Busy months behind and ahead.

I’ve been on the road more often than not since December with “Wholesale Success” doing farmer trainings on post harvest handling, food safety, and marketing for familyfarmed.org in 29 cities nationally. Four trainings left to go in S.C., Al., MS., and IN. I’m enjoying meeting farmers all over the country and deepening my understanding of local and organic market development. The travel has been a little brutal and hasn’t left creative energy for this blog. I’m looking forward to spring, the family garden, starting the next book, and returning to blog writing.

As a family we’re planning our 1st formal “family garden.” We’ve always had a personal “kitchen garden” with herbs and salad greens near the house, but we haven’t had an official “family garden” since 1990 when it was bulldozed in Eagan.  We’re really excited about this, three generations in the garden together–planting, weeding, harvesting, and the family meals and canning/freezing activities associated. Each of us will pick our “personal” crop(s) that we’ll give special attention to. I think Chase (9-year old grandson) might pick giant pumpkins (I’ve got the seeds ready for him.) Anya, the newest member of our family (Maize’s wife) is after strawberries and lemon sorrel, Eliza wants kale! The rest I’ll write about here as it unfurls in the garden. Spring will be here soon and as we all know it’s SPRING’S DOING that people plant!

Upcoming Turn Here Sweet Corn Book Events this week.
I hope to see you somewhere soon!


March 14, 2013 6:00 pm –

March 14, 2013 8:00 pm
Buffalo MN || Turn Here Sweet Corn – Community Book Read Club and Talk/Signing


March 15, 2013 7:00 pm –

March 15, 2013 9:00 pm
Mpls. MN || Meet the MN Book Award Finalists || The Loft Literary Center


March 16, 2013 1:00 pm –

March 16, 2013 2:00 pm
Mpls MN || Turn Here Book Reading || Nokomis Library


March 17, 2013 9:45 am –

March 17, 2013 10:45 am
Mpls. MN || Turn Here Sweet Corn book talk || Central Lutheran Church


March 19, 2013 6:30 pm –

March 19, 2013 8:00 pm
Rosemount MN | Turn Here Sweet Corn Author Reading || Public Library