So what’s the story behind the name of our blog? It started with a food fight between two well-intentioned gardeners, a voice from the sky promoting compromise rather than strict adherence to any one philosophy, and a very tall, theatrically-inclined ladder that became the perfect centerpiece for an outdoor performance.
This summer, my co-intern Lauren and I read two books with some contradictory messages about the best way to run a sustainable garden—How to Grow More Vegetables, by John Jeavons, and Gardening When It Counts, by Steve Solomon.
We created a skit about two warring disciples of these master gardeners and performed it at our July “Small Space, High Yield” workshop. “The Voice of Compromise” (played by Pablo) saved the day by descending from a sixteen foot ladder and explaining that we shouldn’t let sticking to one certain method get in the way of growing food and building community.
Since then, we’ve realized that climbing up on that sixteen foot ladder allows us to get a refreshing perspective on all of the tasks and chores and projects we’re working on. From sixteen feet up we get a sense of the whole system working as one. And it’s exhilarating to stand high above the ground, a little shaky as the breeze sweeps in from the fields, feeling both proud and ridiculous on such a bold set piece in a little garden full of food.
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