No Plastic in the Garden
The Cottagecore Coder
After growing up on a family farm where no plastics were used, when I started gardening later in life I’ve come to realize that plastics are ubiquitous and sold to people at just about every stage of the gardening process. They’re not necessary. This post is about how to go plastic free for container gardening.
Fresh
Eating Food Straight from the Garden is a Wondrous Thing
Eating food straight from the garden is entirely different from food from a market or grocery store. Eating a plant that was alive 10 minutes ago is fresh life force, crispness, and a special kind of intimacy. Food I grew, right next to me. Read on for the juicy details.
Year 2 of Gardening
The Cottagecore Coder
When planting my second year garden today, I was much more aware of and struck by the magic of gardening. The magic that you can put a tiny seed in the ground and nature, soil, sunlight, some organic fertilizer, grows something delicious you can eat, or that pollinators can eat. It's delightful.
Power of Naming
The Cottagecore Coder
My favorite thing about wading deeper into the stack with coding, is getting better across the board at naming things directly. This post is about my coding progress the past year, how it's helped me become a better thinker, and create interfaces that empower local communities and a more psychologically mindful experience of the internet.
The Cottagecore Coder
Coding for Life: on learning to garden and program at the same time.
Last year I began learning to code beyond basic html and the two classes that were available at my high school. As I continue learning code, I'm also planting my first garden. This post is about the benefits of gardening and programming as companion skillsets.
