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At dawn
Canoe bow waves are quickly lost
on the shoreside
But go on out of sight
on the lake side.
-1986
The constant swish-swish of skis
On a day long ski.
The constant swish-swish of wiper blades
On a day long drive.
-1990
My dog, trotting barefoot
Steps on a garden slug
And thinks
Nothing of it.
-1999
Word spreads quickly
as I approach the pond.
All becomes quiet.
-1997
Hidden in the vines
a large warted cucumber
jumps out of reach.
A toad!
-1997
Delicate puffs
of marshmallow snow
carefully perched
on a branch,
await the trigger of my hat
to melt their way down my back.
-2010
Deep in the tomato jungle
Fruits of yellow, purple and red
Tell of their readiness
To go to market.
-2010
Classes and Workshops
One of the things we do in the Winter is to offer our services to conduct classes and workshops on various aspects of gardening. Below are the handouts of the outlines and notes that were used to teach these classes. These notes were for classes sponsored by the Dover-Dexter Area Towns in Transition, Waldo County Cooperative Extension, and the Newport Cultural Center.
If your group would like to sponsor a similar class, or would like to suggest another subject for a class about growing food, contact tom@snakeroot.net. We're available to teach a class from December to March each year.
- Starting a Garden—The Basics. First given in Dexter, 2011.
- Seeds and Seedlings. First given at Dexter, 2011.
- Growing Heirloom Varieties. First given in Dexter, January 2012
- Using Organic Mulches. First given in Thorndike, March 2012.
- Overview of or Marketing. First given in Waldo, March 2012
- Waking Up With Your Garden. First given in Pittsfield, April 2012
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