to, but I invite you to share my journey.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Cauliflower

I have had the hardest time growing cauliflower. Okay, I've only tried twice... Last year, and now this summer. But it has been frustrating nevertheless.

Last summer, my cauliflower never grew to be edible. It remained small, and whenever it grew, it seemed to get more and more rotten black spots. I surmised later that bugs must have been eating it.

This year, I asked around and found out that you are supposed to tied the leaves around the budding cauliflower to keep the bugs away. As soon as my cauliflower bloomed -- well, as soon as I noticed it had bloomed, which was today -- I tied the leaves around it. To my dismay, there were already bugs feasting on my cauliflower! I washed them off, tied up the leaves, and decided to hope for the best.
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