Posts by Mary Wildfire
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Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Apr 11, 2021
Asexual Plant Propagation-Blog 46 in a Gardening Series
A blog in which we focus on ways humans intervene to propagate plants without breeding. More
Issues: Sustainability
Asexual Plant Propagation-Blog 46 in a Gardening Series
A blog in which we focus on ways humans intervene to propagate plants without breeding. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Mar 21, 2021
What to Plant Now-Blog 45 in a Gardening Series
If your garden is ready, there are a few things you can plant now: spinach, peas, lettuce and radishes. More
Issues: Sustainability
What to Plant Now-Blog 45 in a Gardening Series
If your garden is ready, there are a few things you can plant now: spinach, peas, lettuce and radishes. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Mar 17, 2021
Organic Gardening-Blog 44 in a Gardening Series
What does organic mean? I don’t use pesticides nor use artificial fertilizer. I don't want to spary anything toxic on my food. More
Issues: Sustainability
Organic Gardening-Blog 44 in a Gardening Series
What does organic mean? I don’t use pesticides nor use artificial fertilizer. I don't want to spary anything toxic on my food. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Mar 7, 2021
Permaculture-Blog 43 in a Gardening Series
Permaculture is an approach to gardening, farm layout—and life. Planning is key and one objective is to minimize work, For example, taking gravity into account might save you from lugging buckets uphill. More
Issues: Sustainability
Permaculture-Blog 43 in a Gardening Series
Permaculture is an approach to gardening, farm layout—and life. Planning is key and one objective is to minimize work, For example, taking gravity into account might save you from lugging buckets uphill. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Feb 28, 2021
The Problem of Power
There’s a near perfect, inverse correlation between wisdom and power. Wise people give regard to future generations and learn from the past, seeing beyond the self. Why are these people not the ones in power? More
Issues: Pro Democracy, Social justice
The Problem of Power
There’s a near perfect, inverse correlation between wisdom and power. Wise people give regard to future generations and learn from the past, seeing beyond the self. Why are these people not the ones in power? More
Issues: Pro Democracy, Social justice
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Feb 21, 2021
Starting Your Garden Indoors-Blog 42 in a Gardening Series
You can buy seedlings, but starting your own is satisfying, letting you green your thumb in February or March before you can do much outside. It also gives you a wider selection of varieties. More
Issues: Sustainability
Starting Your Garden Indoors-Blog 42 in a Gardening Series
You can buy seedlings, but starting your own is satisfying, letting you green your thumb in February or March before you can do much outside. It also gives you a wider selection of varieties. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Feb 6, 2021
Flowery Indulgence-Blog 41 in a Gardening Series
I love the eye candy of flowers, both in their beds in the spring breeze (and the summer fog and fall sun) and in their vases in my house. More
Issues: Sustainability
Flowery Indulgence-Blog 41 in a Gardening Series
I love the eye candy of flowers, both in their beds in the spring breeze (and the summer fog and fall sun) and in their vases in my house. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 31, 2021
Caring for Fruit Trees-Blog 40 in a Gardening Series
Our area is particularly prone to unpredictable spring frost. Nonetheless, a good site can produce apples and pears more years than not, and peaches and cherries probably half the time More
Issues: Sustainability
Caring for Fruit Trees-Blog 40 in a Gardening Series
Our area is particularly prone to unpredictable spring frost. Nonetheless, a good site can produce apples and pears more years than not, and peaches and cherries probably half the time More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 20, 2021
Smut in the Garden-Blog 39 in a Gardening Series
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, and sometimes they sneakily get help from those of us in the animal kingdom. More
Issues: Sustainability
Smut in the Garden-Blog 39 in a Gardening Series
Birds do it. Bees do it. Plants do it, and sometimes they sneakily get help from those of us in the animal kingdom. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 13, 2021
Maple Syrup-Blog 38 in a Gardening Series
Maple syrup may not be produced in a garden, but it is food you can produce in West Virginia, as long as you have access to some maple trees. More
Issues: Sustainability
Maple Syrup-Blog 38 in a Gardening Series
Maple syrup may not be produced in a garden, but it is food you can produce in West Virginia, as long as you have access to some maple trees. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Jan 10, 2021
Using Your Produce—Celery and Onions—Part 37
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record as part of a gardening series. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Maybe you still have celery in your vegetable bin, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Produce—Celery and Onions—Part 37
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record as part of a gardening series. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Maybe you still have celery in your vegetable bin, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 26, 2020
Using Your Produce—Carrots and Parsnips—Part 36
It's not only wascally wabbits that love a garden's harvest of carrots. More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Produce—Carrots and Parsnips—Part 36
It's not only wascally wabbits that love a garden's harvest of carrots. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 24, 2020
Using Your Harvest—Sweet Potatoes and Winter Squash—Part 35
You grew em. You've stored 'em. Now, eat 'em. More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Harvest—Sweet Potatoes and Winter Squash—Part 35
You grew em. You've stored 'em. Now, eat 'em. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 17, 2020
Using Your Produce—Potatoes: Blog 34 in a Gardening Series
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Now that we’re into winter, and having already discussed ordering seeds for next year, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Using Your Produce—Potatoes: Blog 34 in a Gardening Series
A version of this column first ran in the Roane County (WV) Reporter and Times Record. Support local journalism! Subscribe to your local newspaper. This is one of a series of blogs for new gardeners. Start reading the whole series here: Part 1. Now that we’re into winter, and having already discussed ordering seeds for next year, […] More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 15, 2020
Deciding What to Grow: Blog 33 in a Gardening Series
Now is a good time to curl up in your favorite chair with some seed catalogs to start planning next year's garden. More
Issues: Sustainability
Deciding What to Grow: Blog 33 in a Gardening Series
Now is a good time to curl up in your favorite chair with some seed catalogs to start planning next year's garden. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 9, 2020
Gardening Books: Blog 32 in a Gardening Series
If you can't dig into the soil right now, you can dig into a book about gardening. More
Issues: Sustainability
Gardening Books: Blog 32 in a Gardening Series
If you can't dig into the soil right now, you can dig into a book about gardening. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Dec 2, 2020
Soil: Blog 31 in a Gardening Series
Helping build healthy soil is a way of giving back for the many blessings nature gives us. More
Issues: Sustainability
Soil: Blog 31 in a Gardening Series
Helping build healthy soil is a way of giving back for the many blessings nature gives us. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Nov 26, 2020
Gratitude in the Garden: Blog 30 in a Gardening Series
So much beauty, so much abundance, so much to be grateful for on this West Virginia ridge. More
Issues: Sustainability
Gratitude in the Garden: Blog 30 in a Gardening Series
So much beauty, so much abundance, so much to be grateful for on this West Virginia ridge. More
Issues: Sustainability
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Nov 24, 2020
Review: A Small Farm Future by Chris Smaje
The book’s subtitle says it: “Making the case for a society built around local economies, self provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared Earth.” More
Review: A Small Farm Future by Chris Smaje
The book’s subtitle says it: “Making the case for a society built around local economies, self provisioning, agricultural diversity and a shared Earth.” More
Hoots and Hollers Mary Wildfire Nov 24, 2020
Threshing and Winnowing: Blog 29 in a Gardening Series
“Open sesame”… does this arise from frustrated growers, wondering how to get the delicious seeds out of the stubborn pods? More
Threshing and Winnowing: Blog 29 in a Gardening Series
“Open sesame”… does this arise from frustrated growers, wondering how to get the delicious seeds out of the stubborn pods? More