Contemplative Gardening

By Rachel Field

Heartberry Hollow Farm & Forest

August 10, 2022

At the beginning of July we were invited to participate in a garden tour for the town of Roxbury and we spent the better part of a week cleaning, mulching, adding compost, trellising, and harvesting in an outdoor version of the game “people are coming in 15 minutes time to clean the house!” Then, the morning of the tours, our only role was to sit in the garden and welcome whoever came. It was a rare moment for us - both Jonathan and I - to experience stillness in the same space. Not only that, but in a space that is usually reserved for intense labor. We sat together between the beds and waited. 

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