Category «Commentary»

Articles consisting primarily of opinions.

February: A time for reflecting on a new path

We at Silicon Valley Seeds have been in the midst of moving our garden activities to a new location. By this time I normally have several sheets of graph paper chock full of writing and drawn boxes and copious scribbles and notes, with a clear idea about which seeds will populate the boxes, those seeds …

Lessons Learned from Covid

On the off chance that you haven’t been paying attention, the world changed recently. Actually, it’s changed rather dramatically. As happened in September of 2001, the world in which we live saw a seismic shift take place in March of 2020, a shift which the collective consciousness is still attempting to wrap its mind around. …

The Glyphosate Roundup

“How could we have ever believed it was a good idea to grow our food with poison?” – Jane Goodall If you eat food, drink water or breath air, it’s time to reckon with glyphosate. With so many critical issues clamoring for our attention, why focus on this one? Because it disproportionately affects our children …