The Garden Sangha

10/08/2026

Clearing soil for a new skirret patch always leads to underground surprises. 🕵️‍♂️🖤

Years ago, I planted seeds for Scorzonera (black salsify) and mostly forgot about them. Today, while opening up space for our skirret crowns, I pulled out a few forgotten roots.

The trick with black salsify:
Slice off the lower taproot for cooking (tastes like a delicate blend of oyster and artichoke heart).
Soak it in water to draw out the milky, sticky latex.
Replant the upper crown! Tucking the top root back in the bed means it sprouts right back up next spring.
Perennial roots are the ultimate self-renewing food engine.

Our Fall Skirret Presale is officially live on Etsy, with limited batches of hardy, non-woody bare-root crowns ready for your garden this autumn.

Tap the link in our bio to reserve your crowns before the presale closes! 📦🌿

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09/09/2026

Years ago, we scattered tiny garlic bulbils as quiet sentinels to protect a future skirret bed. 🧄

Today, those guardians are harvested—transformed into rich confit and pickled bulbs using the wild brine recipe from the book Forêt by Gourmet sauvage in Quebec.

Our Fall Presale is officially open on Etsy for a limited batch of bare-root crowns. Tap the link in our bio to reserve yours before they’re gone for the season! 📦

09/02/2026

08/26/2026

Summer is in full bloom, and our skirrets are putting on quite a show! ☀️🌸

While those delicate white umbels feed pollinators, cutting the flower heads back now directs all the plant's energy straight down into the roots, giving you a bigger, sweeter yield come fall.

Late Summer Care Tips:
-Cut the Blooms: Snipping flower stalks early helps roots grow thicker and tenderer.
-Save a Few for Seeds: Leave 1–2 flower heads intact if you want to save seed for next spring.
-Keep Deep-Watering: Keep the soil moist through late summer heat so those subterranean roots can swell.

Do you snip your blooms to boost root growth, or let them flower for the bees? 👇

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08/15/2026

Snip the flowers, double the sweetness! ✂️
We cut back flower umbels to stop seed production, forcing the plant to pour 100% of its energy into thick, tender root growth.

Fall Presale is officially LIVE! Limited bare-root crowns available—tap the link in our bio to reserve yours on Etsy before they sell out! 🍁

08/15/2026

Snip the flowers, double the sweetness! ✂️
We cut back flower umbels to stop seed production, forcing the plant to pour 100% of its energy into thick, tender root growth.

​Fall Presale is officially LIVE! Limited bare-root crowns available—tap the link in our bio to reserve yours on Etsy before they sell out! 🍁

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04/27/2026

The Three Gifts:

I. The Gift of Space
Let hard moments settle. Trust that the strength to rise is already within.

II. The Gift of Stillness
Welcome boredom. It is the soil where self-reliance and creativity grow.

III. The Gift of Perspective
Feel the disappointment, then let it move. It is a weather pattern, not a destination.

10/01/2024

Perspective is a meaningful dimension of life.
With perspective we can gain insight.

Take this case, someone is opposed to dog faeces, a natural fertilizer, at the foot of this tree. I interpret this as being attentive of the cleanliness of their space in according to their own cosmological understanding. However they are unaware that their landscape maintenance practices which involve the use of herbicides to attain a pure green lawn is in fact killing the tree.

Looking deeply into the interwoven nature of existence isn't only a concept for the meditation cushion, Pratītyasamutpāda (dependent origination) can be felt in all dimensions of existing, even the very mundane. Instead of becoming shocked from a fellow human's actions, when we look deeply we can begin to understand where they are and perhaps gain insight into the why of the what.

Perspective

09/23/2024

Scattered lines across leaves
Paths that give way to breathe
Sun, like copper
Glowing

In October, we're looking to start weekly meditations with group (Dharma) sharing inspired by cornerstone elements of Buddhist philosophy.

Everything is at no cost, just aiming to share space. Join our WhatsApp group "Weekly group meditation & Dharma sharing"

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06/12/2024

The Písell Landmark is part of a series of Secwépemc Landmark sculptures that teach about Secwépemc oral histories (stsptékwle or stsptákwle) and place names throughout Secwepemcúl'ecw. The Coyote Rock, created by Shayne D. Hunt, represents rock formations created by Sek'lép, Sk'lap, or Senxúxwlecw (Coyote).